Fear No Research Article! Join Us for Our Course, Evaluating Research in the Health Sciences Literature, and Begin Developing a New Skill Now
Being able to evaluate the quality of a research study is a core skill all health sciences librarians should have. Our work worlds are infused…
Librarians Share Their Pandemic Experiences
The International Cooperation Caucus hosted an immersion session for the 2021 Annual Meeting: “Health and Libraries during COVID-19: An MLA International and Intercultural Session.” Organized…
Spring 2021 Business Meeting Recap
The 2021 Hospital Library Caucus Annual Business Meeting took place last month. If you weren’t able to make it, check out the slides here! Meeting…
Research Interests of 2021 RTI Applicants
As part of the application process for the MLA Research Training Institute (RTI), applicants submit a list of key words or phrases that describe the…
Message from the Chair- Summer 2021
Spring is usually a time for rebirth, renewal, and reawakening, and this past one, well, mission accomplished on several fronts! It feels like the world…
MLA ’21 Live Week
Hi everyone! Don’t forget that the live week of MLA ’21: Transforming Our Diversifying Communities is happening now. The online planner is available here; don’t forget…
Congratulations to the 2021 RTI Fellows!
MLA is pleased to announce the 2021 Research Training Institute (RTI) fellows! The new 2021 RTI Online program builds on our successful immersive research training…
Message from the Editors – Summer 2021 – HLC @ MLA’21
The MLA’21: Transforming our Diversifying Communities v-conference is nearly upon us! The conference kicks off next Monday, May 10, at 10:30AM CT with the opening session.…
It All Started with a Tweet. The Beginning of the Asian Diaspora Coalition of Medical Librarians
Submitted by Andrea Kang, Chelsea Misquith, and Seema Bhakta; edited by Lilian Hoffecker. Since the spring of 2020, we have been working together to…
5 Minutes With… Nancy A. Clark
5 Minutes With… Nancy A. Clark Nancy A. Clark works as the Director, Library Network Office, Veterans Health Administration. She is this year’s recipient of the Lois Ann…
5 Minutes With… Jodi L. Philbrick
5 Minutes With… Jodi L. Philbrick, MSLS, PhD, AHIP Jodi L. Philbrick, MSLS, PhD, AHIP is a Senior Lecturer at the University of North Texas-…
Guest Columnist: Seema Bhakta
Hospital libraries attract various members of our community whether they be clinical staff or patients. However, due to the pandemic and the need for social…
Message from the Chair – Spring 2021
Last month MLA offered its first ever “Experience MLA” month, filled with a variety of events and learning opportunities from caucuses, committees, and domain hubs.…
An Introduction to the Global Health & Health Equity Hub*
What is Health Equity? What is Global Health? Health equity is often thought of as everyone having equal access to healthcare resources and information, but…
Message from the Editors- Spring 2021
It doesn’t seem possible, but it’s already March! Last November, we transitioned National Network to a blog format. We hoped that this new format would…
Joint Commission for Medical/Hospital Librarians Updates, January 2020-January 2021: COVID-19
There are times I think I simply cannot read one more word about this coronavirus or COVID-19… but it will not fade to obscurity just…
Receiving the COVID-19 Vaccine: One Librarian’s Experience
I expected to be one of the last to receive the COVID vaccine according to our algorithm. However, one of the RNs recognized my impact…
Global Health & Health Equity: Another Look at 2020 with Obama’s Favorite Books: Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Each year, former President Barack Obama shares his top books, many of which describe the sensitive balance of experiences related to diversity, equity, and inclusion…
Education: Unplugged Outreach
According to information found on the Trends page at the American Library Association’s website, the Internet age has birthed the notion of becoming temporarily “unplugged”…
MLA Reads Book Club: Insights on leading a virtual book discussion group
Editors’ Note: For today’s National Network blog post, we have a guest essay from the MLA Reads team. MLA Reads is a virtual book club…