MLA Welcomes 2016-2017 Rising Stars to a Sparkling New Program
The Rising Stars program is MLA’s member leadership development program. After running the Stars program three times in alternate years since 2010, the Rising Stars…
A Space of One’s Own: Library Space Planning in “Born Digital” Libraries
Submitted by Joanne Muellenbach, Library and Learning Resources Center, California Health Sciences University–Clovis, and Matthew Wilcox, New Haven, CT; edited by Nadine Dexter, AHIP What…
Internet Resources: Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
Submitted by Talicia Tarver, Tompkins-McCaw Library, Virginia Commonwealth University–Richmond Chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) is an enigmatic condition defined by a prolonged period of fatigue (lasting…
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Submitted by Donald Welch Bill Gates Reviews Books Would you like to enlarge your circle of reviewers in 2016? Someone even-minded, with lots of cents?…
Internet Resources: Birth Defects Prevention
Submitted by Talicia Tarver, Tompkins-McCaw Library, Virginia Commonwealth University–Richmond According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), one in thirty-three babies is born…
Leadership and Management: Are You Happy?
Submitted by Nancy Tannery, Chair, Leadership and Management Section John Helliwell, University of British Columbia economist, writes about happiness and well-being. His research has examined…
“Born Digital”: A Tale of New and Developing Health Sciences Libraries
Submitted by Nadine Dexter, AHIP, Health Sciences Library, University of Central Florida–Orlando, and Elizabeth R. Lorbeer, AHIP, School of Medicine Library, Western Michigan University–Kalamazoo Editor’s…
Internet Resources: Epilepsy: The Disease of a Thousand Names
Submitted by Frances Delwiche, Dana Medical Library, University of Vermont–Burlington, VT; edited by Talicia Tarver Epilepsy is a neurological disorder characterized by a history of…
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Submitted by Donald Welch Did You Read an E-Book on September 18? Not purposefully, just coincidentally, Michael Kozlowski wrote in the wake of International Read an…
2015 Sewell Stipend Recipients
Congratulations to this year’s recipients of the Sewell Stipend to attend the 2015 APHA Annual Conference in Chicago, IL. Alex Carroll, University of Maryland Jamie…
Leadership and Management: How Do We Lead?
Submitted by Nancy Tannery, Chair, Leadership and Management Section Wikipedia defines leadership as the “ability…to lead” or “guide.” Many think of the term leadership in…
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Submitted by Donald Welch The Ongoing Threat of Disappearing Libraries One of the latest to sound the alarm that libraries are disappearing (if you haven’t…
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The Collection Development Section is updating the part of its website that provides resources for the entire MLA user community. Please help us figure out…
Internet Resources: Asthma
Submitted by Lauren Wojcik, Clinical Education Center Library, Seton Healthcare Family, Austin, TX; edited by Talicia Tarver Asthma affects approximately 25 million people in the…
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Submitted by Donald Welch Medical Articles in Wikipedia? Are you a fan of Wikipedia? Do you like…or detest…the articles? Soon, the editors of those articles,…
Leadership and Management: Advice for Career Mobility
Submitted by Deborah L. Lauseng, Chair, Leadership and Management Section As each of us considers our career directions and what leadership opportunities to pursue, we…
Internet Resources: The Write Stuff: Resources for Scholarly Writing and Publishing
Submitted by Talicia Tarver, Health Sciences Library, Louisiana State University Health Science Center–Shreveport Whether you are preparing your own scholarly paper or assisting clients with…
Internet Resources: Patient Education Resources in Tagalog (Filipino)
Submitted by Sondhaya Sritongsook McGowan, Melisa Reasner McGuire Health Sciences Library, Scripps Mercy Hospital, San Diego, CA; edited by Talicia Tarver At 2.6 million, Filipinos…
Internet Resources: Aerospace Medicine
Submitted by D. Garon Bailey, Franzello Aeromedical Library, US Air Force School of Aerospace Medicine, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, OH, and Maureen Humphrey-Shelton, AHIP, Robley…
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Submitted by Donald Welch What Is Critical Librarianship? A plethora of conferences have already met or will occur in 2015 on critical librarianship. Also known…