Community Service: The Atlanta Way
MLA’s tradition is to leave the host venue better than we found it. With this in mind, MLA’s Local Assistance Committee identified the United Way Atlanta’s…
Something’s Brewing in Atlanta
Thanks to a change in state legislation allowing craft beer breweries to sell beer and food directly to the consumer that went into effect September…
Get the Hottest Ticket in Town!
The hit Broadway show is coming to Atlanta in 2018! Hamilton will be performing in Atlanta’s Fabulous Fox from late May to mid-June. Tickets are…
Hello from our Secretary-Treasurer
Hello, MIS! My name is Rex Robison and I’m the secretary/treasurer for MIS (until May). Several years ago, I earned a PhD doing neuroscience research…
Hi from the Past Chair!
Hello MIS members! My name is Lisa Federer and I’m the past chair of MIS and the current chair of the nominating committee – so you may…
Hi from the Membership Committee
I have been serving in my current role as Biomedical Informatics and Emerging Technologies Librarian at Penn State College of Medicine for the last 5…
Greetings from the Chair-elect
Greetings MIS members! My name is Andrea Kepsel and I am the current chair-elect of MIS. I have been a health sciences educational technology librarian…
Follow-Up to MLA ’17: Dare Dream Do: Focus on Diversity in Medical Librarianship
Editor’s note: Recent issues of the MLA News have featured recaps of some of the content and sessions presented at MLA ’17: Dream Dare Do,…
Follow-Up to MLA ’17: Dare Dream Do: Content and Sessions on New and Emerging Technologies
Editor’s note: Recent issues of the MLA News have featured recaps of some of the content and sessions presented at MLA ’17: Dream Dare Do,…
Reflections from MLA ’17
Editor’s note: Over the next few issues of the MLA News, we will recap some of the content and sessions presented at MLA ’17: Dream…
Coming to Atlanta for the 2018 Annual Meeting?
The Local Assistance Committee (LAC) for MLA 2018 invites you to join us in Atlanta, Georgia for MLA’s Annual Meeting. Atlanta is an energetic, diverse…
Follow-up to MLA ’17: Dream Dare Do Focus on “Clinical Rounding”
Editor’s note: Over the next few issues of the MLA News, we will recap some of the content and sessions presented at MLA ’17: Dream…
Participate in MLA ’18
Make the most of your MLA ’18 experience by participating now. MLA ’18 will be held May 18–23, 2018, in Atlanta, Georgia. You can be…
InSight Initiative Launched, Summit Planned for Early 2018
A small group of MLA leaders including past presidents has been meeting to consider fresh and exciting ways to engage with publishers and vendors serving…
Rebirth of Atlanta: The Rising Phoenix
Long before the bronze statue of “Atlanta from the Ashes,” which depicts a woman raising up a bird from the ashes was placed in Woodruff…
Thank You, MLA ’17 Sponsors
MLA expresses our sincere appreciation to all of these companies for their generous support of MLA ’17. GOLD LEVEL SILVER LEVEL …
Post Conference Blues, or: What to Do With the Information You Learn at MLA
With thanks to super-tweeter Emily Hurst, I’ll be attempting to tackle the question that your supervisor probably asks every time you turn in your conference…
Capturing the Excitement: Before You Leave – When You Get Home
One thing I hear and see in social media from MLA participants is that even though people are excited by all the ideas and energy,…
Takeaways from Seattle
I have been coming to MLA for 3 reasons — see longtime buddies, make new buddies and pick up a pearl or two of wisdom.…
Learning through Networking
One of my favorite ways to learn is through networking and MLA ’17 has offered lot’s of opportunities to do just that. At each event I’ve…