Personals: Kate Flewelling Named Alumni Medical Library Director
Congratulations to MLA member Kate Flewelling, AHIP, for being named the Director of the Alumni Medical Library at the Boston University Medical Campus (BUMC). Her…
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…
Understanding the Currency of Trust in Health Literacy
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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…
Message from the Editors – Summer 2021 – HLC @ MLA’21
The MLA’21: Transforming our Diversifying Communities v-conference is nearly upon us! The conference kicks off next Monday, May 10, at 10:30AM CT with the opening session.…
Culinary Literacy Programs: Recipes for Success
Setting up and preparing for a virtual culinary literacy program making salsa and guacamole. Reading a recipe, knowing and understanding basic kitchen terms and…
5 Minutes With… Nancy A. Clark
5 Minutes With… Nancy A. Clark Nancy A. Clark works as the Director, Library Network Office, Veterans Health Administration. She is this year’s recipient of the Lois Ann…
5 Minutes With… Jodi L. Philbrick
5 Minutes With… Jodi L. Philbrick, MSLS, PhD, AHIP Jodi L. Philbrick, MSLS, PhD, AHIP is a Senior Lecturer at the University of North Texas-…
Guest Columnist: Seema Bhakta
Hospital libraries attract various members of our community whether they be clinical staff or patients. However, due to the pandemic and the need for social…
Message from the Chair – Spring 2021
Last month MLA offered its first ever “Experience MLA” month, filled with a variety of events and learning opportunities from caucuses, committees, and domain hubs.…
Using Social Media to Correct Health Misinformation
Mass media and social networks have long played a role in the distribution of health information as people try to make sense of evolving research,…
Message from the Editors- Spring 2021
It doesn’t seem possible, but it’s already March! Last November, we transitioned National Network to a blog format. We hoped that this new format would…
Joint Commission for Medical/Hospital Librarians Updates, January 2020-January 2021: COVID-19
There are times I think I simply cannot read one more word about this coronavirus or COVID-19… but it will not fade to obscurity just…
In Memoriam: Milton Corn
It is with great sadness that the National Library of Medicine (NLM) shares the news of the passing of Milton Corn, deputy director for research…
News from the NLM History of Medicine Division
NLM announces 2021 History Talks The first of the National Library of Medicine (NLM) 2021 History Talks will take place on February 11, 2021, at…
Receiving the COVID-19 Vaccine: One Librarian’s Experience
I expected to be one of the last to receive the COVID vaccine according to our algorithm. However, one of the RNs recognized my impact…
In Memoriam: Beverly E. Allen
Morehouse School of Medicine announced that Beverly E. Allen, founding director of the Morehouse School of Medicine Library, lost her battle with COVID-19. Allen was…
Personals: Naomi Bishop, AHIP, Honored with I Love My Librarian Award
Kudos to Naomi Bishop, AHIP, Arizona Health Sciences Library at the Phoenix Biomedical Campus, University of Arizona College of Medicine–Phoenix, one of the 2021 I…
MLA Reads Book Club: Insights on leading a virtual book discussion group
Editors’ Note: For today’s National Network blog post, we have a guest essay from the MLA Reads team. MLA Reads is a virtual book club…
Personals: MLA Member Elaine Ricketts Hicks One of Library Journal’s Librarians of the Year
Congratulations to MLA member Elaine R. Hicks, Rudolph Matas Library of the Health Sciences, Tulane University, New Orleans, LA, who with Stacy Brody, George Washington…