Am I Leaking Data Everywhere?
Like many others, I have jumped on the fitness tracking bandwagon with my FitBit firmly strapped to my wrist. I love charts and graphs, so…
Member Spotlight: Myriam Martinez-Banuelos
Fast Facts: MLA Member Since: 2012First Professional Position: Outreach librarian, University of North Texas Health Science CenterCurrent Position: Consumer health outreach coordinator, National Network of…
Meeting Preview: Come to Seattle to Dream. Dare. Do.
Submitted by Deborah Sibley, Chair, and Donna R. Berryman, AHIP, Cochair, 2017 National Program Committee; Tania P. Bardyn, AHIP, Cochair, and Catherine M. Burroughs, Cochair,…
Section & SIG News
Edited by Saori Wendy Herman, AHIP Medical Informatics Section Sponsors Upcoming Webinar on Data Management Submitted by Patricia Gogniat, Chair-Elect, Medical Informatics Section Are you…
Chapter News
Edited by Jennifer K. Lloyd, AHIP Medical Library Group of Southern California and Arizona Members in the Published Literature Submitted by Danielle Linden, AHIP, Past-President/Nominations…
Cancer Informatics and Tech companies
In recent years, major technologies companies such as Google and Microsoft have started large-scale data analytic research programmes to investigate the major diseases. Here are several…
Providing Hands-on Training with Bioinformatics Databases: A Collaboration Between VCU Libraries & Wright Center for Clinical and Translational Research
Earlier this year, Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) Libraries partnered with VCU’s Wright Center for Clinical and Translational Research (Wright CCTR) to offer a bioinformatics database…
Seeking Applications for Volunteer Editor to Lead the JMLA
The Medical Library Association (MLA) seeks applications for a new volunteer editor of the Journal of the Medical Library Association (JMLA) for a three-year term…
MLA’s Membership Makeover
Remember those new MLA bylaws you voted on this spring and summer? It’s time for you to start seeing the results of those changes in…
2017/18 MLA Election Candidates Announced
MLA is pleased to announce the slate for the upcoming 2017/18 election. The MLA Nominating Committee, chaired by MLA Past President Linda Walton, AHIP, presents…
Meeting Preview: “Dream. Dare. Do!” in Seattle at MLA ’17
Submitted by Emily J. Glenn, Cochair, Publicity and Promotion Committee, Local Assistance Committee, 2017 National Program Committee The Local Assistance Committee and our hairy MLA…
Member Spotlight: Heather Johnson
Fast Facts: MLA Member Since: 2016First Professional Position: Reference librarian, Cranston Public LibraryCurrent Position: Research and education librarian, Dartmouth College, Hanover, NHEducation (include all degrees):…
Budgeting for an Opening Day Collection in “Born Digital” Libraries
Submitted by Joanne Muellenbach, AHIP, Health Sciences Library, University Libraries, University of Nevada–Las Vegas; Debra Rand, AHIP, Health Sciences Library, Hofstra Northwell School of Medicine,…
Chapter News
Edited by Jennifer K. Lloyd, AHIP Come to the Island and Face the Waves of the Future at the 2016 South Central Chapter/MLA Annual Meeting!…
Section & SIG News
Edited by Saori Wendy Herman, AHIP News from the International Cooperation Section Submitted by Megan von Isenburg, AHIP, Immediate Past Chair, Section Council Representative, and…
September 2016 News to Know…bytes and bits from around the social web
Analytics and Data From the Tableau blog, a guest post by Tableau Zen Master Jeffrey Shaffer (@HighVizAbility). In this post, Jeffrey shares to awesome Tableau…
eHealth Ontario on YouTube
eHealth Ontario is the Government of Ontario’s eHealth division. Ontario is the largest province in Canada by population. I would like to draw your attention…
Find something new to read at MLA ‘17 – Seattle’s independent bookstores
The independent local bookstore is alive and well in Seattle. If you are looking for something good to read or just want to browse, check…
The Future of Education at MLA is Signed, Sealed, and Soon to be Delivered: Please Welcome Medlib-Ed!
MLA is proud to announce that we’ve signed a contract with LearnSomething to use their LearnerCommunity platform to host all MLA educational offerings starting in…
Get your Caffeine Fix at MLA ‘17
Seattle has always been associated with Starbucks, but did you know that Seattle is ranked as the “best U.S. city for coffee fanatics” according to…