New MLA Data Services Specialization Keeps Pace with Expanding Roles for Health Sciences Librarians
As scientific research becomes increasingly data-driven, medical librarians and other health information professionals are ideally situated to provide support for data services. Many skills that…
JMLA Equity Work Group
In October 2020, the Journal of the Medical Library Association (JMLA) Equity Work Group solicited both the Latinx Caucus and the African American Medical Librarians…
In Memoriam: Jill Rosalie Byerly Mayer
The family of Jill Rosalie Byerly Mayer announced that she passed away December 16, 2020, after a gradual decline in health. She remained unassuming, sweet…
2021 MLA Election Slate of Candidates
The MLA Nominating Committee, chaired by MLA Immediate Past-President Julia Esparza, AHIP, is pleased to announce the slate of candidates for the 2021 election. The…
Chapter News: 2020 NAHSL in Action
Submitted by Eugenia Opuda and Rachel Charlotte Lerner, AHIP, “NAHSL in Action” Virtual Planning Committee, North Atlantic Health Sciences Libraries (NAHSL) Librarians’ collective response to…
Academy New and Renewing Members
Congratulations to members of the Academy of Health Information Professionals who are new members of the academy or have renewed their membership at the same…
Caucus News: From Quarterlyish Newsletter to Biweekly Blog: A Caucus’s Journey
The value of professional organizations is indisputable for connecting with other professionals, for networking, and for camaraderie. This is especially true for the Hospital Library…
EFTS Successes and Growing Pains
One short year ago, MLA agreed to develop a new Electronic Fund Transfer System (EFTS) platform to ensure continuity of service for the many libraries…
Chapter News: Philadelphia Regional Chapter Annual Meeting
Submitted by Gary M. Childs, Francis Harvey Green Library, West Chester University, West Chester, PA, and Amanda Adams, CMSRU Library, Cooper Medical School of Rowan…
COVID-19 Conversation: Engaging Our Communities in the Time of COVID-19
Clinical and academic health libraries are facing novel challenges in engaging their patrons, stakeholders, and other members of their communities. A panel of three librarians…
Consumer Health: Improving Wikipedia through #CiteNLM Edit-a-Thons
Submitted by Elizabeth Waltman, Network of the National Library of Medicine, Southeastern/Atlantic Region, Health Sciences and Human Services Library, University of Maryland–Baltimore; edited by Heidi…
Chapter News: UNYOC 2020: A Meeting to Remember
Submitted by Jennifer McKinnell and Denise Smith, Conference Planning Cochairs, Upstate New York and Ontario Chapter Like many other MLA chapters, the Upstate New York…
Virtual My Favorite Tool—Beta Tested
The Technology in Education Caucus held a beta test of the Virtual My Favorite Tool event on Tuesday, November 10, in preparation for the MLA…
Academy New and Renewing Members
Congratulations to members of the Academy of Health Information Professionals who are new members of the academy or have renewed their membership at the same…
In Memoriam: Erika Love, FMLA
Erika Love, FMLA, passed away on October 8, 2020, at home in Albuquerque, NM, surrounded by people who loved her. She was ninety-five and had…
MLA ’21 to Include Full Virtual Offering
Submitted by Tara Douglas-Williams, AHIP, Cochair, 2021 National Program Committee; Neville D. Prendergast, Cochair, 2021 National Program Committee; Lisa K. Traditi, AHIP, MLA President, and…
2020 MLA Grants, Scholarships, and Fellowship Recipients Honored
MLA awarded grants to deserving students and practicing health sciences information professionals during the MLA ’20 vConference. The Naomi C. Broering Latinx Heritage Grant provides…
Global Health & Health Equity: European Medical Libraries during the COVID-19 Pandemic
Submitted by Maurella Della Seta, President, European Association of Health Information and Libraries; edited by Lilian Hoffecker, Hub Editor: Global Health & Health Equity, MLAConnect…
MLA Board Highlights: August 2020
The MLA Board of Directors met virtually on August 5, 2020. All meetings of the MLA Board are open to members, except for executive sessions,…
Gerald J. Perry, AHIP, FMLA, Receives the 2020 Marcia C. Noyes Award
The highest honor that MLA confers is the Marcia C. Noyes Award. Gerald (Jerry) J. Perry, AHIP, FMLA, associate dean, University of Arizona Libraries (UAL),…