Librarians Advancing Interdisciplinary Research: MLA Comments on Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H)
On August 11, I had the privilege of representing MLA by addressing the impact that librarians could make to advance research and support the mission…
RTI Research Spotlight: Latest Research Reveals There Is No Easy Method to Identify Clinical Trials in Systematic Reviews
Conducting systematic reviews is a common component of the everyday job responsibilities of many medical librarians. Often this includes limiting search results to clinical trials,…
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…
Announcing New JMLA Editorial Board Members
The Journal of the Medical Library Association (JMLA) is pleased to announce our new editorial board members for 2021–2024. These individuals are ready to use…
RTI Research Spotlight: Multiyear Assessment Reveals Utilization Patterns and Preferences of Residents/Fellows with Some Surprising Results
Mary Pat Harnegie is a fellow of the 2019 MLA Research Training Institute (RTI), and this project was the focus of her research. The RTI project…
Beverly Murphy, AHIP, FMLA, Receives the 2021 Marcia C. Noyes Award
The highest honor that MLA confers is the Marcia C. Noyes Award. Beverly Murphy, AHIP, FMLA, assistant director, communications and web content, hospital nursing liaison,…
In Memoriam: Mary E. Youngkin
Mary E. Youngkin passed away on July 11, 2021, at her home in Salt Lake City, Utah. A dear friend and colleague, she is survived…
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…
Fear No Research Article! Join Us for Our Course, Evaluating Research in the Health Sciences Literature, and Begin Developing a New Skill Now
Being able to evaluate the quality of a research study is a core skill all health sciences librarians should have. Our work worlds are infused…
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…
Research Interests of 2021 RTI Applicants
As part of the application process for the MLA Research Training Institute (RTI), applicants submit a list of key words or phrases that describe the…
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…
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…
Congratulations to the 2021 RTI Fellows!
MLA is pleased to announce the 2021 Research Training Institute (RTI) fellows! The new 2021 RTI Online program builds on our successful immersive research training…
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,…