Happy Holidays!
What a year it has been. Through all the changes and challenges 2020 has brought, thank you for sticking with us. We hope you’ve enjoyed…
Caucus News: From Quarterlyish Newsletter to Biweekly Blog: A Caucus’s Journey
The value of professional organizations is indisputable for connecting with other professionals, for networking, and for camaraderie. This is especially true for the Hospital Library…
EFTS Successes and Growing Pains
One short year ago, MLA agreed to develop a new Electronic Fund Transfer System (EFTS) platform to ensure continuity of service for the many libraries…
Chapter News: Philadelphia Regional Chapter Annual Meeting
Submitted by Gary M. Childs, Francis Harvey Green Library, West Chester University, West Chester, PA, and Amanda Adams, CMSRU Library, Cooper Medical School of Rowan…
Guest Columnist: Seema Bhakta
In October of 2019, I packed my bags and moved to the great Pacific Northwest from sunny Southern California to embark on a new journey.…
COVID-19 Conversation: Engaging Our Communities in the Time of COVID-19
Clinical and academic health libraries are facing novel challenges in engaging their patrons, stakeholders, and other members of their communities. A panel of three librarians…
Chapter News: UNYOC 2020: A Meeting to Remember
Submitted by Jennifer McKinnell and Denise Smith, Conference Planning Cochairs, Upstate New York and Ontario Chapter Like many other MLA chapters, the Upstate New York…
We would like YOU to present at MLA
Editors’ note: Submissions are now open for posters and lightning talks for MLA ‘21–the deadline to submit your abstract is January 22, 2021 at 6:00PM…
Fall 2020 Business Meeting Recap
Last week in the quarterly message from the HLC Chair, Elizabeth Laera shared a brief recap of the Fall 2020 HLC Business Meeting. There is a recording…
Virtual My Favorite Tool—Beta Tested
The Technology in Education Caucus held a beta test of the Virtual My Favorite Tool event on Tuesday, November 10, in preparation for the MLA…
Message from the Editors – Fall 2020
It’s safe to say that 2020 will go down as a year that has brought great challenges to us all, personally and professionally. Though our…
Message from the Chair – Fall 2020
As I write this, there is so much to be concerned about. The status of the 2020 election. The climbing COVID-19 numbers. Wildfires to our…
Academy New and Renewing Members
Congratulations to members of the Academy of Health Information Professionals who are new members of the academy or have renewed their membership at the same…
Welcome to the new National Network blog!
We’ve been talking about it, dropping hints, and soliciting content, but the big day is finally here! On behalf of the HLC Board, we are…
Clinical Support: Medical Librarians as Public Information Leaders in a Pandemic: Part 2 of 3
Submitted by Louise McLaughlin, Woman’s Health Sciences Library, Baton Rouge, LA; interviewed by Laurie Schwing, Hub Editor: Clinical Support, MLAConnect Recently, the hospital libraries email…
In Memoriam: Erika Love, FMLA
Erika Love, FMLA, passed away on October 8, 2020, at home in Albuquerque, NM, surrounded by people who loved her. She was ninety-five and had…
MLA ’21 to Include Full Virtual Offering
Submitted by Tara Douglas-Williams, AHIP, Cochair, 2021 National Program Committee; Neville D. Prendergast, Cochair, 2021 National Program Committee; Lisa K. Traditi, AHIP, MLA President, and…
2020 MLA Grants, Scholarships, and Fellowship Recipients Honored
MLA awarded grants to deserving students and practicing health sciences information professionals during the MLA ’20 vConference. The Naomi C. Broering Latinx Heritage Grant provides…
MLA Board Highlights: August 2020
The MLA Board of Directors met virtually on August 5, 2020. All meetings of the MLA Board are open to members, except for executive sessions,…
Gerald J. Perry, AHIP, FMLA, Receives the 2020 Marcia C. Noyes Award
The highest honor that MLA confers is the Marcia C. Noyes Award. Gerald (Jerry) J. Perry, AHIP, FMLA, associate dean, University of Arizona Libraries (UAL),…