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…
Technology: Apple HealthKit
Submitted by Sharon Whitfield, Cooper Medical School of Rowan University, Camden, NJ; edited by Jean M. Gudenas In September of 2014, Apple introduced the iPhone…
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):…
Social Media: Using #TBT to Highlight the History and Work at City of Hope, Its Archival Collections, and National Health Awareness Months
Submitted by Heather Lanctot, Lee Graff Medical & Scientific Library, City of Hope, Duarte, CA; edited by Lara Killian, AHIP Laura Solomon, in her book…
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…
September 2016 News to Know…bytes and bits from around the social web
Analytics and Data From the Tableau blog, a guest post by Tableau Zen Master Jeffrey Shaffer (@HighVizAbility). In this post, Jeffrey shares to awesome Tableau…
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…
Technology: Game On: Online Serious Gaming to Build Interprofessional Competencies
Submitted by Dana Thimons, AHIP, American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy, Alexandria, VA; edited by Jean M. Gudenas Unlike the classroom…
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…
Correction
Incomplete and incorrect affiliation information was provided for Jenny Pierce, contributing author for the June/July social media column in the MLA News. It should read:…