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Consumer Health: Virtual Health Education during COVID-19
Thu July 2, 2020
Due to COVID-19 and the stay at home order in the state of Florida beginning in March of this year, I realized there had to be a new and innovative way to continue bringing my in-person health literacy education to the communities of Central Florida.
Blog link: Featured Articles
In this time of COVID-19, clinical and academic health libraries face facilities and personnel management challenges. On July 14, a panel of five librarian leaders from clinical and academic libraries, will share their experiences, lessons learned, and plans.
Blog link: Full Speed Ahead
You Are Invited to the MLA ’20 vConference and Exhibits!
Thu June 25, 2020
Envision our future and celebrate our past at the MLA ’20 vConference, August 10–14, 2020! The 2020 NPC has planned an exciting, educational, and interesting schedule of events. A live kick-off event will take place on July 27, 2020.
Blog link: MLA ’20 | 2020 Vision The Future In Focus
RTI News: Research Interests of Librarians
Thu June 11, 2020
As part of the application process for the MLA Research Training Institute (RTI), applicants submit a list of key words or phrases that describes the topic of their research that year. Below are word clouds of the key words that were submitted to the RTI for each year since 2018..
Blog link: RTI News
Part of the PNR Rendezvous series of the Pacific Northwest Region (PNR) of the National Network of Libraries of Medicine (NNLM), the “Still Searching for One Health: Information Services that Support Prevention of Emerging Zoonotic Disease” webinar will be on Wednesday, June 17.
Blog link: Global Health & Health Equity
Join your colleagues, friends, and vendors for the MLA ’20 vConference and Exhibits, a full-featured experience of virtual learning and networking. MLA invites you to participate in this groundbreaking, interactive experience designed by your 2020 National Program Committee (NPC) and the MLA team.
Blog link: MLA ’20 | 2020 Vision The Future In Focus
I Am MLA: Beverly Murphy, AHIP, FMLA
Thu June 4, 2020
MLA Past President Beverly Murphy, AHIP, FMLA, introduces the I Am MLA profile series and shares her profile.
Blog link: I Am MLA (public)
I Am MLA: Tony Nguyen, AHIP
Thu June 4, 2020
Read about I Am MLA Ambassador Tony Nguyen, AHIP
Blog link: I Am MLA (public)
I Am MLA: Shenita Peterson
Thu June 4, 2020
Read about I Am MLA Ambassador Shenita Peterson
Blog link: I Am MLA (public)
I Am MLA: J. Dale Prince, AHIP
Thu June 4, 2020
Read about I Am MLA Ambassador J. Dale Prince, AHIP
Blog link: I Am MLA (public)
Significant Changes to EFTS and DOCLINE after June 30, 2020
Thu May 28, 2020
The last day for ILL transactions on UCHC EFTS is June 30 (transaction day). After June 30, DOCLINE will reset the EFTS participant flag to reflect participation in MLA EFTS, and you will no longer be able to retrieve DOCLINE EFTS transaction information if you are not signed up with MLA.
Blog link: Full Speed Ahead
RTI News: Congratulations to the 2020 RTI Fellows!
Thu May 28, 2020
MLA is pleased to announce the 2020 Research Training Institute (RTI) fellows! This year due to the current COVID-19 pandemic, the 2020 RTI will be offered in a virtual format from July 13 to 17, 2020. The institute will provide the same high-quality advanced research methods curriculum and learning
Blog link: RTI News
Introducing the MLA ’20 vConference
Fri May 8, 2020
The MLA National Program Committee and headquarter team have designed a robust and exciting virtual conference with vendor exhibits, now that the governor of Oregon has limited gatherings in the state to 25 or fewer.
Blog link: MLA ’20 | 2020 Vision The Future In Focus
The Mount Sinai Libraries team offers education, teaching, and community engagements throughout the year in a variety of workshops, seminars, courses, and on-site wellness activities. As soon as the library closed and staff moved to work remotely, we quickly reprogrammed all of our offerings.
Blog link: Full Speed Ahead
Methods and best practices for critical appraisal are well established, but the rapid pace of publication during the COVID-19 pandemic is throwing the rule book out the window. Or is it? Join leaders from the Critical Appraisal Institute for Librarians (CAIFL) for ideas, tips, and discussion.
Blog link: Full Speed Ahead
Lilian Hoffecker introduces herself as the MLAConnect Global Health & Health Equity (GH&HE) column editor and welcomes submissions related to international cooperation, global health, and health equity.
