The Board of Directors Gratefully Acknowledges Contributors
The Board of Directors gratefully acknowledges the following contributors, whose donations were received after May 1, 2017:Kristine M. Alpi, AHIP Wanda E. Anderson David Bickford…
Newly Appointed Diversity Task Force Announced
At MLA ’17 in Seattle, the MLA Board of Directors approved a new strategic goal to evaluate and improve MLA practices as they relate to diversity…
A Brief Update on MLA’s Strategic Goals
In February 2015, the MLA Board transitioned from a traditional five-year strategic plan format and yearly “Presidential Priorities” to a strategic process that establishes consistency…
Leadership and Management: The Role of Servant Leadership
“Servant leadership,” as written by Robert Greenleaf in his 1970 essay The Servant as Leader challenged more traditional leadership models of the time. His original…
MLA Board Highlights: May 2017
The MLA Board of Directors met on May 25, 26, and 31, 2017, in Seattle, Washington. All meetings of the MLA Board are open to…
FYI: TSA, Fines, Funding
What are YOU reading on your next flight? “Tattlers never prosper.” Have you ever heard that from a grandparent or an aunt or uncle removed…
In Memoriam: Grace Anderson
Grace Anderson, eighty-one, of Fort Smith, Arkansas, died May 26, 2017. She was born October 21, 1935, in Monroe, Iowa, and was raised by her…
In Memoriam: Malinda Fetkovich
Malinda Fetkovich, passed away at the age of eighty-six on July 9, 2017, in Trafford, Pennsylvania. She was born on June 30, 1931, in Latrobe,…
Thank You, MLA ’17 Sponsors
MLA expresses our sincere appreciation to all of these companies for their generous support of MLA ’17. GOLD LEVEL SILVER LEVEL …
2017 Grants, Scholarships, and Fellowship Recipients Honored
The President’s Awards Dinner was held on Tuesday, May 30, at the Washington State Convention Center in Seattle, Washington, as part of MLA ’17. MLA…
Social Media: Facebook’s Community Is 2 Billion Strong
Facebook announced at the end of June that their monthly user base reached 2 billion. Just let that sink in for a moment. Two. Billion.…
Technology: R for Librarians: Resources for Learning
Edited by Tony Nguyen, AHIP If you have spent any time around research communities, you have probably heard discussion of “R” and its capabilities for…
MLA Honors Excellence in Health Sciences Librarianship
MLA honors all of its 2017 award winners and recognizes their outstanding professional contributions to the field of health sciences librarianship. The President’s Awards Dinner…
Chapter News: Midwest Chapter Wins 2017 Majors/MLA Chapter Project of the Year Award
Submitted by Debra Werner, President, Midwest Chapter; edited by Jennifer K. Lloyd, AHIP, and Annette Parde-Maass, AHIP Congratulations to the Midwest Chapter for winning the…
What Do Health Information Professionals Do? The Answer Is the Newly Revised MLA Competencies for Lifelong Learning and Professional Success
What do health information professionals do? The list of activities is long and varied and depends on specific job responsibilities. But what fundamental skill set…
Library Named After Lucretia W. McClure, AHIP, FMLA
Submitted by Barbara A. Epstein, AHIP, FMLA, President, MLA, and Fred W. Roper, AHIP, FMLA, Columbia, SC Lucretia W. McClure, AHIP, FMLA, is the retired…
New MLA Initiatives
The MLA Board of Directors, at its recent meeting during MLA ’17 in Seattle, approved two new initiatives: a new strategic goal to evaluate and…
Editor’s Post: The MLA News Team Is Hard at Work but Needs YOUR Help
After all the planning and preparation for an annual meeting, it is sometimes a bit of a letdown to return home and get back to…
Hospital Librarianship: How Was I Affected by Downsizing?
Edited by Angela Spencer Good question. Worth pondering. Huge paradigm shift. I never imagined that my medical library would be downsized. At the time of…
Technology: Call for Submissions
A great many of you attended MLA ’17 in Seattle last month! I hope you were inspired by many of the great plenaries, paper, and…