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, AHIPRaskin and Hathorn published the first…
DeAnn Brame Named 2022–2023 Leadership and Career Development Fellow
Congratulations to DeAnn Brame on being named to the ARL 2022–2023 Leadership and Career Development Fellows! MLAConnect: What prompted you to apply to the ARL Leadership…
Bethany McGowan Named 2022–2023 Leadership and Career Development Fellow
Congratulations to Bethany McGowan on being named to the ARL 2022–2023 Leadership and Career Development Fellows! MLAConnect: What prompted you to apply to the ARL…
Introducing the 125-Year Retrospective Task Force
The 125-Year Retrospective Task Force, established by the board of directors in 2021, supports MLA’s goal of Building a Better Future by honoring our (almost)…
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,…
In Memoriam: Patricia Gallagher
Patricia Gallagher, MA, MLS, AHIP, FMLA, passed away on December 1, 2021, after a ten-month battle with pancreatic cancer. She was sixty-seven years old. To…
In Memoriam: Patty Davies
Patty Davies (right) with Jim Morgan (left), who was OHSU library director for many years Patty Davies, former librarian at The Oregon Health and Science…
In Memoriam: Edward Janavel Huth
Edward Janavel Huth, 98, of Bryn Mawr died November 2, 2021, with his wife of sixty-four years by his side. Ed was born in Philadelphia…
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…
In Memoriam: Ann Brooks
Ann Brooks was a distinguished librarian who held two master’s degrees in library science and business administration. Ann began her career at the Texas A&M…
In Memoriam: William Dosite Postell, Jr.
A native of New Orleans, Bill attended Spring Hill College and Tulane University, where he earned his undergraduate degree and was a member of Sigma…
In Memoriam: Ronald D. Padot
Ronald D. Padot, 53, died peacefully at home in the Detroit area surrounded by family on November 23, 2021, after being diagnosed earlier this year…
In Memoriam: Janet Louise (Earnshaw) Minnerath
During her distinguished career, Janet was the founding director of the VAMIS (Virginia Medical Information System), based at Virginia Commonwealth University, and established medical libraries…
In Memoriam: Mitzi Williams
Submitted by [Link removed (Trenton Boyd)], [Link removed (Vicki Croft)], and Gretchen Stephens Mitsuko “Mitzi” Williams passed away on November 11, 2021, from complications of a genetic…
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,…
New Name, Clearer Mission: The Health Equity & Global Health Domain Hub
Hello MLA members! We are very happy to reintroduce ourselves as the Health Equity & Global Health Domain Hub. While the change may seem subtle—flipping…
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,…
Personals: Katherine Stapes Joins the TTUHSC Library as Special Collections and Reference Librarian
Katherine Stapes joined the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center Library as Special Collections and Reference Librarian on August 2. In this role, Katherine will…
Capturing History Through the Lens of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion: Rethinking MLA’s Oral History Project
By Gregory Laynor, cochair, and Ansley Stuart, cochair, MLA Oral History Committee. Established in 1977, the MLA Oral History Project conducts and preserves interviews that…