Home Sweet Home: Refreshing MLA’s Section and SIG Structure
If you are reading this, there is a good chance that you consider MLA and its communities—its chapters, sections, and special interest groups (SIGs)—your professional…
Tips for Making Connections at MLA ‘18
Networking is a major benefit of attending conferences. The goal is to create meaningful connections and relationships with your fellow attendees. All it takes is…
Is MLA News Editor Your Next Job for the Association?
Are you ready for your next professional service opportunity? MLA is looking for the next editor of the MLA News. In this exciting and high-profile…
MLA Board Highlights: November 2017
The MLA Board of Directors met on November 16 and 17, 2017, in Chicago, IL. All meetings of the MLA Board are open to members,…
Elaine Martin: MLA ’18 Janet Doe Lecturer
Elaine R. Martin has the honor of presenting the 2018 Jane Doe Lecture on Monday, May 21, 2018 at 9AM. Since 2016 Elaine has served…
Dara Richardson-Heron: NIH All of Us Research Program
It is fitting that Dara Richardson-Heron, MD, is one of our plenary speakers on Wednesday during MLA ’18, as her work and career reflect the meeting’s…
MLA ’18: Silver and Gold Networking Dinner and Talent Show
MLA is switching things up in Atlanta for the MLA ’18 Tuesday night dinner. Join your colleagues at the all-new Silver and Gold Networking Dinner…
In Memoriam: Vislava Tylman
Cleveland Clinic Florida announced the untimely passing of Vislava Tylman, library services manager, Goldblatt Medical Library. Tylman was hospitalized while vacationing in Mexico and passed…
In Memoriam: Martha Jane Zachert, AHIP, FMLA
Martha Jane Zachert, AHIP, FMLA, retired professor emerita, University South Carolina–Columbia, died January 10, 2018, at Westminster Oaks Health Center. She was born February 7,…
Dr. David Satcher: The Road from Rural Alabama to Surgeon General
Dr. David Satcher is a Phi Beta Kappa graduate of Morehouse College in Atlanta, and went on to study Medicine at Case Western Reserve University…
2018 John P. McGovern Award Lecturer: William Powers – Writer, Journalist and Technologist
MLA 2018’s McGovern lecturer William Powers is the author of Hamlet’s BlackBerry: Building a Good Life in the Digital Age (Harper Collins, 2010). Widely praised for…
What Will the Weather Be Like During MLA 2018?
Atlanta is known for heat and humidity, but May is a relatively mild time of year. During the latter part of the month, the high temperatures…
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…
New MLA Finance Committee
On November 16, 2017, the MLA Board of Directors approved the creation of a new MLA Finance Committee. The charge of the committee will be…
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…
MLA 2018/19 MLA Election Candidates Announced
Submitted by Teresa L. Knott, AHIP, Cochair, and Michelle Kraft, AHIP, Cochair, MLA Nominating Committee MLA is pleased to announce the slate of candidates for…
Volunteer for an MLA Committee! We Need You! We Really Do!
As we transition from one season to another, I am energized and excited about my transition, and I want you to be a part of…
Editor’s Note: Closing Thoughts
Thank you for the opportunity to serve as editor of the MLA News for the past two and a half years. Special thanks to the…
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,…