National Medical Librarian Month Impact Story: Bette Bissonnette
Submitted by: Bette BissonnetteWorking behind the scenes, it’s easy to be overlooked, but health information professionals play a pivotal role in healthcare, research, and education.…
National Medical Librarian Month Impact Story: Molly Knapp
Submitted by: Molly Knapp Working behind the scenes, it’s easy to be overlooked, but health information professionals play a pivotal role in healthcare, research, and…
National Medical Librarian Month Impact Story: Stephen Clancy
Submitted by: Stephen Clancy Working behind the scenes, it’s easy to be overlooked, but health information professionals play a pivotal role in healthcare, research, and…
National Medical Librarians Month Impact Story: Kristin Chapman
Submitted by: Kristin Chapman Working behind the scenes, it’s easy to be overlooked, but health information professionals play a pivotal role in healthcare, research, and…
National Medical Librarians Month Impact Story: Heidi Sue Adams
Submitted by: Heidi Sue Adams Working behind the scenes, it’s easy to be overlooked, but health information professionals play a pivotal role in healthcare, research,…
New Hypothesis Issue Published
Fall is here and Hypothesis has published its second issue of the year. This is our second year publishing two issues and we couldn’t be…
Evolve and Adapt: The 2024 MLA Style Guide
The updated Medical Library Association (MLA) Publication Style Guide is now live after years of work and revisions! The MLA Publication Style Guide is considered…
Unlock Advanced Data Services Skills with Free Webinar Recording
Submitted by: Barry Grant If you missed the excellent webinar by Lisa Federer, PhD, which introduced the DSS Level II and Level II Pathway, view…
Michelle Cawley Will Be Next Health Sciences Library Leader at UNC-Chapel Hill
Author: Jacob Thompson The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill’s University Libraries is pleased to announce the appointment of Michelle Cawley as associate University…
Marie Elias Named Interim Library Director
Marie I. Elias, MLS, AHIP, Associate Librarian of the Health Sciences Library at Montefiore Medical Center since 2007, has been named Interim Library Director, effective…
Ruth Riley Retirement
Ruth Riley, Assistant Dean for Executive Affairs and Director of Library Services, has announced her retirement effective June 3, 2024. Ruth has served as the…
Legacy, Knowledge, Advocacy, and Grace: Mary M. Langman Retires as Director of Information Issues and Policy
Submitted by Susan Lessick, AHIP, FMLA, Founding Director, MLA Research Training Institute, Distinguished Librarian Emerita, University of California, Irvine. Mary M. Langman will retire as…
In the Library with a Paintbrush
By Justin Robertson, Lisa Ennis, and Gail Kouame Medical libraries tend to have fairly clear-cut missions, providing service to a highly specialized and distinct set…
Building a Data Dashboard to Track Education Outreach Efforts
Background Region 3 (RML) of the Network of National Library of Medicine (NNLM) serves Texas, Louisiana, Arkansas, Kansas, Nebraska, and Missouri. The RML offers outreach,…
Growing a Seed Library
By Brandon Patterson, Jennifer Macali, Gabrielle James, and Donna Baluchi Walk into the Eccles Health Sciences Library at the University of Utah and you’ll be…
Librarians Supporting Our Heroes – How Collaboration Has Impacted Outreach
Coauthored by Dr. Bianca Brillant, Nancy Clark, Janice Young, Jennifer Jones, and Cheryl Banick At the 2022 MLA Conference, the authors of this article…
Library Gateways to VA: An Outreach Initiative Between Vermont and Western New Hampshire Public Libraries and the White River Junction VA
Introduction Library Gateways to the VA is an outreach project that partnered the White River Junction VA with over 255 service area public libraries in…
VA Librarian Engages Veterans Through Book Club on VA Video Connect
When the COVID-19 pandemic caused lockdowns and social distancing restrictions in 2020, the US Department of Veterans Affairs transitioned to remote operations. Lisa Huang, supervisory…
SC/MLA Members Share Inspiring Ideas for Promoting Libraries: Part 2 of 3
This article originally ran in the Southern Chapter of the Medical Library Association’s newsletter Southern Expressions, 2021;37(4):4–8. October is National Medical Librarians Month, a time…
New Name, Clearer Mission: The Health Equity & Global Health Domain Hub
Hello MLA members! We are very happy to reintroduce ourselves as the Health Equity & Global Health Domain Hub. While the change may seem subtle—flipping…