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…
NLM Director Search Update
The following email from Dr. Francis Collins, Director of the National Institutes of Health, provides an update on the search process for NLM’s next director.…
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…
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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?…
Congress Boosts National Library of Medicine Funding
The Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016 increases the National Library of Medicine’s (NLM) funding approximately 3.36 percent above Fiscal Year (FY) 2015. The legislation provides NLM with…
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…
MLA and AAHSL affirm need to protect human subjects in research
The Medical Library Association (MLA) and Association of Health Sciences Libraries (AAHSL) have commented on the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Proposed Rule, Federal Policy for…
Congress passes stop-gap funding
Today, the House and Senate passed legislation that will fund the government through December 11th, just hours before the start of the new fiscal year.…
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…
MLA supports the FY 2016 budget
MLA has joined 2,500 organizations in sending a letter to Congress urging: that sequestration be replaced with a balanced approach to deficit reduction; and that sequestration…
MLA and AAHSL weigh in on the NIH-wide Strategic Plan
MLA and the Association of Academic Health Sciences Libraries (AAHSL) have submitted comments and recommendations to the National Institutes of Health (NIH) on a framework for…
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…
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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…
The Human Library Comes to the Scott Memorial Library at Thomas Jefferson University
Submitted by Patricia Wynne, Scott Memorial Library, Center for Teaching & Learning, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA Last October, the Scott Memorial Library at Thomas…
MLA supports cures for patients
MLA and AAHSL have signed onto a community letter commending the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions’ (HELP) for its effort to draft legislation that…
MLA and AAHSL support NLM funding
MLA and the Association of Academic Health Sciences Libraries (AAHSL) have recommended that the National Library of Medicine (NLM) receive $394 million in funding for Fiscal Year…
MLA comments on a strategic vision for the National Library of Medicine
MLA has submitted comments and recommendations that recognize the critical support the National Library of Medicine (NLM) provides to the health sciences library community and others.…
MLA and AAHSL applaud proposed changes to ClinicalTrials procedures
MLA, the Cancer Libraries Section of MLA, and the Association of Academic Health Sciences Libraries (AAHSL) enthusiastically support efforts by the National Institutes of Health…