New at MLA ’19! Option to share personal pronouns on badges!
rainbow | by essygieDiversity and inclusivity are important to MLA. At MLA ’19, attendees will have the option of selecting personal pronouns on the registration…
Diversity and Inclusion Fish Bowl, MLA ’18, Special Workshop Summary
Submitted by Jane Morgan-Daniel, AHIP, and Amy Taylor, Diversity and Inclusion Task Force On May 21, the Diversity and Inclusion Task Force ran a special…
FYI: Harassment
A post recently by a lawyer and the namesake of Heather Hansen Presents raised a proposition recently about harassment that intrigues her. Saying in a…
ACRLog – Amping up Diversity & Inclusivity in Medical Librarianship
To access this content, you must purchase Individual Membership – Standard, Individual Membership – Lower Dues, Individual Membership – Unemployed, Individual Membership – Emeritus, International…
FYI: Barbara Alice Ringer
Remember the reportage here in June of 2017 that the House of Representatives in DC had approved a bill to take from the librarian of…
FYI: “Let Your Fingers Do the Walking…”
A finger-tip camera to assist the visually impaired While “giving the finger” to a patron would, hopefully, prompt an image of a prosthetic—created by stereolithography—being…
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…
FYI: Changes
The “battle” over copyright Who has the right to settle copyright? A battle on the subject is materializing in the Capital pitting opponents against each…
Diversity and Inclusion: Top Priorities for MLA
Diversity and inclusion are essential values for MLA, but are these values reflected in what we do and how we do it? As librarians, we…
FYI
Submitted by Donald Welch Project ENABLE Librarians across the country can find information, ideas, and training on how to improve access to information for those…