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Independent Reading Program

MLA Independent Reading Program

Preselected Articles


Preselected articles from the Journal of the Medical Library Association (JMLA) or articles from other professional publications that fall within one or more of the professional competencies from MLA's educational policy statement, Competencies for Lifelong Learning and Professional Success, will be accepted. Then fill out the IRP article analysis application to earn CE or AHIP credit.

Titles of current preselected JMLA articles:

The Value of Library and Information Services in Patient Care: Results of a Multisite Study January 2013 Offsite link opens new window or tab

Use and Perceptions of Information Among Family Physicians: Sources Considered Accessible, Relevant, and Reliable January 2013 Offsite link opens new window or tab

Best Methods for Evaluating Educational Impact: A Comparison of the Efficacy of Commonly Used Measures of Library Instruction October 2012 Offsite link opens new window or tab

Evidence-based Medicine at the Intersection of Research Interests Between Academic Health Sciences Librarians and Medical Educators: A Review of the Literature October 2012 Offsite link opens new window or tab

A Case Study: The Evolution of a “Facilitator Model” Liaison Program in an Academic Medical Library July 2012 Offsite link opens new window or tab

The New Medical Library Association Research Agenda: Final Results From a Three-phase Delphi Study July 2012 Offsite link opens new window or tab

Provision of Pandemic Disease Information by Health Sciences Librarians: A Multisite Comparative Case Series April 2012 Offsite link opens new window or tab

Rethinking Information Delivery: Using a Natural Language Processing Application for Point-of-care Data Discover April 2012 Offsite link opens new window or tab

Use of Social Network Analysis Tools to Validate a Resources Infrastructure for Interinstitutional Translational Research: A Case Study January 2012 Offsite link opens new window or tab

Utilizing Grounded Theory to Explore the Information-seeking Behavior of Senior Nursing Students January 2012 Offsite link opens new window or tab

A Pilot Study to Evaluate Learning Style–tailored Information Prescriptions for Hypertensive Emergency Department Patients October 2011 Offsite link opens new window or tab

Evidence-based Information-seeking Behaviors of Occupational Therapists: A Survey of Recent Graduates October 2011 Offsite link opens new window or tab

Developing and Using a Rubric for Evaluating Evidence-based Medicine Point-of-care Tools July 2011 Offsite link opens new window or tab

Evaluating Information Prescriptions in Two Clinical Environments July 2011 Offsite link opens new window or tab

Reporting of Article Retractions in Bibliographic Databases and Online Journals April 2011 Offsite link opens new window or tab

Analysis of Journals That Did Not Meet Selection Criteria for Inclusion in the National Library of Medicine Collection but Have Manuscripts in PubMed Central April 2011 Offsite link opens new window or tab

A Validated Search Assessment Tool: Assessing Practice-based Learning and Improvement in a Residency Program January 2011 Offsite link opens new window or tab

Using Information Prescriptions to Refer Patients with Metabolic Conditions to the Genetics Home Reference Website January 2011 Offsite link opens new window or tab

Biomedical Text Summarization to Support Genetic Database Curation: Using Semantic MEDLINE to Create a Secondary Database of Genetic Information October 2010 Offsite link opens new window or tab

An Analysis of Reference Services Usage at a Regional Academic Health Sciences Library October 2010 Offsite link opens new window or tab

Development of a Clinical Information Tool for the Electronic Medical Record: A Case Study July 2010 Offsite link opens new window or tab

The Informationist: Building Evidence for an Emerging Health April 2010 Offsite link opens new window or tab

Information-seeking Behavior of Basic Science Researchers: Implications for Library Services January 2010 Offsite link opens new window or tab

Health Information Literacy Research Project October 2009 Offsite link opens new window or tab

The Selection of High-impact Health Informatics Literature: A Comparison of Results between the Content Expert and the Expert Searcher July 2009 Offsite link opens new window or tab

Development of a New Academic Digital Library: Study of Usage Data of a Core Medical Electronic Journal Collection April 2009 Offsite link opens new window or tab

Partnering with Seniors for Better Health: Computer Use and Internet Health Information Retrieval Among Older Adults in a Low Socioeconomic Community January 2009 Offsite link opens new window or tab

The Effect of Training on Question Formulation Among Public Health Practitioners: Results from a Randomized Controlled Trial October 2008 Offsite link opens new window or tab

Measuring Medical Student Preference: A Comparison of Classroom Versus Online Instruction for Teaching PubMed July 2008 Offsite link opens new window or tab

Systematic Searches for the Effectiveness of Respite Care April 2008 Offsite link opens new window or tab

Addressing Underutilization of Consumer Health Information Resource Centers: A Formative Study January 2008 Offsite link opens new window or tab

Information Prescriptions: A Barrier to Fulfillment October 2007 Offsite link opens new window or tab

A Partnership in Teaching Evidence-based Medicine to Interns at the University of Washington Medical Center July 2007 Offsite link opens new window or tab

How Primary Care Physicians' Attitudes Toward Risk and Uncertainty Affect Their Use of Electronic Information Resources April 2007 Offsite link opens new window or tab

MedlinePlus and the Challenge of Low Health Literacy: Findings from the Colonias Project January 2007 Offsite link opens new window or tab

Evaluation of a Liaison Librarian Program: Client and Liaison Perspectives October 2006 Offsite link opens new window or tab

Broad Issues to Consider for Library Involvement in Bioinformatics July 2006 Offsite link opens new window or tab

The Information Seeking of On-duty Critical Care Nurses: Evidence from Participant Observation and In-context Interviews April 2006 Offsite link opens new window or tab

How Do Primary Care Physicians Seek Answers to Clinical Questions? A Literature Review January 2006 Offsite link opens new window or tab

Zero-based Print Journal Collection Development in a Community Teaching Hospital Library: Planning for the Future October 2005 Offsite link opens new window or tab

Complementary Competencies: Public Health and Health Sciences Librarianship July 2005 Offsite link opens new window or tab

Information-seeking Behavior of Nursing Students and Clinical Nurses: Implications for Health Sciences Librarians April 2005 Offsite link opens new window or tab

Systematic Reviews Need Systematic Searchers January 2005 Offsite link opens new window or tab

How Much Effort is Needed to Keep up with the Literature Relevant for Primary Care? October 2004 Offsite link opens new window or tab

Quality Markers and Use of Electronic Journals in an Academic Health Sciences Library July 2004 Offsite link opens new window or tab

Getting Started
  • Read an article marked with the IRP icon from the Journal of Medical Library Association or chose your own professional journal article that falls within one or more of the professional competencies.
  • Register and participate in the IRP email discussion list (voluntary)
  • Complete the IRP article analysis application
  • MLA will send the participant an email receipt of application
  • Upon approval of application, MLA will send participant a MLA CE certificate.

For more information, contact Debra Cavanaugh, mlapd3@mlahq.org, 312.419.9094 x32.

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