Professionalism & Leadership: Tips for Remote Work
Even as the country is cautiously opening up, many of us are still working from home. And just as the end of this new routine…
RTI News: Congratulations to the 2020 RTI Fellows!
MLA is pleased to announce the 2020 Research Training Institute (RTI) fellows! This year due to the current COVID-19 pandemic, the 2020 RTI will be…
Education: Flextime
As our nation and our institutions grapple with fluid workplace environments and fluctuating economic conditions due to the worldwide impact of the coronavirus, the entire…
RTI News: RTI Fellow Awarded Research Grant to Study Information Behaviors of Nursing Students
Ying Zhong, Walter W. Stiern Library, California State University–Bakersfield (CSUB), was recently awarded a research grant in the amount of $4,970 by the CSUB Research…
Professionalism & Leadership: Rewriting Disaster Plans during the Coronavirus
Submitted by Michelle Kraft, AHIP, FMLA, Medical Library, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH; edited by Michelle B. Bass, AHIP It seems like years ago that…
Global Health & Health Equity: Assisting Clinicians in Addressing Human Trafficking
Written by Amy Sharpe, Sharp HealthCare, and Founder and Cochair, Health Subcommittee, San Diego Human Trafficking & Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children (CSEC) Advisory Council,…
Education: Online Instruction
As the coronavirus outbreak forces more and more educational institutions and libraries into an all-inclusive virtual environment, how do health sciences librarians adapt, especially when…
Personals
Beginning this quarter, MLAConnect will publish a list of retirement and memorial announcements about MLA members. There are times that MLA staff or former colleagues…
Professionalism & Leadership: Harvard Business Review Changed My Life. No, They’re Not Paying Me to Say That.
Submitted by Hannah Rutledge, AHIP, Woodruff Health Sciences Center Library, Emory University, Atlanta, GA; edited by Michelle B. Bass, AHIP There are journal clubs, book…
Research Invitation for Librarians Who Use Reflection at Work
Have you ever used reflection to improve your performance at work or to better understand situations at work? If so, consider participating in a new…
RTI Research Spotlight: Librarian-Led Research Shows the Need for Greater Open Access Outreach to Change Misconceptions of Early Career Researchers
A recent study published in the Journal of the Medical Library Association found that early career professionals in the field of cancer research have a…
Introducing the Global Health & Health Equity Column!
Image by Tumisu from Pixabay. Welcome to the inaugural Global Health & Health Equity column! This column will cover hub activities and be a platform…
There Is Still Time! Applications due January 17 for the 2020 RTI
There is still time to apply to the Research Training Institute (RTI)! The deadline to apply is January 17. Visit the RTI website to learn…
RTI Announces New 2020 Faculty
MLA is pleased to announce the Research Training Institute (RTI) faculty members for the 2020 RTI at the University of Illinois–Chicago, beginning July 2020. Katherine…
Caucus News: Enhancing Patient Experience through Patient-Centered Library Services
Editor’s Note: Republished and edited with permission from the September 2019 Consumer Connections, volume 35, issue 3, pages 3–4. The Bedford Veterans Administration (VA) provides…
RTI Research Spotlight: Librarian-Led Research Shows the Need to Reference Retraction Status in Articles
In an article recently published in JAMA Network Open, researchers found that there is need for greater diligence in ensuring that retracted articles are properly…
Hospital Librarianship: Hospital Librarians as Archivists: Collecting Old Artifacts and New Customers
Submitted by Elizabeth A. Morgan, Library Services, UPMC Pinnacle, Harrisburg, PA; edited by Laurie Schwing From left to right: Barbara Woods (volunteer); Marge Samsel (volunteer);…
A Special Thank You to the Association of Academic Health Sciences Libraries (AAHSL)
MLA expresses grateful appreciation to the Association of Academic Health Sciences Libraries (AAHSL) for its continuing support of MLA’s Research Training Institute for Health Sciences Librarians…
RTI Changes
Submitted by the RTI Leadership Team For the past three years, the MLA Research Training Institute for Health Sciences Librarians (RTI) has been funded by…
Medical Library Education: Celebrating Health Sciences Libraries!
Medical library education—and all forms of librarianship really—revolve around, as well as depend upon, the universal goodwill of core stakeholders to help foster positive patron…