Libraries, the Centerpiece of a Public Health Initiative
Libraries are increasingly playing an essential role in our communities as a hub for access to information, support, and opportunity. Because of this, Safe Space…
Developments Spring 2022 v. 33 #1
Developments Spring 2022 v. 33 #1 Message from the Co-Editors Message from the Chair New Member Highlight: Sonia Pescua Update on Collection Development 2.0 Caucus…
Zines in the Health Sciences Library
Zines have long been an integral part of library collections, but can they be useful in a health sciences library? The Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU) is home to…
Collection Development Matters
Although traditional library infostructures emerged out of a collection of materials housed in an edifice of some type or another, the library of today often…
It’s Never Too Early to Start the Conversation
Yes, we could talk about something more pleasant, but death and dying are an inevitable aspect of our lived human experience. End-of-life decision-making recognizes the…
SC/MLA Members Share Inspiring Ideas for Promoting Libraries: Part 3 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 to…
JMLA Editor-in-Chief Transitions to New Role
Please thank Katherine Akers for her service to MLA as she steps down from the role of JMLA editor-in-chief and transitions to a new career outside medical…
New Research Shows Involvement of a Librarian Is Associated with More Reproducible Searches and Improved Methodological Reporting in Dental Medicine Systematic Reviews
By Jamie Bloss, Jana Schellinger, and Kerry Sewell The production of systematic reviews (SRs) has steadily increased since the 1990s, but the increase in the number…
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…
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…
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…
Developments Spring 2021 v. 32 #2
Developments Spring 2021 v. 32 #2 Message from the Editor Message from the Chair Caucus Leadership Statement of Solidarity with Asian Americans Pacific Islanders (AAPI)…
JMLA’s Equity Initiative: An Update
In 2020, the Journal of the Medical Library Association (JMLA) launched an initiative aimed at providing more equitable opportunities for authors, reviewers, and editorial team…
Education: Unplugged Outreach
According to information found on the Trends page at the American Library Association’s website, the Internet age has birthed the notion of becoming temporarily “unplugged”…
Developments Fall 2020 v. 32 #1
Developments Fall 2020 v. 32 #1 From the Editor Message from the Chair Get to Know Collection Development Members Wish lists as a Collection Development…
Storytelling for Public Health
I lay in bed, turning this way and that. I felt queasy and weak. The bathroom was only a short distance away down the hall,…
An Apology from JMLA
The Journal of the Medical Library Association (JMLA) recently launched a Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Initiative aimed at publishing more articles that recognize and address…
MLA InSight Initiative Fall Forum Future Possibilities and Opportunities
For recordings and more detailed program information, go to InSight Initiative Fall Forum 2020 Detailed Program. On October 29–30, 2020, MLA hosted a free online…
Innovation & Research Practice: Predatory Journals: Be on the Lookout! What I Learned at a Continuing Education Session
Submitted by Mary C. Rickelman, AHIP, R. A. Williams Library, AdventHealth University, Orlando, FL; edited by Lisa Huang, Hub Editor: Innovation & Research Practice, MLAConnect…