Blog link: Global Health & Health Equity
Ying Zhong, 2019 RTI fellow, was recently awarded a research grant in the amount of $4,970 by the CSUB Research Council of the University (RCU).
Blog link: RTI News
What’s Going on with MLA ’20?
Wed May 6, 2020
You all know by now that MLA ’20 has now been rescheduled for August 15–19. Although the 2020 NPC, the MLA Board, and the MLA headquarters staff are all working to make this year’s meeting a success, there are still many unknowns, just as there are in our workplaces and other segments of our lives.
Blog link: MLA ’20 | 2020 Vision The Future In Focus
The Levy Library at the Icahn School of Medicine converted library classrooms to a storage area for respirators arriving for deployment, and the library’s main hall was used to store patients’ beds in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Blog link: Full Speed Ahead
Dental Caucus leaders Amanda Nevius, Nicole Theis-Mahon, AHIP, and Nena Schvaneveldt, AHIP, will discuss the impact of COVID-19 on dental schooling and invite you to share your stories.
Tuesday, May 5, 10:00 a.m., pacific time; 11:00 a.m., mountain time; noon, central time; 1:00 p.m., eastern time
Tuesday, May 5, 10:00 a.m., pacific time; 11:00 a.m., mountain time; noon, central time; 1:00 p.m., eastern time
Blog link: Full Speed Ahead
Join the COVID-19 Conversation: Moving Instruction Online in a Hurry!
Mon April 27, 2020
Ruby Nugent and Brandi Tuttle, AHIP, share their experiences moving two very different education offerings online in a hurry.
Date: Tuesday, April 28
Time: 10:00 a.m., pacific time; 11:00 a.m., mountain time; noon, central time; 1:00 p.m., eastern time
Date: Tuesday, April 28
Time: 10:00 a.m., pacific time; 11:00 a.m., mountain time; noon, central time; 1:00 p.m., eastern time
Blog link: Full Speed Ahead
Join the COVID-19 Conversation: I Feel Fine: A Musical Happy Half-Hour
Tue April 21, 2020
Date: Thursday, April 23
Time: 2:00 p.m., pacific time; 3:00 p.m., mountain time; 4:00 p.m., central time; 5:00 p.m., eastern time. Note the Thursday date and special mid/late afternoon times for this session.
Audience: Medical librarians, music lovers, and anyone feeling stressed these days.
Time: 2:00 p.m., pacific time; 3:00 p.m., mountain time; 4:00 p.m., central time; 5:00 p.m., eastern time. Note the Thursday date and special mid/late afternoon times for this session.
Audience: Medical librarians, music lovers, and anyone feeling stressed these days.
Blog link: Full Speed Ahead
COVID19 Spanish Language Materials Resource Available!
Fri April 17, 2020
Aligned with the call of the LatinX Caucus of the MLA to contribute to the MLA COVID-19 Resources for Medical Librarians & Other Health Information Professionals page, Nora Franco and the LatinX Caucus assembled Spanish language resources. Read more in Nora Franco’s article posted in Latitudes.
Blog link: Full Speed Ahead
Citizen Science Needs You! Help Fight COVID-19
Fri April 17, 2020
The COVID-19 Citizen Science (CCS) project has just been launched a way for people from every walk of life to help in the battle against this virus. Learn more in Michele Spatz’s article originally posted in PNR Dragonfly.
Blog link: Full Speed Ahead
Consumer Health: Cancer Comics
Thu April 16, 2020
Comics about cancer? Comic book writer A. David Lewis writes about building a virtual collection of graphic medicine titles for oncology patients and caregivers. Lewis is a comics scholar focusing on literary theory, religious studies, and graphic medicine.
Blog link: Full Speed Ahead
Join the COVID-19 Conversation: Managing Remote Workers and Work
Thu April 16, 2020
On Tuesday, April 21, Michelle Kraft, AHIP,will share her experiences, challenges, and solutions to managing employees remotely. Ellen Aaronson, AHIP, will share how her virtual role has changed during the time of COVID-19. Participants will have opportunities to share their experiences and tips.
Blog link: Full Speed Ahead
Sarah T. Jewell and Margaret Jane Foster, AHIP, team up to explore curated article sets, MEDLINE search issues specific to platforms, and epidemiological, clinical, and policy data sets in this rapidly changing COVID-19 information environment.
