COVID-19 Precautions in New Orleans
Until late October 2021, both the state of Louisiana and the city of New Orleans had a mask mandate. When the mandate was lifted, it…
New Orleans: A City Like No Other!
We hope to see you in May at MLA ‘22: Reconnect, Renew, Reflect, taking place May 4–6, 2022, in downtown New Orleans, Louisiana! Did you…
Academy New Members
Achieving membership in the Academy of Health Information Professionals is an important professional milestone. The academy congratulates the following new members who joined during September…
MLA Board Approves Investment in New Technology Platform
The technology that powers MLA’s infrastructure and programs is essential for how you experience your interactions with MLA services and with other members. It would…
MLA and SLA Dialogue About Possible Collaboration
We want you to know about this forthcoming conversation that your MLA president, president-elect, past president, and treasurer will be having with the Executive Board…
SC/MLA Members Share Inspiring Ideas for Promoting Libraries: Part 3 of 3
This article originally ran in the Southern Chapter of the Medical Library Association’s newsletter Southern Expressions, 2021;37(4):4–8. October is National Medical Librarians Month, a time to…
Advising on the Future of the Special Library Association
On October 5, Tara Murray Grove, president of the Special Library Association (SLA), invited me to join her for a town hall discussion on SLA’s…
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…
Coming Together with Common Interests: The Formation of the Animal and Veterinary Information Specialists (AVIS) Caucus
By Melissa Funaro, Karen Barton, AHIP, and Suzanne Fricke, AHIP The Veterinary Medical Libraries Section (VMLS)—first established as the Veterinary Medical Libraries Group—held its first…
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).…