A Conversation about Medical Librarians and the IRB
Editor’s note: There was a recent conversation on the HLC Listserv about hospital librarians serving the IRB. Eleanor Truex wrote up this wonderful guide, which…
2022 MLA Election Slate of Candidates
The MLA Nominating Committee, chaired by MLA Immediate Past-President Lisa Traditi, AHIP, is pleased to announce the slate of candidates for the 2022 election. The…
In Memoriam: Patricia Gallagher
Patricia Gallagher, MA, MLS, AHIP, FMLA, passed away on December 1, 2021, after a ten-month battle with pancreatic cancer. She was sixty-seven years old. To…
Visit the New Orleans Pharmacy Museum during MLA ’22
Calling all medical history buffs! That means you, medical librarians! The New Orleans Pharmacy Museum, located in the heart of the New Orleans French Quarter,…
5 Minutes With… Ryan Norman
Ryan Norman is the Medical Librarian for Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital (RWJUH) Somerset, and has recently joined the editing team at National Network as…
Product Spotlight: New Book—Transforming Biomedical Informatics and Health Information Access: Don Lindberg and the U.S. National Library of Medicine (Sponsored)
Edited by Betsy L. Humphreys, MLS, Robert A. Logan, PhD, Randolph A. Miller, MD, and Elliot R. Siegel, PhDStudies in Health Technology and Informatics, Vol.…
The 2021 MLGSCA Virtual Spring Symposium: Uplifting Community Voices
The 2021 MLGSCA Virtual Spring Symposium: Uplifting Community Voices was a free, one-day educational event sponsored by NNLM PSR and the Medical Library Group of Southern…
2021 NAHSL Virtual Meeting: Starting from Scratch, Taking Charge of Change
North Atlantic Health Sciences Libraries (NAHSL) leadership made the decision to stay virtual in 2021, based on a successful virtual 2020 meeting and the continued…
In Memoriam: Patty Davies
Patty Davies (right) with Jim Morgan (left), who was OHSU library director for many years Patty Davies, former librarian at The Oregon Health and Science…
In Memoriam: Edward Janavel Huth
Edward Janavel Huth, 98, of Bryn Mawr died November 2, 2021, with his wife of sixty-four years by his side. Ed was born in Philadelphia…
Happy New Year!
Happy New Year, everyone! I hope that you were able to take some time for yourself over the holidays, either to celebrate or to spend…
Five Times in New Orleans
The Medical Library Association meeting in New Orleans from May 2 to 7, 2022, will be the fifth time the conference has been hosted in the…
In Memoriam: Ann Brooks
Ann Brooks was a distinguished librarian who held two master’s degrees in library science and business administration. Ann began her career at the Texas A&M…
In Memoriam: William Dosite Postell, Jr.
A native of New Orleans, Bill attended Spring Hill College and Tulane University, where he earned his undergraduate degree and was a member of Sigma…
The Hilton New Orleans Riverside Hotel
The Hilton New Orleans Riverside Hotel is located in the heart of the city on the banks of the Mississippi River. Whether you’re in the…
Featured Speakers for MLA ‘22
The 2022 John P. McGovern Lecture will be given by Dr. Mona Hanna-Attisha, MD, MPH, FAAP. She documented her role in uncovering the Flint water…
In Memoriam: Ronald D. Padot
Ronald D. Padot, 53, died peacefully at home in the Detroit area surrounded by family on November 23, 2021, after being diagnosed earlier this year…
A Conversation about Medical Librarians and the IRB
By Eleanor Shanklin Truex, BSN, RN, MLIS, Amita Health Saint Francis Hospital, Evanston, IL Librarians tend to be a generous people; the librarian listservs are…
Update on MLA and SLA Potential Collaborative Activities
In her October 28, 2021 MLAConnect post, MLA President Kris Alpi, AHIP, FMLA, shared with MLA members that MLA and the Special Library Association (SLA)…
How Does MLA Choose the Annual Conference Location?
The MLA Board looks forward to welcoming you to our May 2022 annual conference in New Orleans, Louisiana. A member recently asked for information about…