Board Establishes Building a Better Future Strategic Goal Task Forces
In one of my last actions as president, I appointed three task forces that will support implementation of MLA’s strategic goal to Build a Better…
Personals: Kate Flewelling Named Alumni Medical Library Director
Congratulations to MLA member Kate Flewelling, AHIP, for being named the Director of the Alumni Medical Library at the Boston University Medical Campus (BUMC). Her…
It All Started with a Tweet. The Beginning of the Asian Diaspora Coalition of Medical Librarians
Submitted by Andrea Kang, Chelsea Misquith, and Seema Bhakta; edited by Lilian Hoffecker. Since the spring of 2020, we have been working together to…
Call for Participation in New Search Hedges Project
Call for Participation in New Search Hedges Project Submitted by Tamara M. Nelson, AHIP, Chair, Information Services Domain Hub From its inception, the vision of…
Education
What comes to mind when you read or hear the words “data visualization (DV)?” Some might imagine a sort of data “placebo” that works on…
An Introduction to the Global Health & Health Equity Hub*
What is Health Equity? What is Global Health? Health equity is often thought of as everyone having equal access to healthcare resources and information, but…
In Memoriam: Milton Corn
It is with great sadness that the National Library of Medicine (NLM) shares the news of the passing of Milton Corn, deputy director for research…
Information Services: Core Cancer Library 2021 Fifth Edition
Submitted by Kendra Godwin, 2020-2021 Chair, Cancer Librarians Caucus; edited by Shannon Compton, AHIP, Hub Editor: Information Services, MLAConnect The Core Cancer Library is one…
News from the NLM History of Medicine Division
NLM announces 2021 History Talks The first of the National Library of Medicine (NLM) 2021 History Talks will take place on February 11, 2021, at…
In Memoriam: Beverly E. Allen
Morehouse School of Medicine announced that Beverly E. Allen, founding director of the Morehouse School of Medicine Library, lost her battle with COVID-19. Allen was…
Global Health & Health Equity: Another Look at 2020 with Obama’s Favorite Books: Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Each year, former President Barack Obama shares his top books, many of which describe the sensitive balance of experiences related to diversity, equity, and inclusion…
Education: Unplugged Outreach
According to information found on the Trends page at the American Library Association’s website, the Internet age has birthed the notion of becoming temporarily “unplugged”…
Personals: Naomi Bishop, AHIP, Honored with I Love My Librarian Award
Kudos to Naomi Bishop, AHIP, Arizona Health Sciences Library at the Phoenix Biomedical Campus, University of Arizona College of Medicine–Phoenix, one of the 2021 I…
Information Services: Overview of the MLA Scholarly Communications Caucus First Annual Meeting
Submitted by Karen Gutzman, Chair, Scholarly Communications Caucus; edited by Shannon Compton, AHIP, Hub Editor: Information Services, MLAConnect The newly formed Scholarly Communications Caucus hosted…
Personals: MLA Member Elaine Ricketts Hicks One of Library Journal’s Librarians of the Year
Congratulations to MLA member Elaine R. Hicks, Rudolph Matas Library of the Health Sciences, Tulane University, New Orleans, LA, who with Stacy Brody, George Washington…
In Memoriam: Jill Rosalie Byerly Mayer
The family of Jill Rosalie Byerly Mayer announced that she passed away December 16, 2020, after a gradual decline in health. She remained unassuming, sweet…
Consumer Health: Improving Wikipedia through #CiteNLM Edit-a-Thons
Submitted by Elizabeth Waltman, Network of the National Library of Medicine, Southeastern/Atlantic Region, Health Sciences and Human Services Library, University of Maryland–Baltimore; edited by Heidi…
Personals: Rachel Lane Walden
The Jean and Alexander Heard Libraries announced that Rachel Lane Walden, Eskind Biomedical Library, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, received the 2020 Vanderbilt School of Nursing…
Information Services: Trusted Resources for Biomedical Images
Submitted by Kelsey Cowles, Health Sciences Library System, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA; edited by Shannon Compton, AHIP, Hub Editor: Information Services, MLAConnect The importance…
In Memoriam: Erika Love, FMLA
Erika Love, FMLA, passed away on October 8, 2020, at home in Albuquerque, NM, surrounded by people who loved her. She was ninety-five and had…