MLA and AAHSL Take Our Message to the Hill
The Joint MLA/AAHSL Legislative Task Force met in Washington, DC June 28-29. Here is a recap of the very productive meeting.Mary Langman, Director, Information Issues…
Congress Proposes Increased National Library of Medicine Funding
The House and Senate Appropriations Committees have proposed increasing National Library of Medicine’s funding for 2017: The House bill provides $403,086,000 (7.5 million above FY 2016),…
Carla Hayden Named Librarian of Congress
On July 13th, the Senate approved the nomination of Carla Hayden for Librarian of Congress. When nominating Ms. Hayden, President Obama pointed out that “Her…
Internet Resources: Skin Cancer Awareness and Prevention
Submitted by Talicia Tarver, Tompkins-McCaw Library for the Health Sciences, Virginia Commonwealth University–Richmond Editor’s Note: Submissions to this column are always welcome for consideration! Please…
MLA Endorses Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Librarians Special Interest Group Statement
The MLA Board of Directors has endorsed the following statement prepared by the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Librarians Special Interest Group. The Medical Library…
Congratulations to Melissa Rethlefsen for winning the section research award
Congratulations to Melissa Rethlefsen for winning the section research award for herself and her two section coauthors of the paper “Librarian co-authors correlated with higher…
Introducing the Director of the National Library of Medicine
National Institutes of Health Director Francis S. Collins, M.D., Ph.D. has announced that Patricia Flatley Brennan, R.N., Ph.D. will become Director of the National Library of…
MLA and AAHSL Recommend NLM FY 17 Funding
The Medical Library Association (MLA) and Association of Academic Health Sciences Libraries have recommended that the National Library of Medicine receive $395,110,000 in FY 2017. In…
MLA & AAHSL Recommend Carla Hayden Become Next Librarian of Congress
Today, the Medical Library Association (MLA) and the Association of Academic Health Sciences Libraries (AAHSL) recommended to the Senate Committee on Rules and Administration that Dr. Carla…
Internet Resources: Zika Virus
Submitted by Richard McGowan and Carlita Anglin, NYU Health Sciences Library, New York University–New York; edited by Talicia Tarver The Zika virus, a member of…
MLA Comments to International Committee of Medical Journal Editors
Today, members of MLA’s Scholarly Communications Committee responded to the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICJME) proposal for sharing clinical trial data. The ICJME proposes…
FASTR Legislation Moves Forward
On March 8th, “Fair Access to Science and Technology Research Act of 2015” (FASTR) (S. 779) was placed on the Senate Legislative Calendar (No. 384).…
MLA, AAHSL, and others urge Congress to support healthy funding levels in Fiscal Year 2017
MLA, AAHSL, and more than 660 organizations have written to the leadership of the House and Senate Appropriations Committees urging them to allocate as high a…
MLA, AAHSL and others thank Congress for supporting FY 2016 NIH Funding
MLA and AAHSL have joined over 300 organizations and institutions in sending a thank you letter to the leadership of the House and Senate Appropriations Committees,…
NLM Director Search Update
The following email from Dr. Francis Collins, Director of the National Institutes of Health, provides an update on the search process for NLM’s next director.…
Internet Resources: Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
Submitted by Talicia Tarver, Tompkins-McCaw Library, Virginia Commonwealth University–Richmond Chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) is an enigmatic condition defined by a prolonged period of fatigue (lasting…
Internet Resources: Birth Defects Prevention
Submitted by Talicia Tarver, Tompkins-McCaw Library, Virginia Commonwealth University–Richmond According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), one in thirty-three babies is born…
Congress Boosts National Library of Medicine Funding
The Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016 increases the National Library of Medicine’s (NLM) funding approximately 3.36 percent above Fiscal Year (FY) 2015. The legislation provides NLM with…
Internet Resources: Epilepsy: The Disease of a Thousand Names
Submitted by Frances Delwiche, Dana Medical Library, University of Vermont–Burlington, VT; edited by Talicia Tarver Epilepsy is a neurological disorder characterized by a history of…
MLA and AAHSL affirm need to protect human subjects in research
The Medical Library Association (MLA) and Association of Health Sciences Libraries (AAHSL) have commented on the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Proposed Rule, Federal Policy for…