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 HONORSVirginia L.…
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,…
Leadership and Management: Be Bold. Think Differently. Have Fun
If you have received an email from me, you may have noticed three sentences at the bottom of my signature: Be bold. Think differently. Have…
Chicago Baseball during #mlanet19
Join your colleagues at MLA ’19 at either Wrigley Field or Guaranteed Rate Field for some Chicago baseball! Home games will be held at both…
Communities Transition Update: Questions and Answers
In my role as point-person for questions related to MLA’s communities transition, Here are answers to questions about some of the key aspects of the…
Award-Winning Author Joan V. Gallos Keynotes Managing from the Middle MLA ’19 Continuing Education Symposium
Award-winning educator, author, and academic leader Joan V. Gallos, will present the keynote at the MLA ’19 symposium, Managing from the Middle: Learning to Lead…
Medical Library Education: Design Thinking
Librarians who are engaged in medical library education are often called upon to provide instruction on a host of topics in various surroundings before diverse…
Section News: 2018 ANCC Magnet Conference
The Providence St. Vincent Medical Center Magnet Team celebrates just before the awards celebration parade.The author is second from the right. The 2018 American Nurses…
Janet Doe Lecturer: Jerry Perry, AHIP, FMLA – #mlanet19
Gerald (Jerry) Perry, AHIP, FMLA Monday, May 6, 2019, 9:00 a.m.–10:00 a.m. Janet Doe Lecturer Gerald (Jerry) Perry, AHIP, FMLA, is associate dean for the…
FYI: Post-Nominals
When next contemplating the stars in the heavens or the leaves in a cup of tea, think a moment about this, too, if you can…
MLA Code of Conduct for Meeting Attendance
With MLA ’19 “Elevating” at warp speed, this is the perfect opportunity to remind us all of our affirmation of and commitment to providing an…
Plan for tours, local attractions, & hotel
When you come to the MLA Annual Meeting in Chicago, stay at the Hyatt Regency and take advantage of the many nearby cultural offerings and…
The Communities Transition Team Is Up and Running
Message from Stephanie Fulton, AHIP, and Keith W. Cogdill, AHIP, cochairs, Communities Transition Team The Communities Transition Team is just getting started. Our team is…
Hospital Librarianship: ECHO-ing Across the Adirondacks: Embedded Librarianship
Submitted by Jill M. Tarabula, AHIP, Champlain Valley Physicians Hospital Library, University of Vermont Health Network, Plattsburgh, NY; edited by Angela Spencer, AHIP Funded by…
In Memoriam: Susanne M. Humphrey, AHIP
Submitted by Andrew Clifton Humphrey Jr., Detroit, MI Susanne M. Humphrey, AHIP, of Wheaton, MD, passed away on Tuesday, January 8, 2019, at age seventy-four.…
Note from the Editor
Last week, you received the first issue of the new MLAConnect. We hope that you enjoyed the new format and combined information from the MLA…
MLA Communities Transition Team Appointed
In November 2018, the Communities Strategic Goal Task Force, chaired by Rikke Sarah Ogawa, presented a proposal to the MLA Board of Directors for a…