Research Training Institute (RTI) 2025: Why Should I Apply?
Applications are Now Open for the 2025-26 Research Training Institute (RTI). Since 2018, the RTI’s unique and highly successful program has trained, mentored, and supported…
Academy of Health Information Professionals (AHIP) New and Renewing Members
Achieving membership in the Academy of Health Information Professionals (AHIP) is an important professional milestone. The Academy congratulates the following new members and those who…
Advocating for Authorship: Librarians and Information Professionals as Authors on Evidence Synthesis Publications
This blog post was coauthored by Emily A. Brennan. Despite making significant intellectual contributions to systematic reviews and evidence synthesis publications, and meeting authorship criteria…
JMLA Goes All Digital in 2023
The Journal of the Medical Library Association (JMLA) will only be available in digital formats starting with the 2023 editions. The decision was made collaboratively,…
MLA Welcomes New JMLA Co-Editors-in-Chief
The JMLA Editor-in-Chief Search Committee and MLA Board of Directors are pleased to announce the appointment of Jill T. Boruff, AHIP, Liaison Librarian, Schulich Library…
JMLA Editor-in-Chief Transitions to New Role
Please thank Katherine Akers for her service to MLA as she steps down from the role of JMLA editor-in-chief and transitions to a new career outside medical…
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…
New JMLA Assistant, Obituaries, and Social Media Editors Announced
The Journal of the Medical Library Association (JMLA) is pleased to announce new additions to our editorial team! Thane Chambers is a new assistant editor.…
JMLA’s Equity Initiative: An Update
In 2020, the Journal of the Medical Library Association (JMLA) launched an initiative aimed at providing more equitable opportunities for authors, reviewers, and editorial team…
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…
An Apology from JMLA
The Journal of the Medical Library Association (JMLA) recently launched a Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Initiative aimed at publishing more articles that recognize and address…
MLAConnect Board Report Summary
The MLA Board held its regularly scheduled meeting prior to the annual meeting this year. I presented on the progress that MLAConnect has made since…
New JMLA Data Sharing Policy
The Journal of the Medical Library Association (JMLA) announces a new data sharing policy to go into effect on October 1, 2019. Authors of Original…
Christine Willis Named MLA News Editor
Atlanta resident Christine Willis, AHIP, is the new editor of the MLA News, the bimonthly MLA member publication. Willis will serve a three-year term beginning…
Is MLA News Editor Your Next Job for the Association?
Are you ready for your next professional service opportunity? MLA is looking for the next editor of the MLA News. In this exciting and high-profile…
MLA Research Training Institute Launched, Next Step in MLA’s Goal to Advance Research
The Research Imperative Task Force is thrilled to announce the launch of the new MLA Research Training Institute for Health Sciences Librarians (RTI). The first…
Internet Resources: Finding Funding Opportunities
Edited by Talicia A. Tarver One emerging, and potentially novel, source of consultations for academic health sciences librarians involves helping clients find funding opportunities. While…
New JMLA Editor Named
The Board of Directors of the Medical Library Association (MLA) is pleased to announce the appointment of Katherine G. Akers as the editor-in-chief of the…
Apply for Volunteer Editor to Lead the JMLA
MLA seeks applications for a new volunteer editor of the Journal of the Medical Library Association (JMLA), the definitive source of information about the latest…
Sneak Peek on MLA Award for Research Advancement
By Margaret Bandy and Michelle Kraft, Research Imperative Task Force (RITF) Does your organization support your involvement in research activities? The MLA Board has approved…