Blog link: Full Speed Ahead
Health care providers have unique opportunities to identify and support patients who have been trafficked for labor or sex. Because human trafficking happens in all communities and impacts short- and long-term health of victims, it is essential for clinicians to know how to identify it.
Blog link: Global Health & Health Equity
Join the COVID-19 Conversation: Professional Partnerships in the Time of COVID-19: Masks and More on Tuesday, April 7.
Blog link: Full Speed Ahead
Public Health Emergency COVID-19 Initiative
Tue March 31, 2020
To support the ongoing public health emergency response efforts, national science and technology advisors from a dozen countries formed a Public Health Emergency COVID-19 Initiative, calling on publishers to voluntarily agree to make their COVID-19 and coronavirus-related publications accessible.
Blog link: Full Speed Ahead
Join the Covid-19 Conversation: How to Be with Others When You Are Alone
Mon March 30, 2020
MLA is launching a series of free, live, online conversations, Coping and Caring in the Time of COVID. These weekly conversations for MLA members and the wider health information professional community are designed to help share ideas and to address pain points related to the crisis.
Blog link: Full Speed Ahead
A Librarian Can…Integrate Work and Life
Thu March 26, 2020
These are strange times. My entire staff and I are working from home as our University is shut down while dealing with COVID-19. I never thought I would miss being constantly interrupted, but there is a definite feeling of disconnection and loneliness when you don’t see the same people in person.
Blog link: Op Ed
Statement of Support to Libraries and Library Workers
Sat March 21, 2020
The MLA Board of Directors released the following statement in support of libraries and library workers during the COVID-19 Pandemic.
Blog link: Full Speed Ahead
MLA Member Curated List of COVID-19 Resources
Thu March 19, 2020
MLA members have started a curated list of COVID-19 resources for medical librarians and other health information professionals. The site will be updated as frequently as possible and has been created from crowd-sourced suggestions.
Blog link: Full Speed Ahead
MLA Team Serving You Remotely During COVID-19
Mon March 16, 2020
During this temporary emergency, all MLA team members are working from home and remain fully available to serve you.
Blog link: Full Speed Ahead
Research Invitation for Librarians Who Use Reflection at Work
Thu March 12, 2020
Have you used reflection to improve your performance at work or to better understand situations at work? If so, consider participating in a new research study, “Health Science Librarians’ Engagement in Work-Related Reflection: A Qualitative Exploration of Why They Invest in Reflective Practice."
Blog link: RTI News
MLA Board Reschedules MLA ’20 to August 15–19, 2020, in Portland
Thu March 12, 2020
We have heard from many of you about the potential effect of COVID-19 on your attendance at MLA ’20. With our top priority being the health and safety of all members and participants at our meeting, the MLA Board of Directors approved rescheduling MLA’s annual meeting to August 15–19.
Blog link: MLA ’20 | 2020 Vision The Future In Focus
Check Out These Libraries, Archives, Museums, and Bookstores!
Fri March 6, 2020
Portland is full of wonderful libraries, archives, and bookstores, and we hope that you find time to visit these special places and collections during your visit. Listed below are a number of institutions which will be happy to welcome you.
Blog link: MLA ’20 | 2020 Vision The Future In Focus
Statement from Travel Portland
Wed March 4, 2020
Portland is currently open for business, and travel is not restricted. According to authorities, the risk of exposure in Portland is still low. See the latest statement from Travel Portland with useful links to multiple resources.
Blog link: MLA ’20 | 2020 Vision The Future In Focus
MLA ’20 Communication about COVID-19
Wed March 4, 2020
Implications of the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak are changing on a daily basis. Based on the trusted information we know today, and guidance from WHO, CDC and other agencies, we are moving forward with MLA '20 as scheduled.
Blog link: MLA ’20 | 2020 Vision The Future In Focus
Tour Two of Portland’s Integrative Medicine Libraries
Thu February 27, 2020
Are you looking for a fun and informative activity with fellow librarians while in Portland? The 2020 Local Assistance Committee has got you covered. Join us for a tour of the libraries at the National University of Natural Medicine and the Oregon College of Oriental Medicine.
Blog link: MLA ’20 | 2020 Vision The Future In Focus
EFTS Update: February 27, 2020
Thu February 27, 2020
Your MLA EFTS team has been hard at work to implement the new EFTS. Check out the latest news and announcements,
Blog link: Full Speed Ahead
A recent study published in the Journal of the Medical Library Association found that early career professionals in the field of cancer research have a complicated relationship to open access (OA) publishing.
