In Memoriam: Patricia M. Perrizo Redman
Patricia M. Perrizo Redman, of Pinckney, Michigan, passed away on September 3, 2017. She was born on January 2, 1942, in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin.…
New MLA Award for Research Advancement in Health Sciences Librarianship
Librarian research and evidence-based practice can flourish if organizations where librarians work support librarian involvement in research activities. The new MLA Research Advancement in Health…
NLM FY 2018 Funding Update
The Senate Appropriations Committee’s Fiscal Year 2018 bill, S. 1771, provides the National Library of Medicine (NLM) with $420,898,000. During the spring Joint MLA/AAHSL Legislative Task…
Musings from Your Editor…
I write these words on the morning of the day that will be forever known to us all in the United States as “9/11.” A…
Participate in MLA ’18
Make the most of your MLA ’18 experience by participating now. MLA ’18 will be held May 18–23, 2018, in Atlanta, Georgia. You can be…
Ida and George Eliot Prize: Call for Applications
Submitted by Mary Schultz, Chair, Ida and George Eliot Prize Jury How do medical librarians make a difference? What are the standards for our profession…and…
In Memoriam: Lillian Bryant
Lillian Bryant, head of veterinary libraries at the University of Pennsylvania (Penn) from 1981–2001, passed away August 8, 2017, at her home in Philadelphia. She…
FYI: Sci-Hub and Chatbots
The continuing saga of Sci-Hub and scholarly publishing Ahhhhh… there is nothing like the mystery of a spellbinder. There is one percolating in publishing and…
Board Approves New Dues for 2018
With 2018 member renewal season just around the corner, it’s an unfortunate fact that dues must increase next year. Dues revenue accounts for a crucial…
Rebirth of Atlanta: The Rising Phoenix
Long before the bronze statue of “Atlanta from the Ashes,” which depicts a woman raising up a bird from the ashes was placed in Woodruff…
Betsy L. Humphreys, FMLA, Deputy Director, National Library of Medicine Retires
2016/17 President Teresa L. Knott, AHIP, recognizing Betsy L. Humphreys, FMLA, during MLA ’17 After more than forty-four years of extraordinary service to and leadership…
Honoring Our Past
An article, “The Rorschach Test,” was published in the Bulletin of the Medical Library Association (BMLA) in 1953 [1]. This personality test was created and…
In Memoriam: Marsha Kmec
Marsha Kmec passed away suddenly on August 9, 2017, after a brief illness. Kmec was the health sciences librarian at Olive View/University of California–Los Angeles…
Hurricane Harvey: Effect on Texas and Louisiana
MLA is monitoring the ongoing effects of Hurricane Harvey on our health sciences library community in Texas and Louisiana, and support our affected colleagues. Below…
Personals: Jennifer K. Lloyd, AHIP
Jennifer K. Lloyd, AHIP, serves as the interim director, Libraries, Louisiana State University Health (LSU)–New Orleans, effective August 1, 2017. Lloyd has worked at the…
Personals: Jerry Sheehan
Jerry Sheehan has been named the new National Library of Medicine (NLM) deputy director, effective July 31, 2017. The appointment was announced by Library Director…
FYI: Medicare and Degrowth
Libraries and the Medicare “maze” Golden and crisp, succored in a comforter of green, protected from the elements, fresh and crunchy…what is it? Zea, of…
The Board of Directors Gratefully Acknowledges Contributors
The Board of Directors gratefully acknowledges the following contributors, whose donations were received after May 1, 2017: Kristine M. Alpi, AHIP Wanda E. Anderson David…
Newly Appointed Diversity Task Force Announced
At MLA ’17 in Seattle, the MLA Board of Directors approved a new strategic goal to evaluate and improve MLA practices as they relate to diversity…
A Brief Update on MLA’s Strategic Goals
In February 2015, the MLA Board transitioned from a traditional five-year strategic plan format and yearly “Presidential Priorities” to a strategic process that establishes consistency…