VA Librarian Engages Veterans Through Book Club on VA Video Connect
When the COVID-19 pandemic caused lockdowns and social distancing restrictions in 2020, the US Department of Veterans Affairs transitioned to remote operations.Lisa Huang, supervisory librarian…
Making Sense of Basic Science Librarianship When You Are Not a Scientist
By Laura Lipke, MS, MLIS, AHIP; Rachel Whitney, MLIS, AHIP; Stephanie Schulte, MLIS; Margaret Hoogland, MLS, AHIP; Stacey E. Wahl, PhD, AHIP; Jeremy Kupsco, PhD…
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…
Library Resources for Dentistry and Dental Hygiene: Updated Recommendations from the Dental Caucus
By Lorraine Porcello, MSLIS, MSIM; Natalie Clairoux, MSc, MSI; Nicole Theis-Mahon, MLIS, AHIP; Sean M. Stone, MLS; Bradrick McClam, MEd, AHIP Raskin and Hathorn published the…
Audience Analysis: Meet Your Learners Where They Are
By Anna Ferri and Megan De Armond The first phase of designing a new learning intervention involves identifying a problem or goal the instruction is…
From the Back Burner to Done: Time Management Tips
First published in Southern Expressions, Vol. 38, No. 1. By Terri Gotschall, Rachel Walden, Nakia Woodward, and Emily Weyant. Don’t want to write an article,…
Busting Myths about Preprints
Preprints are increasingly in the public eye, in part due to their contribution to the research corpus during the COVID-19 pandemic [1]. But what exactly…
What Do We Really Mean by “Open”?
The terms open access (OA), open educational resources (OER), and open science get batted around a lot, but what does “open” really mean? Open access,…
SC/MLA Members Share Inspiring Ideas for Promoting Libraries: Part 2 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…
SC/MLA Members Share Inspiring Ideas for Promoting Libraries: Part 1 of 3
These articles 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…
Sharing Health Information with the Wary: A Consumer Health Librarian’s Tips
The first frame of the Association of College & Research Libraries’ Framework for Information Literacy for Higher Education, an outline of essential information literacy concepts,…
Little Free Library: Building Community During the Pandemic
If you’ve encountered a brightly painted book box, chances are it’s a Little Free Library book exchange. The nonprofit, global book-sharing movement has grown to…
Best Practices for Finding Research Data
In the spring of 2021, librarians from the University of California, San Francisco Library and the University of Nebraska Medical Center McGoogan Health Sciences Library…
WikiProject Medicine: A Medical Informatics Elective for Enhancing the Quality of Patient Education
In the fall of 2016, the University of Central Florida College of Medicine Medical Informatics team was invited to plan and develop an innovative course…
MLA Comments on IMLS 2022-2026 Strategic Plan
The Medical Library Association (MLA) has provided feedback to help IMLS envision its future through its 2022-2026 Strategic Plan. MLA supports the IMLS vision to…
NIH Releases 2021–2025 Strategic Plan
NIH issued the 2021–2025 NIH-Wide Strategic Plan to guide NIH research efforts over the next five years. Building on the previous plan, the new plan…
Getting Started with Publishing in Academia
Writing an original research manuscript for publication in a peer-reviewed journal may feel like jumping off the high dive into the deep end before you’ve…
Why Do Full-Text Links Break?
During MLA’s virtual 2021 conference, I spoke on the panel “The Great Disconnect: Challenges Getting Users to Full Text.” We had a lengthy, in-depth conversation…
MLA signs onto CHLA ABSC statement on the importance of hospital libraries
Throughout the COVID-19 Pandemic, there has been growing concern from leaders regarding misinformation, but an unwillingness to support and maintain hospital libraries. The Canadian Health Libraries Association/Association…
MLA and AAHSL Comments on NIH UNITE Initiative
MLA and AAHSL submitted comments and recommendations in response to the NIH’s RFI to advance and strengthen racial equity, diversity and inclusion in the biomedical research workforce…