NIH Releases 2021–2025 Strategic Plan
NIH issued the 2021–2025 NIH-Wide Strategic Plan to guide NIH research efforts over the next five years. Building on the previous plan, the new plan…
Leadership in Libraries: Promoting Diverse, Equitable & Inclusive Environments
This is the first installment in a four-part series called “Leadership in Libraries: Promoting Diverse, Equitable & Inclusive Environments,” by Briana Christensen, MLIS, librarian at…
Socially Responsible Investment
On May 11, the MLA Board of Directors, on recommendation of the MLA Finance Committee, approved a new MLA investment policy that now includes requirements…
MLA signs onto CHLA ABSC statement on the importance of hospital libraries
Throughout the COVID-19 Pandemic, there has been growing concern from leaders regarding misinformation, but an unwillingness to support and maintain hospital libraries. The Canadian Health Libraries Association/Association…
NCNMLG Statement on Solidarity
This statement reflects the opinion of the Northern California & Nevada Medical Library Group (NCNMLG) of MLA and does not necessarily reflect the official position…
Understanding the Currency of Trust in Health Literacy
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Systematic Review Caucus Official Statement Against Acts of Violence and Hate
This statement reflects the opinion of the Systematic Review Caucus of MLA and does not necessarily reflect the official position of the Medical Library Association…
MLA and AAHSL Comments on NIH UNITE Initiative
MLA and AAHSL submitted comments and recommendations in response to the NIH’s RFI to advance and strengthen racial equity, diversity and inclusion in the biomedical research workforce…
Technical Services Caucus – Statement of Solidarity
This statement reflects the opinion of the Technical Services of MLA and does not necessarily reflect the official position of the Medical Library Association (MLA).…
JMLA’s Equity Initiative: An Update
In 2020, the Journal of the Medical Library Association (JMLA) launched an initiative aimed at providing more equitable opportunities for authors, reviewers, and editorial team…
Message of Solidarity from the Dental Caucus Leaders
This statement reflects the opinion of the Dental Caucus of MLA and does not necessarily reflect the official position of the Medical Library Association (MLA).…
Statement in Solidarity with AAPI Colleagues and Communities
This statement reflects the opinion of the Social Justice and Health Disparities Caucus of MLA, and does not necessarily reflect the official position of the…
Chapter News: PNC/MLA Statement in Support of the AAPI Community: #StopAsianHate
This statement reflects the opinion of the Pacific Northwest Chapter of MLA, and does not necessarily reflect the official position of the Medical Library Association…
Statement from the Global Health & Health-Equity Domain Hub Against AAPI Violence
This statement reflects the opinion of the Global Health & Health Equity Domain Hub of MLA, and does not necessarily reflect the official position of…
FLC Caucus AAPI Solidarity Statement
This statement reflects the opinion of the Federal Library Caucus of MLA, and does not necessarily reflect the official position of the Medical Library Association…
AAMLA Statement of Support
The African American Medical Librarians Alliance Caucus stands in solidarity with our Asian American Pacific Islander colleagues against the recent acts of violence. Read the…
Statement Against Violence Toward Persons of Asian Descent
Submitted by Lisa K. Traditi, AHIP, 2020/21 MLA President, and the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee The MLA DEI Committee and the Board of Directors…
MLA Latinx Caucus: Official Statement Against Acts of Violence & Hate
This statement reflects the opinion of the Latinx Caucus of MLA, and does not necessarily reflect the official position of the Medical Library Association (MLA).…
MLA Statements: How We Go About It
Submitted by Lisa K. Traditi, AHIP, President, MLA, and Mary M. Langman, Director, Information Issues and Policy In 2020, MLA and MLA caucuses and chapters…
Global Health & Health Equity: Another Look at 2020 with Obama’s Favorite Books: Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Each year, former President Barack Obama shares his top books, many of which describe the sensitive balance of experiences related to diversity, equity, and inclusion…