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 create a…
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…
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…
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…
MLA and AAHSL Comment on Information and Data Resources Needed by the Health Services Research Community
A workgroup of MLA and AAHSL volunteers have written comments that address the information and data resources needed by the health services research community for research and practice.…
NIH calls for swift sharing of COVID-19 results
NIH Director Francis Collins, MD has issued this statement calling on clinical researchers to swiftly share COVID-19 results through ClinicalTrials.gov. “To ensure such information is accessible as…
Global Health & Health Equity: European Medical Libraries during the COVID-19 Pandemic
Submitted by Maurella Della Seta, President, European Association of Health Information and Libraries; edited by Lilian Hoffecker, Hub Editor: Global Health & Health Equity, MLAConnect…
MLA and AAHSL comment on NLM 2017-2027 Strategic Plan
A workgroup of more than 25 MLA and AAHSL volunteers have written comments addressing the progress of NLM’s strategic plan. The associations’ comments support the NLM…
MLA/AAHSL Call for Transparency & Impartiality in the Dissemination of Health Information
Today, MLA President Lisa K. Traditi, AHIP and AAHSL President Sandra Franklin, AHIP, FMLA urged the House Select Subcommittee on the CORONAVIRUS CRISIS reject all attempts to…
Education: Library Disaster Plans
Although a wealth of information on the construction of disaster plans tailored to various library types is readily available on the Internet and is even…
Global Health & Health Equity: Resource Limited but Knowledge Rich: Hinari and Systematic Review Training in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe in Africa.Photo credit: Wikimedia Commons. Submitted by Lilian Hoffecker, Global Health and Health Equity Column Editor, MLAConnect, with contributions from Karin Saric, Sarah Young,…
Professionalism & Leadership: Thinking about Thinking
Have you ever thought about how much thinking we do each day, or how we go about making a decision? Have you thought about how…
Education: Orientations
Social distancing guidelines coupled with mandatory library closures at many campuses across the nation has forced librarians to find new methods of packaging library services…
Global Health & Health Equity: A Call to Action: Read, Reflect, Include, Repeat
Submitted by Mary Shah, AHIP, Wiggans Health Sciences Library, Norwalk Hospital, Norwalk, CT; edited by Lilian Hoffecker George Floyd’s murder on May 25 set off…
Preparing for the Next Pandemic
Today, the Medical Library Association and Association of Academic Health Sciences Libraries submitted comments to the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) in…
MLA recommends seeking information specialists as peer reviewers for knowledge synthesis publications
MLA joins the following international health library associations urging the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE) to seek information specialists as peer reviewers for knowledge…
MLA and AAHSL recommend FY21 NLM Funding
The Medical Library Association (MLA) and Association of Academic Health Sciences Libraries have recommended that the National Library of Medicine receive at least $479.7 million in…
Professionalism & Leadership: Tips for Remote Work
Even as the country is cautiously opening up, many of us are still working from home. And just as the end of this new routine…
Education: Flextime
As our nation and our institutions grapple with fluid workplace environments and fluctuating economic conditions due to the worldwide impact of the coronavirus, the entire…
Professionalism & Leadership: Rewriting Disaster Plans during the Coronavirus
Submitted by Michelle Kraft, AHIP, FMLA, Medical Library, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH; edited by Michelle B. Bass, AHIP It seems like years ago that…