New MLA Finance Committee
On November 16, 2017, the MLA Board of Directors approved the creation of a new MLA Finance Committee. The charge of the committee will be…
FYI: Predators in the Periodicals
As if libraries (and patrons presumably) do not have enough to worry them—like ransomware, acts of terrorism, rascals in raincoats, news that is fake, theft,…
Personals: Marian Taliaferro, AHIP
Marian Taliaferro, AHIP, has joined the staff of the Earl Gregg Swem Library at William and Mary in Williamsburg, VA, as the digital scholarship librarian.…
Get the Hottest Ticket in Town!
The hit Broadway show is coming to Atlanta in 2018! Hamilton will be performing in Atlanta’s Fabulous Fox from late May to mid-June. Tickets are…
MLA 2018/19 MLA Election Candidates Announced
Submitted by Teresa L. Knott, AHIP, Cochair, and Michelle Kraft, AHIP, Cochair, MLA Nominating Committee MLA is pleased to announce the slate of candidates for…
Honoring Our Past
Letters to the editors are often interesting and sometimes informative. Erich Meyerhoff wrote one concerning the Union List of Medical Periodicals. He wrote a tribute…
Personals: Terri Ottosen, AHIP
Terri Ottosen, AHIP, has joined the staff of the Health Sciences Library at the University of North Carolina–Chapel Hill (UNC) as the community engagement and…
Personals: Rachael Posey
Rachael Posey has joined the North Carolina State University (NCSU) Libraries as the health and life sciences research librarian and associate director, William Rand Kenan,…
Personals: Emily Vardell
This May, Emily Vardell successfully defended her doctoral dissertation, “Health Insurance Literacy: How People Understand and Make Health Insurance Purchase Decisions,” and graduated with her…
FYI: Whither Books and Learning?
Demise of books? If the findings of a survey outlined in an article published by Inside Higher Education are indicative of trends to come, then…
Volunteer for an MLA Committee! We Need You! We Really Do!
As we transition from one season to another, I am energized and excited about my transition, and I want you to be a part of…
Editor’s Note: Closing Thoughts
Thank you for the opportunity to serve as editor of the MLA News for the past two and a half years. Special thanks to the…
Honoring Our Past
When you graduate from a school of librarianship, you feel ready to jump into a job. When you actually begin the job, you sometimes feel…
Leadership and Management: The Value of Transparency
I’ve never bought into the concept of “wearing the mask.” As a leader, the only way I know how to engender trust and buy-in from…
Follow-Up to MLA ’17: Dare Dream Do: Focus on Diversity in Medical Librarianship
Editor’s note: Recent issues of the MLA News have featured recaps of some of the content and sessions presented at MLA ’17: Dream Dare Do,…
Follow-Up to MLA ’17: Dare Dream Do: Content and Sessions on New and Emerging Technologies
Editor’s note: Recent issues of the MLA News have featured recaps of some of the content and sessions presented at MLA ’17: Dream Dare Do,…
Reflections from MLA ’17
Editor’s note: Over the next few issues of the MLA News, we will recap some of the content and sessions presented at MLA ’17: Dream…
Hospital Librarianship: A Workplace Solution and Rewarding Collaboration
Edited by Angela Spencer The Saint Marys* staff library supports the health care information needs of staff and affiliated students at Mayo Clinic Hospital–Saint Marys…
FYI: “Let Your Fingers Do the Walking…”
A finger-tip camera to assist the visually impaired While “giving the finger” to a patron would, hopefully, prompt an image of a prosthetic—created by stereolithography—being…
Coming to Atlanta for the 2018 Annual Meeting?
The Local Assistance Committee (LAC) for MLA 2018 invites you to join us in Atlanta, Georgia for MLA’s Annual Meeting. Atlanta is an energetic, diverse…