RTI Research Spotlight: RTI Contributed to Additional Study on Effects of COVID-19 on Medical Libraries
Training from the MLA Research Training Institute (RTI) has come in handy again! I am a fellow in the 2019 cohort, and my project is…
In Memoriam: Donna P. Johnson
Donna P. Johnson died of COVID-19 on June 14. She became a nationally renowned medical library leader while overseeing Allina Health’s library during an era…
Historic MLA ’20 vConference Opening Session Held July 27
The MLA ’20 vConference and Exhibits, a full-featured experience of virtual learning and networking, kicked off on Monday, July 27, with an opening session that…
RTI News: IMLS Awards Second Grant to MLA to Deepen the Research Capacity of Health Sciences Librarians
The Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) has awarded MLA a $227,862 Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian Program Grant over a 3-year period to…
In Memoriam: Richard C. Wood
Richard C. Wood passed away July 12, 2020. He was executive director at the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center (TTUHSC) Libraries from 1991 to…
MLA ’20 Service Project: Rahab’s Sisters
What makes Rahab’s Sisters unique is the concept of radical hospitality. Rahab’s Sisters’ core mission is creating community for women and gender nonconforming folks “marginalized…
RTI Research Spotlight: Recent Review Finds Few Information Literacy Studies of Doctoral Students
Doctoral studies offer a unique phase in the development and legitimization of researchers, and it is essential to understand the distinct practices of this population…
The Board of Directors Gratefully Acknowledges Contributors
The Board of Directors gratefully acknowledges the following contributors, whose donations were received after September 30, 2019: Margaret Bandy, AHIP, FMLA Terry Ann Jankowski, AHIP,…
Doing Our Jobs in the Time of COVID-19: Facilities and Personnel Management While Your Library Is Closed, Open, Reopening, or Somewhere In-Between
Sponsored by Elsevier’s ClinicalKey® In this time of COVID-19, clinical and academic health libraries face facilities and personnel management challenges. A panel of five librarian…
Sustaining Commitment During Times of Challenge
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In Memoriam: Jeff D. Williams, AHIP
Submitted by MLA Headquarters on behalf of Robert I. Grossman, Dean and Chief Executive Officer, NYU Medical Center Jeff D. Williams, AHIP, department chair and…
RTI News: Research Interests of Librarians
As part of the application process for the MLA Research Training Institute (RTI), applicants submit a list of key words or phrases that describes the…
Note from the Editor
To begin this note by saying a lot has happened in the past couple of months is an understatement, to say the least. We have…
Announcing the MLA ’20 vConference and Exhibits! Registration Opens June 5!
Join your colleagues, friends, and vendors for the MLA ’20 vConference and Exhibits, a full-featured experience of virtual learning and networking. MLA invites you to…
Significant Changes to EFTS and DOCLINE after June 30, 2020
The University of Connecticut Health Center (UCHC) is transferring the operations of the Electronic Funds Transfer System (EFTS) to MLA in a timeline agreed to…
RTI News: Congratulations to the 2020 RTI Fellows!
MLA is pleased to announce the 2020 Research Training Institute (RTI) fellows! This year due to the current COVID-19 pandemic, the 2020 RTI will be…
MLA Virtual 2020 Business Meeting and Presidential Addresses
MLA held its first virtual annual business meeting on Tuesday, May 19, 2020, with Julia Esparza, AHIP, presiding and 499 members attending. The historic session…
Introducing the MLA ’20 vConference
Late on May 7, Oregon’s Governor Kate Brown announced the decision to limit gatherings to twenty-five people or fewer through September 2020. Unfortunately, this means…
May 12 COVID-19 Conversation: Critical Appraisal of COVID-19 Research
Methods and best practices for critical appraisal are well established, but the rapid pace of publication during the COVID-19 pandemic is throwing the rule book…
Caucus News: We Did It, You Can Too! Webinar Best Practices and Lessons Learned by the AAMLA Virtual Engagement Committee
Submitted by Aidy Weeks, AHIP, UNLV Health Sciences Library, University of Nevada–Las Vegas; Heather Rodriguez-James, Del E. Webb Library, Loma Linda University Health, Loma Linda,…