Data Caucus History
Edited by Christine WillisIn celebration of MLA’s 125th anniversary, we will be sharing caucus and chapter histories throughout the year. Previously published histories are available…
Consumer and Patient Health Information Services Caucus History
Edited by Christine Willis In celebration of MLA’s 125th anniversary, we will be sharing caucus and chapter histories throughout the year. Previously published histories are…
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…
Collection Development Caucus History
Edited by Christine Willis In celebration of MLA’s 125th anniversary we will be sharing caucus and chapter histories throughout the year. Previously published histories are…
Clinical Librarians and Evidence-Based Healthcare Caucus History
Edited by Christine Willis In celebration of MLA’s 125th anniversary we will be sharing caucus and chapter histories throughout the year. Previously published histories are…
Animal and Veterinary Information Specialist Caucus
In celebration of MLA’s 125th anniversary we will be sharing caucus and chapter histories throughout the year. Previously published histories are available on MLANET. Q:…
RTI Fellow Awarded Grant to Study Disempowering Terminology in Online Patient Education Materials for People With Type 1 Diabetes
This spring, Lisa Acuff, AHIP, in collaboration with three other information professionals, two from the University of New Mexico’s Health Sciences Center, and one from…
Academic Librarians Caucus History
Edited by Christine Willis In celebration of MLA’s 125th anniversary we will be sharing caucus and chapter histories throughout the year. Previously published histories are…
History of the Hawaii Pacific Chapter
The Hawaii Regional Medical Library Group, Inc. first formed in October, 1969 after five librarians petitioned the Medical Library Association to form a regional group.…
Shannon Harris Joins Preston Smith Library of the Health Sciences, TTUHSC
Shannon Harris joined the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center Libraries (Lubbock) as a research and reference librarian on March 16, 2023. In this role,…
Margaret Vugrin Retirement
Margaret Vugrin, research and reference librarian for the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center (TTUHSC)–Lubbock, retired on March 31, 2023, after 38 years of service.…
Dental Caucus History
The first MLA paper on a dental topic titled “Making a Dental Library Active” was presented at the 1924 MLA Annual Meeting in Chicago, IL…
Women Who Inspire Us
“Celebrating Women Who Tell Stories” is the 2023 theme for National Women’s History Month. Women have played a prominent role throughout MLA’s history, furthering our…
Announcing Peer Coaches for 2023 Research Training Institute
The Research Training Institute (RTI) team is pleased to announce the new peer coaches for the 2023 RTI online program: Andy Hickner, Christi Piper, Erin…
Pacific Northwest Chapter History
Edited by: Suzanne Fricke The Pacific Northwest Chapter (PNC) of MLA first formed in 1953 as the Pacific Northwest Regional Group, made up initially of…
RTI Research Spotlight: New Evaluation Rubric Helps Identify Point-of-Care Tools Based On Nurses’ Information Needs
Healthcare professionals need accurate information to best care for their patients and they need it quickly. Recent years have seen the rise of tools that…
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…
Caucus/Chapter Histories: Public Services Caucus
Edited by Sally Gore, MS, MS LIS, MLA History Committee, and 125-Year Retrospective Task Force Today’s Public Services Caucus began around 1978 as the Bibliographic…
Advocating for Authorship: Librarians and Information Professionals as Authors on Evidence Synthesis Publications
This blog post was coauthored by Emily A. Brennan. Despite making significant intellectual contributions to systematic reviews and evidence synthesis publications, and meeting authorship criteria…
JMLA Goes All Digital in 2023
The Journal of the Medical Library Association (JMLA) will only be available in digital formats starting with the 2023 editions. The decision was made collaboratively,…