Heather Moberly joins The Pennsylvania State University as the Agricultural and Veterinary Librarian
Please join me in wishing Heather Moberly well in her new role with The Pennsylvania State University at the University Park campus as the Agricultural…
Announcing the new Hospital Library Caucus Advocacy LibGuide
Additional authors: Kathy Zeblisky and Nancy Clark The new Hospital Library Caucus (HLC) Advocacy pages are now available for viewing and use. They reside on…
Send us Your Summer Photos!
What are you up to this summer? The National Network wants in! Send your favorite summer photos to ryan.norman@rwjbh.org and glotfeltyoa@upmc.edu by August 19th. Include…
Amanda J. Wilson appointed Deputy Associate Director for Library Operations, National Library of Medicine
National Library of Medicine Associate Director for Library Operations Dianne Babski has announced the appointment of Amanda J. Wilson, as Deputy Associate Director for Library Operations.…
AHIP New and Renewing Members
Achieving membership in the Academy of Health Information Professionals is an important professional milestone. The academy congratulates the following new members and those who have…
Appointment of Kristine Markovich Alpi, MLS, MPH, PhD, FMLA, AHIP, as Associate Dean of Libraries and Information Sciences at the Icahn School of Medicine
Kristine Markovich Alpi, MLS, MPH, PhD, FMLA, AHIP, has been appointed to the position of Associate Dean of Libraries and Information Sciences for the Icahn…
Carla J. Funk Health Sciences Fellowship Established
Former MLA Executive Director Carla J. Funk (1992-2015) has demonstrated her life-long commitment to sustaining and enhancing the health information librarian talent pipeline through a…
Message from the Editors- Summer 2022
Can you believe that 2022 is already halfway done? I always like to take a moment during the summer to reflect on the year up…
Announcing Steve Wilson as Michael E. DeBakey Librarian Outreach Award Recipient
I’m very pleased and proud to share the news that Steve Wilson, our Web Architect & Outreach Librarian, has been selected to receive the Michael E.…
Message from the Chair- Summer 2022
It has been quite a couple of years. Between politics and the pandemic, I feel most of us are ready to get back to normal…
The MLA Board of Directors Gratefully Acknowledges Our Donors
The Board of Directors gratefully acknowledges the following individuals and groups, whose donations were received after September 30, 2021: Kristine Alpi, AHIP, FMLA Association of…
Academy of Health Professionals (AHIP) Points Index Updates for 2022
Right before the MLA Annual Meeting, the Credentialing Committee hosted its Annual Business Meeting on April 25th. This year the committee is happy to pass…
Hospital Library Task Force and the Training and Educational Needs of New Hospital Librarians
Editor’s note: There was a recent announcement on the HLC Listserv about this taskforce. Caroline Marshall, AHIP published an earlier version of this piece in MLAConnect on Feb 3, 2022,…
Re-introducing Hypothesis as the research journal for health information professionals
For 40 years the MLA Research Caucus has been encouraging and promoting health sciences librarianship research. In 2003, Hypothesis changed its name to become the…
MLA ‘22 Annual Meeting and JMLA Biannual Research Caucus Research Awards
Congratulations to the award-winning research papers and posters from MLA ’22 Hybrid as well as the biannual JMLA Research Paper winner! The MLA Research Caucus…
Post with the National Network Blog – Call for Submissions
Let us know what you have been doing! Working on a project at your library or with a MLA caucus or committee? Have resources or…
UPDATED: Mental Health Resources for Library Staff and Patrons
Editor’s Note: the blog post below was published in the fall of 2021. The author has updated the resources and republished it in the…
In Memoriam: Virginia M. Bowden, AHIP, FMLA
Virginia M. Bowden, AHIP, FMLA, Director Emeritus of the Briscoe Library at the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (now UT Health…
Thank you, Louise!
Louise McLaughlin is a name you’ve probably seen around, whether that be attached to a publication, listserv announcement, HLC initiative, or MLA or NNLM presentation.…
In Sorrow and Solidarity: We Stand With Buffalo and Its Library Workers
The following message from Shannon D. Jones, AHIP, MLA President, was sent to librarians in Buffalo, New York on May 18, 2022. Following this message, MLA…