Get the Hottest Ticket in Town!
The hit Broadway show is coming to Atlanta in 2018! Hamilton will be performing in Atlanta’s Fabulous Fox from late May to mid-June. Tickets are…
MLA 2018/19 MLA Election Candidates Announced
Submitted by Teresa L. Knott, AHIP, Cochair, and Michelle Kraft, AHIP, Cochair, MLA Nominating Committee MLA is pleased to announce the slate of candidates for…
Technology: What Is IFTTT?
Edited by Tony Nguyen, AHIP Image Credit: Blog: The new IFTTT is here IFTTT stands for IF THIS THEN THAT. According to the website, it…
Social Media: Social Media for Research Dissemination
Edited by Lara Killian, AHIP Social media has been around for quite a while but has an iffy reputation, especially in the academic community. Social…
Volunteer for an MLA Committee! We Need You! We Really Do!
As we transition from one season to another, I am energized and excited about my transition, and I want you to be a part of…
Editor’s Note: Closing Thoughts
Thank you for the opportunity to serve as editor of the MLA News for the past two and a half years. Special thanks to the…
Follow-Up to MLA ’17: Dare Dream Do: Focus on Diversity in Medical Librarianship
Editor’s note: Recent issues of the MLA News have featured recaps of some of the content and sessions presented at MLA ’17: Dream Dare Do,…
Follow-Up to MLA ’17: Dare Dream Do: Content and Sessions on New and Emerging Technologies
Editor’s note: Recent issues of the MLA News have featured recaps of some of the content and sessions presented at MLA ’17: Dream Dare Do,…
Technology: Get to Know HyperDocs!
What are HyperDocs? HyperDocs are digital lessons that you can use to create engaging inquiry-based learning. They are used to replace the worksheet method of…
Reflections from MLA ’17
Editor’s note: Over the next few issues of the MLA News, we will recap some of the content and sessions presented at MLA ’17: Dream…
Coming to Atlanta for the 2018 Annual Meeting?
The Local Assistance Committee (LAC) for MLA 2018 invites you to join us in Atlanta, Georgia for MLA’s Annual Meeting. Atlanta is an energetic, diverse…
MLA Research Training Institute Launched, Next Step in MLA’s Goal to Advance Research
The Research Imperative Task Force is thrilled to announce the launch of the new MLA Research Training Institute for Health Sciences Librarians (RTI). The first…
Follow-up to MLA ’17: Dream Dare Do Focus on “Clinical Rounding”
Editor’s note: Over the next few issues of the MLA News, we will recap some of the content and sessions presented at MLA ’17: Dream…
MLA Board Highlights: August 2017
The MLA Board of Directors met virtually on August 31, 2017. All meetings of the MLA Board of Directors are open to members, with the…
AAHSL and NLM Announce 2018 Leadership Fellows
Submitted by Carol G. Jenkins, AHIP, FMLA, Director, Leadership Program, Association of Academic Health Sciences Libraries The Association of Academic Health Sciences Libraries (AAHSL) and…
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…
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…
Technology: Gamification in Medical and Dental Student Orientation
Submitted by Gregg A. Stevens, AHIP, and Jamie Saragossi, Health Sciences Library, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY; edited by Tony Nguyen, AHIP Editor’s note:…