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…
Going Further with Data: Improve Your Data Skills with the Data Services Specialization
Submitted by: Julia Esparza, MLS, AHIP, FMLA One day, I got a call from a professor who needed to put data in a repository but…
Supporting Climate and Health Research: Unlocking the Power of FAIR Data
Submitted by: Julie Goldman The intersection of climate change and human health presents challenges and opportunities for researchers. As extreme weather events become more frequent…
Unlocking the Value of Qualitative Research: How to Avoid Quantitative Research Biases
Submitted by: Sami Kaplan In the realm of research, qualitative methods often take a backseat to their quantitative counterparts. However, qualitative research offers unique insights…
Unlock Your Potential: How the MLA Data Services Specialization Can Help You Meaningfully Engage with Your Communities
Submitted by: Margaret Henderson The rapidly evolving research data landscape presents unprecedented opportunities and challenges. Navigating these challenges and opportunities requires data literacy expertise among…
Mastering Databases: Essential Features and Expert Solutions
Submitted by: Hilary Kraus Favorite Features & Sneaky Solutions: A Database Tips Lightning Round! A User Experience (UX) Caucus Event on Thursday, October 3, 2024…
Advance Your Career with the Data Services Specialization (DSS) Level II Pathway: A Special Offer
Submitted by: Barry Grant To make earning a Level II Data Services Specialization certificate more affordable, MLA offers the DSS Level II Pathway: 7 Level…
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…
Introducing a New MEDLIB-ED Catalog: Disaster Preparation, Response, & Recovery for Libraries and Librarians
At the end of April, MLA sunset the Disaster Information Specialization (DIS). At the start of May, a new MLE catalog of no-cost disaster-related courses…
Building a Data Dashboard to Track Education Outreach Efforts
Background Region 3 (RML) of the Network of National Library of Medicine (NNLM) serves Texas, Louisiana, Arkansas, Kansas, Nebraska, and Missouri. The RML offers outreach,…
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…
Student Engagement AND Assessment in the Virtual Library Classroom? Google Forms to the Rescue!
By Lily Martin, MLIS, Reference & Instruction Librarian, Levy Library at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai; Samantha Walsh, MLS, MA, Hunter College…
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…
MLA’s Disaster Information Specialization to Sunset in April 2023
MLA will sunset the Disaster Information Specialization on April 30, 2023. More than 275 librarians, first responders, members of the military, and others have earned…
A Little Off-Center: Writing Support in a Medical Library
Writing centers are a common feature on college campuses, offering students the opportunity to work with a writing consultant to simultaneously refine a particular project…
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…
Overview of Citation Software: Pros, Cons, and Best Uses
By Sarah Jackson Citation programs are a common feature of library instruction, helping users to manage difficult and cumbersome projects. Four programs are particularly common…
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.…
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…
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…