Section & SIG News
Edited by Saori Wendy Herman, AHIPNew Reis International Cooperation Section IFLA Annual Meeting GrantSubmitted by Megan von Isenburg, AHIP, Chair, International Cooperation SectionJaime Friel Blanck,…
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…
Member Spotlight: Patricia F. Morris, AHIP
Fast Facts: MLA Member Since: 2006First Professional Position: Medical librarian, Medical Library, Mercy Hospital, Fort Smith, ARCurrent Position: Medical librarian, Medical Library, Mercy Hospital, Fort…
Social Media: Social Media and Health: Digital Citizenship in a New Age of Patient Care
Submitted by Denise Smith, Health Sciences Library, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada; edited by Lara Killian, AHIP Editor’s Note: This month’s issue features two articles…
2015 Scholarship and Grant Recipients Honored
The Awards Ceremony and Luncheon was held on Monday, May 18, during MLA ’15 in Austin, TX. At that time, MLA awarded grants and scholarships…
Social Media: Twitter’s Best Kept Secret: Curated Twitter Lists
Submitted by Sheryl Ramer Gesoff, Peter Nicholas Memorial Library, Elmhurst Hospital Center, Elmhurst, NY; edited by Lara Killian, AHIP Check out the video version of…
Honoring Our Past
Submitted by Lucretia W. McClure, AHIP, FMLA Have you ever wondered what worried librarians fifty years ago? The issues facing library professionals were described by…
MLA Board Highlights: November 2014
Submitted by Carla J. Funk, CAE, MLA Executive Director The MLA Board of Directors met November 17 and 18, 2014, in Chicago, IL. All meetings…
Member Spotlight: Brenda M. Linares, AHIP
Fast Facts: MLA Member Since: January 2008First Professional Position: National Library of Medicine (NLM) Associate FellowCurrent Position: Outreach librarian and coordinator of research assistants at…
Librarians without Limits: Keynote Presentations for MLA ’15 in Austin
Submitted by Sandra I. Martin, AHIP, and Jonquil Feldman, AHIP, Cochairs, 2015 National Program Committee The 2015 National Program Committee has selected a distinguished array…
Honoring Our Past
Submitted by Lucretia W. McClure, AHIP, FMLA In 1961, MLA announced the establishment of a central office with Helen Brown Schmidt as executive secretary. In…
FYI
Submitted by Donald Welch 3D NIH Library A library—virtual, no less—has manifested in the National Institutes of Health (NIH) that stages, stores, or “shelves” images…
Efficiency, Stability, Recognition, Resolution: Carla J. Funk Retires as Executive Director of MLA
Submitted by J. Michael Homan, AHIP, FMLA, Chair, Librarians without Borders® Advisory Committee; Chair, MLA Fellows Group; and MLA President, 2000−2001 Carla J. Funk, CAE,…
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T minus Thirtysomething Days
It’s crunch time. MLA headquarters staff are working hard to prepare the new MLANET for launch in September. This week and next, the focus is…
Chapter News
Edited by Jennifer K. Lloyd, AHIP University of Southern California−Los Angeles Libraries Dean Catherine Quinlan, Nancy Olmos, and Annie Hughes-Thompson (left to right) Nancy Olmos…
Blogs to Follow: The Digital Beyond
Submitted by Kelly R. Gonzalez, AHIP It’s a new year and as you are making your new year’s resolutions you might be thinking about your…
Social Media: Podcasts
Submitted by Lara Killian, AHIP Check out the video version of this inaugural Social Media column on MLA’s YouTube channel. Following the recent phenomenal success of…
Oh, the Places You’ll Go…in Austin! Local Attractions and Things to Do While “Keeping It Weird”
Submitted by Michele Whitehead, Publicity Chair, and Catherine Pepper, Chair, MLA ’15 Local Assistance Committee One thing is certain: In Austin, you will not run…
Technology: Social Media Tools for Physicians
Submitted by Rachel Pinotti, AHIP, Levy Library, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY; edited by Jean M. Gudenas Social media is…