Play Ball!
Seattle has a variety of sports teams and events for you to enjoy during your visit in May. The Seattle Mariners baseball team will be…
Internet Resources: Finding Funding Opportunities
Edited by Talicia A. Tarver One emerging, and potentially novel, source of consultations for academic health sciences librarians involves helping clients find funding opportunities. While…
Washington Wines
Did you know that Washington state is the second-largest wine producer in the country? With more than 900 winemakers in Washington, there is a glass…
Beer & Cider in Seattle
Seattle is a beer city. You will have no trouble finding bars that serve local brew on tap within a mile of the convention center,…
New Plenary Open Forum Session Added
Join Us For Activism in a Time of Turbulence Sunday, May 28, 2017 4:30 p.m.–5:25 p.m. Librarians have a long history of advocating for openness,…
Info sharing: Blog & Twitter
Do you have your schedule planned for MLA’17? Are you wondering what others are interested in, where to be and what fun things to do…
2017/18 MLA Board of Directors Election Results
MLA is pleased to announce the results of the 2017/18 Board of Directors election. Candidates listed below will assume office at the conclusion of MLA…
In Memoriam: Eugene Garfield, AHIP, FMLA
Eugene Garfield, AHIP, FMLA, passed away on February 26, 2017, at the age of ninety-one. Garfield is known as the founder of the internationally known…
Books Set in the Seattle Area
Tom Robbins calls Seattle “a frontier metropolis.” Unlike many east coast cities, in Seattle, the natural world exists near and is even intertwined with the…
Free (and Fun) Things To Do in Seattle (part I)
So, you’ve paid for the MLA conference registration and CEs, the hotel for several nights, the flight to Seattle, and ground transportation from the airport…
New JMLA Editor Named
The Board of Directors of the Medical Library Association (MLA) is pleased to announce the appointment of Katherine G. Akers as the editor-in-chief of the…
Seattle’s Classical Music Scene
Seattle may be known for grunge music, but it also has a thriving classical music scene, with a wide range of orchestras (including the renowned…
The View from Above
Seattle is one of those cities that is beautiful from any direction – including from above. If you’re lucky you’ll fly into Seattle from the…
In Memoriam: Francis (Fran) Brahmi, AHIP
Francis (Fran) Brahmi, AHIP, passed away on December 25, 2016. Her career at the Indiana University School of Medicine’s Ruth Lilly Medical Library spanned over…
In Memoriam: Ruth C. Morris
Ruth C. Morris passed away on November 28, 2016, in Charlottesville, Virginia, at age seventy-two, from complications of Alzheimer’s disease. She was born in New…
In Memoriam: Joanne Callard
Submitted by Joy Summers-Ables, AHIP, Robert M. Bird Health Sciences Library, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center–Oklahoma City Joanne Callard passed away January 21, 2017,…
MLA and CHLA/ABSC Joint Statement
By Teresa L. Knott, AHIP, President, Medical Library Association, and Lindsay Alcock, President, Canadian Health Libraries Association/Association des bibliothèques de la santé du Canada The…
Julie Angus: Professional Adventurer
John P. McGovern Award Lecture: May 28, 2017 Julie Angus rowed from Lisbon to Costa Rica with the man that she later married, Colin. They…
Dream, Dare, Do: Making the most of a big meeting
Dine Arounds: Are you arriving in time for CE offerings or other meetings on Friday? Looking for someone to have dinner with? Then you’ll want…
Space Needle vs. Columbia Tower
You have a limited amount of time for sightseeing while at MLA, but you know you want to get a bird’s eye view of the…