Personals: Gale A. Dutcher, AHIP
Gale A. Dutcher, AHIP, retired from the National Library of Medicine (NLM) on September 30, 2016. Most recently, she served as the NLM acting associate…
Honoring Our Past
MLA used to have a Committee on Committees. Its purpose was to review the organization and create new committees as needed and retire those no…
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…
Consumer Health Librarian of the Year Award: Make a Donation toward Endowment on MLANET!
On May 12, 2016, the MLA Board approved a motion to endow the Consumer Health Librarian of the Year Award as an MLA-sponsored award. This…
Personals: Emily Vardell
Emily Vardell received the Teaching Excellence Award in the adjunct category at the spring commencement ceremony for the University of North Carolina–Chapel Hill on May…
Medical Students Pledge To Maintain Their Values
A pledge from Medical Students at Upstate Medical University of New York to maintain our values of compassion, inclusion and evidenced based decision making, despite…
Our MLA 2017 Keynote Speakers Dream, Dare, Do
MLA 2017 is not short on accomplished people dreaming big, daring to take on challenges and doing their best to make a difference. Julie Angus…
The Medical Library Association Affirms Its Core Values
A Statement by the MLA Board of Directors in Response to Recent Government Policies that Threaten Our Fundamental Beliefs and Principles. The Medical Library Association…
MLA Board Highlights: November 2016
The MLA Board of Directors met in Chicago, Illinois, on November 3 and 4, 2016. All meetings of the MLA Board are open to members,…
Chapter News: South Central Chapter Annual Meeting Award Winners
Submitted by Toni Hoberecht, AHIP, Communications Chair, South Central Chapter;edited by Jennifer K. Lloyd, AHIP The South Central Chapter of MLA held its 2016 meeting…
Chapter News: News from the Upstate New York and Ontario Chapter (UNYOC/MLA)
Submitted by Nell Aronoff, UNYOC-L Coordinator, and Celeste Moore, Communications Committee, Upstate New York and Ontario Chapter; edited by Jennifer K. Lloyd, AHIP The 52nd…
Honoring Our Past
Is librarianship a profession? Professor E. Croft Long believed it was. He was a professor of physiology at Duke University Medical Center when his article…
Personals: Susan Swogger
Susan Swogger has joined the staff of the Kirksville, Missouri, Branch of the A.T. Still Memorial Library. She is the library liaison for the university’s…
Personals: Christie Call Silbajoris
Christie Call Silbajoris, AHIP, consumer health and patient education librarian at the Health Sciences Library (HSL), University of North Carolina (UNC)–Chapel Hill, retired at the…