Medical Library Association

MLA is a nonprofit, educational organization with more than 4,000 health sciences information professional members and partners worldwide. MLA provides lifelong educational opportunities, supports a knowledgebase of health information research, and works with a global network of partners to promote the importance of quality information for improved health to the health care community and the public.

MLA '12

On site registration for MLA '12 opens May 17
Check out the official MLA '12 blog for the latest on the meeting, Seattle insider tips, and more. Join the conversation about MLA '12 on Twitter with the #mlanet12 hashtag.

MLA congratulates Brenda Faye Green, University of Tennessee Health Sciences Library–Memphis, for submitting the winning theme for 2012's National Medical Librarians Month (NMLM) celebration: "Medical Librarians: Your Best Return on Investment."

MLA President Jerry Perry Blogs His Presidential Year
2011–2012 MLA President Gerald (Jerry) Perry, AHIP, is blogging during his year as president at http://jerryperry.tumblr.com/. Read his latest posts and subscribe via RSS to read new posts as soon as they’re published.

MLA Salary Survey Instrument Online

The 2012 salary and benefits survey instrument is available at <http://www.zoomerang.com/Survey/WEB22F7CNDYVMD> to collect critical salary information for the profession. Both MLA members and nonmembers are encouraged to complete the survey, which will remain live through June 5, 2012. Please take 10–15 minutes and complete the survey today! Results will be available Summer 2012.

Continuing Education

Register Now: MLA's "Leveraging Mobile Technologies for Health Sciences Libraries" webcast is available to view on demand through May 30.

MLA eLearning Opportunity: Shifting Skills Webcast
If you missed MLA's "Shifting Skills to Navigate the Changing Horizon: Finding Our Way in New Biomedical Research and Health Care Environments," you can now purchase the program through the MLANET Online Store.

MLA's Online Boot Camp for New Health Sciences Librarians

Publications

Have you added the latest MLA publication to your professional library? Be sure to check out Position Descriptions in Health Sciences Libraries: Traditional and Emerging Roles (available in ebook and print editions).

The May issue of the MLA News is now online.

The April 2012 issue of the Journal of the Medical Library Association is online at PubMed Central.

MLA Members Area

Current Edition of MLA-FOCUS, MLA's electronic newsletter