Official Meeting Blogger: New Librarian
MLA ’19 was my very first medical library conference. I started my position in September, so I was excited for the opportunity to meet and…
Official Meeting Blogger: Health Literacy Posters at MLA ’19
Given the almost 200 posters at MLA ‘19, I knew I needed to narrow my focus to get the most out of the sessions. I…
Official Meeting Blogger: Social Butterfly
This was my first MLA ’19 and I looked forward to networking and making new friends. I knew attending as many events as I could…
Official Meeting Blogger: Early Morning Perspective
While most of the non-MLA activities, tours, museums, and designer stores in Chicago do not open until 10am, there are still plenty of things to…
Official Meeting Blogger: Take Search, Screening, and Analysis to the Next Level
Looking to innovate your systematic review process? Check out these resources from MLA’19 posters and lightning talks: Rayyan is a free citation screening tool. The…
Official Meeting Blogger: Posters
The theme of this year’s MLA Conference was to “elevate,” and the posters presented delivered. Many of the posters discussed how they improved, changed, reimagined,…
Official Meeting Blogger: Immersion Session on Implicit Bias in Consumer Health Information
I attended the “Elevating by Evaluating: Recognizing and Avoiding Implicit Bias in Consumer Health Information” immersion session on May 6th. This session, moderated by Terri…
Official Meeting Blogger: MLA’19 First-Time Attendees Breakfast
For a profession known for attracting introverts, we could not stop talking. Conversation was rampant at our tables and then through several rounds of three-minute…
Official Meeting Blogger: Impostor Phenomenon and the Health Sciences Librarian
Of the varying topics covered within Lightning Talks 3, the Impostor Phenomenon (Coping Strategies for Impostor Phenomenon among Health Sciences Librarians, by Debra Warner, Michelle…
Official Meeting Blogger: Sections
One of the hottest topics discussed at the Section meetings was the transition of the SIGs and Sections to caucuses. Members were curious about what…
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…
Official Meeting Blogger: AI and searching
PHOTO CREDIT: Michelle Cawley presenting during MLA’19. Permission to use photo granted by M. Cawley. The last full-day of MLA’19, I had the pleasure of…
Official Meeting Blogger: Systematic Review Services session
Monday afternoon I attended a few different sessions that focused on launching a systematic review service at a library, including “Building an Interprofessional Literature Review…
Official Meeting Blogger: Evening Happy Hours and Socials
Although I’m more of a night owl, I didn’t make it out to as many evening events as I thought I would at MLA ‘19.…
Official Meeting Blogger: Laugh-out-loud moments
Charlie Chaplin has been credited with saying, “A day without laughter is a day wasted.” I live by this quote. So, the adventure I chose…
Official Meeting Blogger: Posters
One of the highlights of my annual meeting experience is always the chance to see the poster presentations. These posters represent the initiatives of health…
Official Meeting Blogger: First-Time Attendee Perspective
The organizational structure of MLA is changing, and this is confusing to some, disconcerting to others, and hasn’t yet “reached” the rest. As a new…
Visit the SitStayRead Dogs during MLA’19
The SitStayRead dog teams are joining us at MLA’19. Visit them in Grand Ballroom Foyer, East Tower, Ballroom Gold Level Saturday May 4th at 5:30-7:00 PM…
Seven tips for a happy and healthy conference
I once heard a colleague liken meeting attendance to being onboard a cruise ship. You have access to gourmet-style food, alcohol, parties and handsome people,…
Packing Essentials for MLA ’19
Helen-Ann Brown Epstein, AHIP, FMLA, is one of the official meeting bloggers this year. She is getting a head-start by sharing her packing essentials after…