Be Well Wednesday: Lighten Up! Using Humor to Boost Wellness and Joy at Work
Submitted by: Shannon D. JonesThe Be Well MLA Team invites all MLA members to join us for “Lighten Up! Using Humor to Boost Wellness and…
Evolve and Adapt: The 2024 MLA Style Guide
The updated Medical Library Association (MLA) Publication Style Guide is now live after years of work and revisions! The MLA Publication Style Guide is considered…
MLA Reads Book Discussion: Viral Justice by Ruha Benjamin
The MLA Reads Planning Team is excited to announce that our upcoming book discussion will feature Ruha Benjamin’s Viral Justice: How We Grow the World…
Guest Post: Unveiling the Veil: A Call to Eradicate Publication Bias for a True Scientific Renaissance
By Johanna Hoyos, MSc. In the dynamic arena of scientific exploration, where the pursuit of knowledge shapes the future, a shadow lingers – publication bias.…
Mental Health First Aid (MHFA): Why & How?
Mental Health First Aid (MHFA): Why & How? This is a quick overview of Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) training. What is it? MHFA…
The Necessity of Getting on Board with DEI
“I’m tired of DEI.” “MLA focuses too much on DEI.” “I don’t want whiteness to be under-represented.” These are sentiments that have recently been expressed…
My extraordinary experience at the 4th National Joint Council of Librarians of Color (JCLC) Conference
Image: Author visiting the Network of the National Library of Medicine (NNLM) exhibitor booth crewed by Lorin Jackson, NNLM’s Region 2 Executive Director and Sarah…
Be Well MLA – Real Love: Enabling Fierce Self-Compassion
The Be Well MLA initiative promotes wellness and well-being among members of the Medical Library Association. Every month, MLA members are invited to participate in…
Caucus and Domain Hub Mid-Year DEI Activities
By Jane Morgan-Daniel on behalf of the MLA DEI Committee At the DEI Committee’s suggestion, a question was added to MLA’s annual and mid-year activity…
CAPHIS Consumer Connections Newsletter
The Consumer and Patient Health Information Services (CAPHIS) Caucus publishes the peer-reviewed and CINAHL indexed Consumer Connections Newsletter (ISSN 15357821) twice a year. In it…
Growing a Seed Library
By Brandon Patterson, Jennifer Macali, Gabrielle James, and Donna Baluchi Walk into the Eccles Health Sciences Library at the University of Utah and you’ll be…
The Development of a “Diverse Skin Images Database” at Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine
In the spring of 2021, a group of Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine (HMSOM) students contacted the Interprofessional Health Sciences Library about a project to…
AAMLA Statement in Solidarity With the Citizens of Buffalo
The African American Medical Librarians Alliance (AAMLA) is saddened that our statement released on June 2020 is still so painfully relevant today in the wake of…
Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility Content at MLA ’22
The upcoming MLA ‘22 conference has a large range of content related to diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility. Look for the DEI icons in the…
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…
LGBTQIA+ Caucus Supports Transgender People
Members of the LGBTQIA+ Caucus call attention to the legislative violence being leveraged against transgender people across the United States, and specifically in the following…
Benefits of Diversity in Libraries and Concerns When Diversity Is Lacking
This is the third installment in a four-part series called “Leadership in Libraries: Promoting Diverse, Equitable & Inclusive Environments,” by Briana Christensen, MLIS, librarian at Galen…
MLA Urges Administrators to Fund Hospital Libraries and Staff
“Hospital libraries and library staff are essential partners in providing excellent health care and achieving optimal patient outcomes,” begins MLA’s new advocacy statement. Titled “Partner…
UT iSchool Alumni Step Up to Create an Endowed Scholarship for BIPOC Students
Graduates of the University of Texas at Austin School of Information have started a grassroots fundraising campaign to create an endowed scholarship to help more…
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…