Leadership in Libraries: Promoting Diverse, Equitable & Inclusive Environments
This is the first installment in a four-part series called “Leadership in Libraries: Promoting Diverse, Equitable & Inclusive Environments,” by Briana Christensen, MLIS, librarian at…
MLA Board Highlights: May 2021
The MLA Board of Directors met virtually on May 11–13, 2021. The next MLA Board meeting will be held virtually on August 30, 2021. For further information, please contact Kevin Baliozian. Keep up-to-date…
2021 Research Caucus Research Awards
Congratulations to the winning research papers and posters from the MLA’21 vConference! The MLA Research Section is pleased to announce the winners for best research papers…
Introducing Life-Long Learning Skills in Patient Presentation in a Problem-Based Curriculum: The Case for Library Integration
Submitted by: Christopher P. Duffy, MLIS, AHIP, Margaret Dreker, MPA, MLS, Ofelia Martinez, MD, MPH, Tovah Tripp, MD, Joshua Josephs, MD, PhD, Miriam Hoffman, MD;…
Librarians Share Their Pandemic Experiences
The International Cooperation Caucus hosted an immersion session for the 2021 Annual Meeting: “Health and Libraries during COVID-19: An MLA International and Intercultural Session.” Organized…
MLA ’21 Books (& More) Recommended Reading List
This is a crowdsourced list using Twitter and IFTTT with the hashtags #mlanet21 and #bookrecs (special thanks to Sola Whitehead, Adela Justice, and Emily Hurst).…
Academy New and Renewing Members
Achieving membership in the Academy of Health Information Professionals is an important professional milestone. The academy congratulates the following new members and those who have…
EFTS Unbilled Transactions Announcement
This is an update regarding the processing of unbilled transactions for EFTS lending libraries. Unbilled transactions are transactions imported from DOCLINE that a lending library…
EFTS Custom Pricing Groups Now Launched
This is an announcement regarding the launch of EFTS Custom Pricing Groups for lending libraries. A primary objective of the EFTS Powered by MLA platform…
MLA signs onto CHLA ABSC statement on the importance of hospital libraries
Throughout the COVID-19 Pandemic, there has been growing concern from leaders regarding misinformation, but an unwillingness to support and maintain hospital libraries. The Canadian Health Libraries Association/Association…
Introducing our Professionalism and Leadership Editors
Submitted by Joe Price, Galen College of Nursing and Regina Fisher Raboin, Lamar Soutter Library LSL), University of Massachusetts Medical School (UMass Med). MLAConnect…
MLA ’21 Service Project: Community of Hope
We are pleased to continue our community outreach and are honored to partner with Community of Hope, a rapidly growing, innovative, and mission-driven nonprofit organization…
MLA’21 Statement of Appropriate Conduct
MLA Statement of Appropriate Conduct Approved by the MLA Board of Directors – July 6, 2020 This statement applies to all Medical Library Association (MLA)–sponsored…
The Board of Directors Gratefully Acknowledges Contributors
The Board of Directors gratefully acknowledges the following contributors, whose donations were received after September 30, 2020: Kristine M. Alpi, AHIP • Rachel K. Anderson,…
New JMLA Assistant, Obituaries, and Social Media Editors Announced
The Journal of the Medical Library Association (JMLA) is pleased to announce new additions to our editorial team! Thane Chambers is a new assistant editor.…
Joseph Leiter NLM/MLA Lecture: Mitzi D. Baum, MS – #mlanet21
Mitzi D. Baum, MSJoseph Leiter NLM/MLA Lecture: The culture of Public Health and Food SafetyTuesday, May 25, 20213:30 PM – 5:00 PM CT Mitzi Baum…
John P. McGovern Lecture: Damon Tweedy, MD – #mlanet21
Damon Tweedy, MDJohn P. McGovern LectureMonday, May 24, 20213:30 PM – 5:00 PM CT Dr. Damon Tweedy is the author of the New York Times bestseller…
Janet Doe Lecturer: Sandra G. Franklin, AHIP, FMLA – #mlanet21
Sandra G. Franklin, AHIP, FMLAJanet Doe Lecture: Diversity That Defines Us: The View Through A Crystal LensWednesday, May 26, 20213:30 PM – 5:00 PM CT…
Long Live the MLA Disaster Information Specialization!
In 2012, MLA partnered with NLM to create the Disaster Information Specialization (DIS). Since 2015, over 250 people have earned a DIS certificate. NLM recently…
It All Started with a Tweet. The Beginning of the Asian Diaspora Coalition of Medical Librarians
Submitted by Andrea Kang, Chelsea Misquith, and Seema Bhakta; edited by Lilian Hoffecker. Since the spring of 2020, we have been working together to…