Technology: Technology Showcases and Sessions at MLA ’19
Are you attending MLA ’19? A number of exciting sessions are planned this year, including many that will feature uses of technology and its benefits…
Shopping in Chicago
Shopping on and just off the Magnificent Mile in Chicago is for everyone at every price point. Some of the best shopping in the world…
MLA ’19: A Family-Friendly Destination
At the Hyatt Regency: An all-gender family bathroom with a stool and changing table is located outside the Plaza Ballroom, East Tower, Lobby/Green Level. A…
Announcing the NNLM Spring 2019 Wikipedia Edit-a-Thon!
When was the last time you used Wikipedia? With more than 7 billion views a year on over 155,000 health topic pages, Wikipedia may be…
MLA Community Transition Team Interviews
Community Transition Team Cochairs Keith W. Cogdill, AHIP, and Stephanie Fulton, AHIP, are pleased share the following interviews with the membership. Listen as MLA Board…
In Memoriam: Lila Pedersen
Librarians at the University of North Dakota (UND) were saddened to hear of the death of Lila (Gandolf) Pedersen who passed away on March 19,…
MLA Community Transition Team Interviews
Community Transition Team Cochairs Keith W. Cogdill, AHIP, and Stephanie Fulton, AHIP, are pleased share the following interviews with the membership. Listen to how MLA…
Personals: Janice E. Kelly, FMLA
After a long and distinguished career in health sciences librarianship, Janice E. Kelly, FMLA, announced she will retire at the end of June 2019. Kelly…
Vaccine hesitancy in the news
As all of us surely are aware, there is an increasing incidence of vaccine preventable infectious disease around the world – pertussis, varicella, measles,…
Annual Meeting Travel Grant Recipients
MLA congratulates the 2019 recipients of the Annual Meeting Travel Grant. Twenty members, who might otherwise not have been able to attend the meeting, will…
Technology: Jisc Report “Horizons Report on Emerging Technologies and Education”
On March 13, 2019, Jisc released the “Horizons Report on Emerging Technologies and Education.” The report is an analysis of emerging technologies that are most…
Personals: Sarah L Carnes, AHIP
Sarah L. Carnes, AHIP, Bedford Veterans Administration Medical Center, Bedford, MA, was interviewed by Michelle L. Eberle, AHIP, Massachusetts Library System (MLS), in an article…
Update on MLA Communities
In the past two weeks, MLA sections and special interest groups (SIGs) have actively reached out to their members to identify the domain hubs in…
FYI: A Helping of Libraries Helping
Much about the success of libraries and librarians not only to disseminate health care information, but also to implement solutions has been heralded here in…
2019 Awards, Grants, Scholarships, and Fellowships Recipients
MLA congratulates the 2019 recipients of MLA awards, grants, scholarships, and fellowships. All recipients will be honored during MLA ’19 in Chicago. AWARDS AND HONORS…
MLA ’19 Service Project – #mlanet19
Did you know that 54% of Chicago public schools’ students do not meet or exceed reading standards? Or low-income first graders are only read to…
In Memoriam: Catherine M. Boss, AHIP
Catherine (Cathy) M. Boss, AHIP, passed away March 3, 2019. In November 2018, she was diagnosed with a recurrence of breast cancer, then had renal…
MLA ’19 Submissions Acceptance Rates – #mlanet19
The MLA ′19 Contributed Content Working Group thanks everyone who took the time and effort to prepare and submit abstracts for the upcoming annual meeting,…
2019 MLA Election Results
MLA is pleased to announce the results of the 2019 election. Candidates listed below will assume office at the conclusion of MLA ’19 in Chicago,…
Expert Searching: What Do Swiflet Bird Nests and Prolonged Bleeding Have in Common?
A searching experience submitted by Elizabeth Stellrecht, Health Sciences Library, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY; edited by Christy Tyson The Background Recently, a patient at…