Blog link: RTI News
Introducing the Global Health & Health Equity Column!
Thu February 13, 2020
Welcome to the inaugural Global Health & Health Equity column! This column will cover hub activities and be a platform of relevant topics in our profession.
Blog link: Global Health & Health Equity
The NEW MLA Annual Meeting Travel Grant
Thu February 13, 2020
There are a variety of reasons of why attending the MLA annual meeting is beneficial and travel assistance is so valuable. Eligibility for the grant has been modified to include a greater variety of librarians with different levels of experience and professional practice backgrounds.
Blog link: MLA ’20 | 2020 Vision The Future In Focus
Focus on YOUR Future at MLA ’20: Add a CE Course
Thu February 13, 2020
Come to MLA ’20 on Friday, May 15, and Saturday, May 16, to develop a skill in an MLA practice area and have extra time to explore Portland! MLA continuing education (CE) courses are powerful and rewarding learning experiences!
Blog link: MLA ’20 | 2020 Vision The Future In Focus
Call for MLA ’20 Moderators
Thu February 6, 2020
The MLA ’20 Contributed Content Working Group is seeking moderators for paper and lightning talk sessions during MLA ’20. Moderators must register for MLA ’20. Complete the Moderator Sign-Up form by Monday, February 17.
Blog link: MLA ’20 | 2020 Vision The Future In Focus
Free Light Rail and Transit Pass with Registration!
Thu January 30, 2020
ll MLA '20 attendees will receive a complimentary TriMet transit pass when they pick up their registration packet! The pass is good for the MAX light rail, the streetcar, and busses across Portland through the end of the meeting.
Blog link: MLA ’20 | 2020 Vision The Future In Focus
Volunteers Needed for MLA ’20!
Tue January 28, 2020
Would you like to help out at MLA ’20? There are opportunities even if you are not from Portland!
Blog link: MLA ’20 | 2020 Vision The Future In Focus
EFTS User Agreements Now Available
Thu January 23, 2020
Fun facts about the EFTS User Agreement process.
Blog link: Full Speed Ahead
Check Your Schedule for MLA '20!
Thu January 23, 2020
Have you noticed the changes in the schedule for MLA ’20? The most obvious is that the meeting is a little shorter, ending Tuesday evening with the Janet Doe Lecture and reception closing the meeting. Another change is that the Tuesday evening reception is included with the standard registration.
Blog link: MLA ’20 | 2020 Vision The Future In Focus
Plan Time during MLA ’20 to Explore Portland
Thu January 16, 2020
We hope you will join us in envisioning our future in focus at MLA ’20. The meeting will be taking place May 15–19 in Portland, OR. Portland is an incredibly diverse and exciting city with plenty to keep you occupied before, between, and after all of the informative and innovative meeting sessions.
Blog link: MLA ’20 | 2020 Vision The Future In Focus
There Is Still Time! Applications due January 17 for the 2020 RTI
Fri January 10, 2020
There is still time to apply to the Research Training Institute (RTI)! The deadline to apply is January 17.
Blog link: RTI News
RTI Announces New 2020 Faculty
Fri January 10, 2020
MLA is pleased to announce the Research Training Institute (RTI) faculty members for the 2020 RTI at the University of Illinois–Chicago, beginning July 2020.
Blog link: RTI News
Visit Weird and Wonderful Portland, Oregon!
Wed January 8, 2020
MLA ’20 will be held May 15-19 in Portland, Oregon. Here are a few reasons, besides attending the conference, that you might want to visit Portland!
Blog link: MLA ’20 | 2020 Vision The Future In Focus
Reviewers Needed for MLA ’20
Thu December 19, 2019
The 2020 National Programming Committee is looking for reviewers for posters and lightning talks for MLA ’20, to be held May 15–May 19, 2020, in Portland, OR. To apply, please fill out the Reviewer Interest form by January 15, 2020.
Blog link: MLA ’20 | 2020 Vision The Future In Focus
Poster and Lightning Talk Submissions Open Tomorrow, December 13, 2019!
Thu December 12, 2019
The submission site for posters and lightning talks for MLA ’20 opens December 13, 2019, and will remain open until January 24, 2020. Posters and lightning talks are great ways to share information about research or programs.
Blog link: MLA ’20 | 2020 Vision The Future In Focus
Six librarians from southeastern Wisconsin, including RTI fellow Elizabeth Suelzer, AHIP, collaborated on a study that reviewed scholarly works that cited the retracted 1998 article by Wakefield et al. that purported to show an association with the measles-mumps-rubella (MMR) vaccine and autism.
