Welcome to Mosaic/Mosaïque, MLA, CHLA/ABSC, ICLC, 2016 in Toronto!
If you haven’t already seen the welcome to Mosaic/Mosaïque 2016 video, created by Toronto health librarians welcoming you to Toronto in May 2016, you need…
“Crap Detecting” with 2016 McGovern Speaker Ben Goldacre
Source: “Crap Detecting” with 2016 McGovern Speaker Ben Goldacre Vanessa Kitchin of the Local Assistance Committee for the 2016 Joint MLA/CHLA/ABSC/ICLC Planning Committee, provides an…
The New Shape of Annual Meeting Programs
“Mosaic: Be Part of the Big Picture,” brings together three diverse organizations: the Medical Library Association (MLA), the Canadian Health Libraries Association/Association des bibliothéques de…
Have you met Mosie Mosaic Mascot?
Mosie is a racoon who was born and raised in Toronto and is the official mascot of “Mosaic: Be Part of the Big Picture”. (Note…
6 (or 2600?) Reasons to Log In
If you’ve visited the new MLA website, you may have noticed that things change—a lot—once you log in. The non-logged-in “public” home page is geared…
Technology: The colwiz Research Collaboration Tool
Submitted by Lynne M. Fox, AHIP, Health Sciences Library, University of Colorado–Denver Anschutz Medical Campus [retired]; edited by Jean M. Gudenas A free tool for…
Section & SIG News
Edited by Saori Wendy Herman, AHIP Announcement from the Association of Vision Sciences Librarians Submitted by Leslie Holland, Cochair, Association of Vision Science Librarians The…
Chapter News
Edited by Jennifer K. Lloyd, AHIP News from the Medical Library Group of Southern California and Arizona Submitted by Danielle Linden, AHIP, President, Medical Library…
MLA Welcomes New Director of Education
MLA is pleased welcome Barry Grant as the new director of education. Grant joined the MLA staff on September 28, 2015. Grant holds a doctorate…
Member Spotlight: Nancy Tannery
Editor’s note: This issue features the new column editor for the Leadership and Management column, which is filled each year by the MLA Leadership and…
Social Media: How Libraries Are Using Instagram
Submitted by Lara Killian, AHIP, Nova Scotia Hospital Library, Capital Health, Dartmouth, NS, Canada Introduction to Instagram Instagram, the popular photo-sharing platform now owned by…
Honoring Our Past
Submitted by Lucretia W. McClure, AHIP, FMLA One of the papers presented at the MLA annual meeting in 1967 caused lots of comment and discussion.…
2016/17 MLA Election Candidates Announced
MLA is pleased to announce the slate for the upcoming 2016/17 election. The MLA Nominating Committee, chaired by MLA Past President Dixie A. Jones, AHIP,…
Boosting MLA’s Education, Part 2: A New Director
A few weeks ago, we talked about the big plans in the works for improving the educational opportunities MLA offers, how they’re organized, and how they’re…
7 Things to Try on the New MLANET
It’s a website! And an association management system, and a community platform… Yesterday afternoon, MLA welcomed a new arrival: the new website. We’ll introduce you…
Upping Our Online Learning Game
Can we improve your online learning experience beyond the traditional webinar? Yes, by adding student/teacher interaction into the instructional design. This summer, MLA held its…
Technology: Mobile Applications for Molecular Visualization and Research
Submitted by Dorothy May, John A. Burns School of Medicine Health Sciences Library, University of Hawaii−Honolulu; edited by Jean M. Gudenas In recent years, the…
Technology: Passport to Digital Citizenship
Submitted by Emily J. Hurst, AHIP, Tompkins-McCaw Library for the Health Sciences, Virginia Commonwealth University–Richmond; edited by Jean M. Gudenas Editor’s Note: This month’s issue…
Section & SIG News
Edited by Saori Wendy Herman, AHIP New Reis International Cooperation Section IFLA Annual Meeting Grant Submitted by Megan von Isenburg, AHIP, Chair, International Cooperation Section…
Chapter News: Midcontinental Chapter Connects Virtually
Submitted by Heather L. Brown, AHIP, Cochair, 2015 Annual Meeting, Midcontinental Chapter; edited by Jennifer K. Lloyd, AHIP Editor’s Note: You may have seen in…