MLA’s Membership Makeover
Remember those new MLA bylaws you voted on this spring and summer? It’s time for you to start seeing the results of those changes in…
2017/18 MLA Election Candidates Announced
MLA is pleased to announce the slate for the upcoming 2017/18 election. The MLA Nominating Committee, chaired by MLA Past President Linda Walton, AHIP, presents…
Meeting Preview: “Dream. Dare. Do!” in Seattle at MLA ’17
Submitted by Emily J. Glenn, Cochair, Publicity and Promotion Committee, Local Assistance Committee, 2017 National Program Committee The Local Assistance Committee and our hairy MLA…
Member Spotlight: Heather Johnson
Fast Facts: MLA Member Since: 2016First Professional Position: Reference librarian, Cranston Public LibraryCurrent Position: Research and education librarian, Dartmouth College, Hanover, NHEducation (include all degrees):…
Honoring Our Past
Submitted by Lucretia W. McClure, AHIP, FMLA Before the advent of online databases, literature searching was a major function of the reference staff in medical…
Chapter News
Edited by Jennifer K. Lloyd, AHIP Come to the Island and Face the Waves of the Future at the 2016 South Central Chapter/MLA Annual Meeting!…
Section & SIG News
Edited by Saori Wendy Herman, AHIP News from the International Cooperation Section Submitted by Megan von Isenburg, AHIP, Immediate Past Chair, Section Council Representative, and…
Find something new to read at MLA ‘17 – Seattle’s independent bookstores
The independent local bookstore is alive and well in Seattle. If you are looking for something good to read or just want to browse, check…
The Future of Education at MLA is Signed, Sealed, and Soon to be Delivered: Please Welcome Medlib-Ed!
MLA is proud to announce that we’ve signed a contract with LearnSomething to use their LearnerCommunity platform to host all MLA educational offerings starting in…
Get your Caffeine Fix at MLA ‘17
Seattle has always been associated with Starbucks, but did you know that Seattle is ranked as the “best U.S. city for coffee fanatics” according to…
Patricia Flatley Brennan Named National Library of Medicine Director
In May, National Institutes of Health (NIH) Director Francis S. Collins, MD, PhD, announced that Patricia Flatley Brennan, RN, PhD, will be the next director…
Meeting Preview: Flying to Seattle
Submitted by Tania P. Bardyn, AHIP, Chair, Local Assistance Committee, and Emily Glenn, AHIP, Publicity Subcommittee, 2017 National Program Committee Flying Getting here really is…
Member Spotlight: Gayle Graham, AHIP
Fast Facts: MLA Member Since: March 2015First Professional Position: Research librarianCurrent Position: Librarian educator, Library Service, Nova Scotia Provincial Health–Halifax, CanadaEducation (include all degrees): Bachelor…
Social Media: From the Desk of the Canadian Mosaic ’16 Blog Editor and Tweeter Coordinator
Submitted by Orvie Dingwall, AHIP, Neil John Maclean Health Sciences Library, University of Manitoba–Winnipeg, Canada; edited by Lara Killian, AHIP At the end of 2013,…
Chapter News
Edited by Jennifer K. Lloyd, AHIP September 2016 Tri-Chapter Meeting in Philly Submitted by Emilie Ludeman, Communications Chair, 2016 Tri-Chapter Meeting Make plans to join…
Section & SIG News
Edited by Saori Wendy Herman, AHIP Hypothesis Needs You! Submitted by Christine Marton, Hypothesis Editor, and Erin Diane Foster, Hypothesis Associate Editor Did you submit…
MLA Board Highlights: May 2016
Submitted by Kevin Baliozian, MLA Executive Director The MLA Board of Directors met on May 12, 13, and 18, 2016, in Toronto, Canada. All meetings…
Honoring Our Past
Submitted by Lucretia W. McClure, AHIP, FMLA Editor’s note: As the National Library of Medicine (NLM) prepares to welcome its newly appointed director, Patricia Flatley…
The Board of Directors Gratefully Acknowledges Contributors
Submitted by Mary M. Langman, Director, Information Issues and Policy, MLA The Board of Directors gratefully acknowledges the following contributors, whose donations were received after…
Members Adopt Bylaws Amendments
By Ellen Brassil, Chair, and Chris Shaffer, Board Liaison, MLA Bylaws Committee The changes to the MLA bylaws have been officially approved by a full…