Beginning Well: The Guiding Principles of the Expanded MLA Education Program
The Education Strategic Goal calls on MLA to become the go-to education resource for health information professionals. In the next three to five years MLA will…
Strengthening Our Communities: A Solid Foundation
The developing goal around sections and special interest groups that I shared with you in February is now reality. In May 2016, the MLA Board…
MLA Members to Vote on Proposed Bylaws Amendments
At the May 17, 2016, MLA Business Meeting during Mosaic ’16 in Toronto, members approved proposed amendments to the MLA Bylaws for consideration by the…
2016 Grants, Scholarships, and Fellowship Recipients Honored
The Presidents’ Awards Dinner was held on Tuesday, May 17, 2016, at the Fairmont Royal York Hotel in Toronto, ON, Canada, as part of Mosaic…
Member Spotlight: Angela Spencer
Fast Facts: MLA Member Since: 2012Current Position: Manager of the Medical Library at St. Luke’s Hospital, Chesterfield, MOEducation (include all degrees): BS, communications, Southwest Missouri…
Section & SIG News
Edited by Saori Wendy Herman, AHIP Medical Informatics Section Announcements Submitted by Nancy R. Glassman, AHIP, Chair, Medical Informatics Section The Medical Informatics Section’s (MIS) new…
The True Meaning of Impact
As part of MLA’s strategic goal on education, we’re expanding MLA’s education programs. A new learning management system will launch by January 1, with plans…
MLA Endorses Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Librarians Special Interest Group Statement
The MLA Board of Directors has endorsed the following statement prepared by the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Librarians Special Interest Group. The Medical Library…
MLA’16, CHLA/ABSC à la québécoise
Déjà plus d’une semaine depuis la fin du congrès Mosaic | Mosaïque. Avec le recul et la magie des enregistrements audio (qui permet une certaine…
Closing Keynote Speaker Ellen Jorgensen
Mosaic 2016’s final event featured the plenary speaker Ellen Jorgensen. She is the cofounder of Genspace which is a community lab in Brooklyn dedicated providing…
I Found a New eCompanion!
Julia Dahm of the University of Pitsburgh Health Sciences Library System presented eCompanion (ecompanion.pitt.edu) – a 3-year project designed to create and provide a free…
Les présentations éclairs à la canadienne
Un atelier du MLA où trois conférencières disent quelques mots en français (dont un beau « bonjour » louisianais), c’est peut-être bien une première !…
Les affiches. Beaucoup, beaucoup d’affiches.
243 affiches étaient présentées en trois périodes d’une heure. J’en ai surement manqué pas mal mais, de celles que j’ai eu le temps de voir,…
NLM Update – Amidst Big Changes, Some Things Remain the Same
Note: the National Library of Medicine (NLM) update presentation was recorded on video; see the website for access to video, which should be available to you…
Remises de prix et célébrations du 40e anniversaire de l’ABSC
Plus de 650 personnes ont participé hier soir au Dîner de la présidente au Fairmont Royal York de Toronto. Votre vadrouilleuse est arrivée avec une…
Business Meeting, Presidential Inaugural, & MLA ’17 Invitation
The AGM kick-off with a nice introduction and recognition of board of directors and other MLA representatives. With 377 attendees, we far exceeded quorum for…
John P. McGovern Award Lecture – Ben Goldacre
The John P. McGovern Award Lectureship was established in 1983 in honor of John P. McGovern, MD, noted physician, educator, author, and medical historian. The…
Beyond The Library Walls: Informationists and Popups
I really enjoyed the “Beyond the library walls: informationists and popups” session, in particular Ariel Deardorff’s talk “Assessing the National Library of Medicine’s Informationist Awards”.…
Poster session – creating a shared hospital website
Many hospital libraries are experiencing significant organizational changes including mergers, affiliations and reorganizations. One challenge is creating a single website for resource access. A single…
QxMD: The Personalized Digital Medical Journal
Read by QxMD Institution Edition is like a personalized digital medical journal. QxMD is a journal aggregator where users can browse 1000’s of topic reviews, or…