Hospital Librarians and Environmental Justice
Editor’s Note: This week we have a wonderful post from Carrie Grinstead, of Providence St. Joseph Health, on the role that health sciences librarians can…
Little Free Library: Building Community During the Pandemic
If you’ve encountered a brightly painted book box, chances are it’s a Little Free Library book exchange. The nonprofit, global book-sharing movement has grown to…
Get to know Kris Alpi and the EAHIL conference!
Editor’s note: We are so excited to feature Kris Alpi, MLA President, today on the blog! In this post, Kris tells us a bit about…
Introducing the New Social Justice and Health Disparities Action Club
Submitted by Andy Hickner and Chelsea Misquith. The Social Justice and Health Disparities (SJ/HD) Caucus, a participating caucus of the Global Health and Health Equity…
Message from the Editors – Fall 2021
Well, it isn’t quite fall yet, but for those of us who work with learners, it is about that time for fall semester to start.…
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,…
A Medical Librarian’s Experience During COVID-19
Working in health care can be challenging under ordinary conditions. The year 2020 proved to be anything but ordinary, as COVID-19 ravaged cities around the…
Consumer Connections: Special Edition on Graphic Medicine
The special edition issue of the CAPHIS Caucus’s newsletter Consumer Connections is dedicated to graphic medicine and is now available! It can be found [Link…
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…
It’s summer! What are you up to?
Hello everyone! It’s summer, and while that doesn’t always make a huge difference in workload for many of us, it’s a rather special summer in…
Leadership in Libraries: Promoting Diverse, Equitable & Inclusive Environments
This is the first installment in a four-part series called “Leadership in Libraries: Promoting Diverse, Equitable & Inclusive Environments,” by Briana Christensen, MLIS, librarian at…
Guest Columnist: Seema Bhakta
As librarians, many of us have heard about Little Free Library (LFL). In 2009, Todd Bol built a model of a one room schoolhouse, put…
Participate in APHA; Sewell Stipends due July 16!
Hello librarian friends, The Sewell Stipend pays for librarians to participate virtually in the annual meeting of APHA, the American Public Health Association. You can…
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…
Spring 2021 Business Meeting Recap
The 2021 Hospital Library Caucus Annual Business Meeting took place last month. If you weren’t able to make it, check out the slides here! Meeting…
Socially Responsible Investment
On May 11, the MLA Board of Directors, on recommendation of the MLA Finance Committee, approved a new MLA investment policy that now includes requirements…
Research Interests of 2021 RTI Applicants
As part of the application process for the MLA Research Training Institute (RTI), applicants submit a list of key words or phrases that describe the…
Message from the Chair- Summer 2021
Spring is usually a time for rebirth, renewal, and reawakening, and this past one, well, mission accomplished on several fronts! It feels like the world…
NCNMLG Statement on Solidarity
This statement reflects the opinion of the Northern California & Nevada Medical Library Group (NCNMLG) of MLA and does not necessarily reflect the official position…