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2018 Marcia C. Noyes Award
The highest honor that MLA confers on an individual is the Marcia C. Noyes Award. Ana D. Cleveland, AHIP, FMLA, regents professor, Sarah Law Kennerly…
How the National Library of Medicine Can Add Evidence to Your mHealth App, Part 3
This is the third article in a three-part series about how the free, evidence-based, online resources from the National Library of Medicine (NLM) can be…
Interview with the authors on “Provision of a library bioinformatics service…”
During one of MLA’s poster sessions, the title “Provision of a library bioinformatics service to support medical research” caught my eye. This poster explained how…
African American Medical Librarians Alliance (AAMLA) SIG: Activities at MLA’18
The African American Medical Librarian’s Alliance (AAMLA) SIG has a long history of providing leadership and support for minority librarians in MLA, particularly those…
Data Training and Resources from the Data SIG Meeting
Are you interested in taking or providing training on data-related topics? Check out some of these resources mentioned during the round robin portion of the…
Exploring Atlanta
While MLA’18 was a great opportunity for professional development, it also provided the chance to explore the city of Atlanta. I went to college in…
Poster Sessions AKA We’ve Been Busy!
At MLA’18, I had the privilege of attending the poster sessions as a presenter of a poster and as an attendee. From my experiences, I…
How the National Library of Medicine Can Add Evidence to Your mHealth App, Part 2
This is the second article in a three-part series about how the free, evidence-based, online resources from the National Library of Medicine (NLM) can be…
Adventure to Atlanta Part 2: Then Suddenly Librarians!
I arrived early at the Atlanta airport. After taking the MARTA train to Peach Tree Center, the first thing I noticed was the high walkways…
MLA ’18 Plenary 5 Recap: Dr. David Satcher
MLA ’18’s closing event on Wednesday, May 23 featured David Satcher, M.D., Ph.D. His talk, entitled “The Journey from Health Disparities to Health Equity”, included highlights…
MLA ’18 Plenary 4 Recap: Dr. Dara Richardson-Heron
On Wednesday, May 23, Chief Engagement Officer of the National Institutes of Health’s All of Us Research Program, Dr. Dara Richardson-Heron shared an overview of the…
MLA ’18 Plenary 1 Recap: Opening Presidential Address
On Sunday, May 20, MLA President [Link removed (Barbara Epstein, AHIP, FMLA)] provided MLA attendees with insights about what she and MLA have been up to…
Diversity and Inclusion: A Major Theme at MLA’18
A variety of content at MLA’ 18 directly addressed diversity and inclusion. Plenary speakers talked about social justice in healthcare, diversity in the profession, health…
ACRLog – Amping up Diversity & Inclusivity in Medical Librarianship
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MLA ’18 as a First-Timer
As a first time attendee at MLA ‘18, I went to Atlanta with no expectations beyond having a great time. Now that MLA ‘18 has…
MLA’18 Rocked for Me
I attend MLA each year with three major goals: pick up some new pearls of wisdom, make new friends, and see old friends. I successfully…
Poster Sessions Continue to Draw a Crowd
The MLA ’18 poster sessions (there were four) can be called a successful programming element of this year’s annual conference. No surprise. Though they were…
EMTS Meeting with Dr. Brennan
EMTS was pleased to have the NLM Director, Dr. Brennan, come talk to us about the NLM Strategic Plan and implications for libraries/librarians at MLA…
What’s New with the National Library of Medicine?
On Tuesday, May 22, the director of the National Library of Medicine, Dr. Patricia Flatley Brennan delivered an update on what the NLM has accomplished…