In Her Own Words: Beverly Elizabeth Allen’s Published Oral History
Submitted by Sally Gore, Co-chair and Teresa L. Knott, AHIP, FMLA, Co-chair, MLA History CommitteeDuring MLA’s 125th anniversary year, we celebrate leaders who have paved…
Federal Libraries 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…
Data 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…
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:…
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…
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…
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…
In Memoriam: Naomi Broering, AHIP, FMLA
Naomi Broering, AHIP, FMLA, and MLA President from 1996-97 passed away on January 11, 2023 after a long battle with cancer. A service will be…
MLA Publishes New Guide to Systematic Reviews
Systematic reviews and other evidence syntheses have a vital role in summarizing the literature, exploring gaps in research, prioritizing new research, and providing literature to…
Growing a Seed Library
By Brandon Patterson, Jennifer Macali, Gabrielle James, and Donna Baluchi Walk into the Eccles Health Sciences Library at the University of Utah and you’ll be…