Peer-to-Peer Instruction
At a time when library budgets are not as healthy as in years past, increased efficiency can be vital to continued library growth and success.…
National Medical Librarians Month!
October is National Medical Librarians Month, a time to celebrate and advocate for our medical libraries. Each year, MLA publishes graphics to use for promotions…
SC/MLA Members Share Inspiring Ideas for Promoting Libraries: Part 2 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…
Guest Columnist: Seema Bhakta
Hospital Librarianship: What’s The New Normal? As a hospital librarian, I was optimistic that 2020 would be the end of COVID-19. 2021 has turned me…
SC/MLA Members Share Inspiring Ideas for Promoting Libraries: Part 1 of 3
These articles 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…
Developing a Medical Library Instruction Program
This article was originally published in the Nursing and Allied Health Resources and Services Caucus Newsletter (Vol. 41, No. 4, October 2021). I want to…
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…
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.…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Introducing Life-Long Learning Skills in Patient Presentation in a Problem-Based Curriculum: The Case for Library Integration
Submitted by: Christopher P. Duffy, MLIS, AHIP, Margaret Dreker, MPA, MLS, Ofelia Martinez, MD, MPH, Tovah Tripp, MD, Joshua Josephs, MD, PhD, Miriam Hoffman, MD;…
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…
EFTS Unbilled Transactions Announcement
This is an update regarding the processing of unbilled transactions for EFTS lending libraries. Unbilled transactions are transactions imported from DOCLINE that a lending library…
EFTS Custom Pricing Groups Now Launched
This is an announcement regarding the launch of EFTS Custom Pricing Groups for lending libraries. A primary objective of the EFTS Powered by MLA platform…
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…
MLA ’21 Live Week
Hi everyone! Don’t forget that the live week of MLA ’21: Transforming Our Diversifying Communities is happening now. The online planner is available here; don’t forget…