Blog link: RTI News
Updates to My Favorite Tool
Thu December 12, 2019
The Technology in Education Caucus is pleased to announce the following changes, updates, and the recruiting timeline for the My Favorite Tool session during MLA ’20. In 2019, the contestant slots filled up in less than twenty-four hours!
Blog link: MLA ’20 | 2020 Vision The Future In Focus
750+ Libraries Support the New EFTS
Mon December 9, 2019
Great news, and thank you!
750+ libraries have expressed their interest to join the new EFTS by requesting a user agreement from MLA.
750+ libraries have expressed their interest to join the new EFTS by requesting a user agreement from MLA.
Blog link: Full Speed Ahead
Apply for the 2020 Research Training Institute!
Thu December 5, 2019
Are you a library professional interested in learning more about the research process? Do you have a brilliant idea or research topic that you want to pursue? The RTI program takes you through a process of learning research design and completing a health information research project.
Blog link: RTI News
EFTS Is Here to Stay
Fri November 22, 2019
A poem by Fred King, AHIP, on reaching the goal for EFTS sign ups.
Blog link: Full Speed Ahead
Kickstart the New EFTS Platform: Update
Thu November 21, 2019
As you may have learned , MLA has developed the specifications of a new EFTS platform. MLA will proceed with actual development and implementation if a minimum of 750 users sign up for the new platform. As of yesterday, we have surpassed the 60% mark of library requests to receive a user agreement.
Blog link: Full Speed Ahead
A Special Thank You to the Association of Academic Health Sciences Libraries (AAHSL)
Wed November 20, 2019
MLA expresses grateful appreciation to the Association of Academic Health Sciences Libraries (AAHSL) for its continuing support of MLA’s Research Training Institute for Health Sciences Librarians (RTI).
Blog link: RTI News
Kickstart the New EFTS Platform
Thu November 14, 2019
MLA has developed the specifications of a new Electronic Funds Transfer System (EFTS) platform. MLA will proceed with actual development and implementation if a minimum of 750 users sign up for the new platform by January 10, 2020, to “crowdfund” it.
Blog link: Full Speed Ahead
RTI Changes
Thu November 7, 2019
For the past three years, the RTI has been funded by the IMLS. We were very grateful to have this funding, but in July 2020, this funding will come to an end. Even though IMLS support is ending, MLA is committed to continuing this successful learning model that educates health sciences librarians
Blog link: RTI News
Increase Your Research Competencies: Apply to the RTI Program Today!
Fri November 1, 2019
The Research Training Institute (RTI) is a unique, intensive, and collaborative program that takes you through a process of learning research design and completing a health information research project with the support of peers and research experts.
Blog link: RTI News
My Favorite Tool 2020: Updates and Recruitment Timeline
Thu October 24, 2019
The Technology in Education Caucus is pleased to announce the following changes, updates, and the recruiting timeline for the My Favorite Tool session during MLA ’20. In 2019, the contestant slots filled up in less than 24 hours!
Blog link: MLA ’20 | 2020 Vision The Future In Focus
RTI Fellow Shares Experience in South Central Connection
Fri September 20, 2019
John Bourgeois, AHIP, 2019 RTI Fellow, recently shared the experiences of several South Central Chapter/MLA members at the MLA RTI Institute in Chicago in July for the South Central Connection.
Blog link: RTI News
MLA ’20 Call for Reviewers
Thu September 19, 2019
The 2020 National Programming Committee invites reviewers for papers, posters, and lightning talks for MLA ’20, to be held May 15–19, 2020, in Portland, OR.
Blog link: MLA ’20 | 2020 Vision The Future In Focus
Update on EFTS Continuation
Thu September 12, 2019
On July 18, 2019, MLA communicated to DOCLINE users that MLA, in collaboration with UConn and NLM, is developing a successor to the current EFTS. UConn has confirmed that EFTS operations at UConn will continue, uninterrupted, past the original end date of December 31, 2019.
Blog link: Full Speed Ahead
In Memoriam: Donald A.B. Lindberg
Mon August 19, 2019
Sadly, MLA shares the news that Donald A.B. Lindberg passed away Friday evening after a short illness. We are grateful for his leadership as director of the National Library of Medicine, which has had a great impact on the profession of health sciences librarianship.
Blog link: Full Speed Ahead
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