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MLA Annual Meeting Newbie Pro Tips

Thu August 15, 2019

Second EMTS 2019 Annual Meeting Grant Recipient Shares Her MLA ’19 Experience

Thu August 1, 2019

EMTS 2019 Annual Meeting Grant Recipient Shares Her MLA ’19 Experience

Thu August 1, 2019

Update on EFTS Continuation

Tue September 10, 2019

Thank You, MLA ’19 Sponsors

Thu July 11, 2019

Official Meeting Blogger: Chicago Adventures

Thu July 11, 2019

Official Meeting Blogger: First-Time Attendee

Wed July 10, 2019

Official Meeting Blogger: Lightning Talks

Tue July 9, 2019

Discover more about MLA '19 in Chicago

Second EMTS 2019 Annual Meeting Grant Recipient Shares Her MLA ’19 Experience

Thu August 1, 2019

EMTS 2019 Annual Meeting Grant Recipient Shares Her MLA ’19 Experience

Thu August 1, 2019

Thank You, MLA ’19 Sponsors

Thu July 11, 2019

Official Meeting Blogger: Chicago Adventures

Thu July 11, 2019

Official Meeting Blogger: First-Time Attendee

Wed July 10, 2019

Official Meeting Blogger: Lightning Talks

Tue July 9, 2019

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MLA ’20 Call for Reviewers

MLA ’20 Call for Reviewers
By: Andrea C. Kepsel, AHIP
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: Featured Articles

RTI Fellow Shares Experience in South Central Connection

By: Susan Lessick, AHIP, FMLA
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

Update on EFTS Continuation

By: Kevin Baliozian
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

By: Julia Esparza, AHIP
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

Call for Papers and Immersion Sessions for MLA ’20

By: Janna C. Lawrence, AHIP
Thu August 15, 2019
The submission site for contributed papers and immersions sessions for MLA ’20 is now open.
Blog link: MLA ’20 | 2020 Vision The Future In Focus

MLA Annual Meeting Newbie Pro Tips

By: Jillian Silverberg
Thu August 15, 2019
MLA ’19 was one of my most favorite meeting experiences. Every day was filled with riveting conversations, inspiring presentations, and just pure fun. I left MLA ’19 with quite a few ideas and more business cards and pens than I could count.
Blog link: Op Ed

Second EMTS 2019 Annual Meeting Grant Recipient Shares Her MLA ’19 Experience

By: Kelsa Bartley
Thu August 1, 2019
Kelsa Bartley received the Educational Media and Technologies Section (EMTS) 2019 Annual Meeting Grant, which enabled her to attend MLA ’19 in Chicago.
Blog link: MLA '19 | Elevate

EMTS 2019 Annual Meeting Grant Recipient Shares Her MLA ’19 Experience

By: Christy Tyson
Thu July 25, 2019
Christy Tyson is a Educational Media and Technologies Section (EMTS) 2019 Annual Meeting Grant recipient, which enabled her to attend MLA ’19 in Chicago, and shares her reaction to the Janet Doe Lecture.
Blog link: MLA '19 | Elevate

Update on EFTS Continuation

By: Kevin Baliozian
Thu July 18, 2019
On May 22, 2019, EFTS users received a communication that UConn would be unable to continue operating the EFTS billing agent for DOCLINE. MLA, in collaboration with UConn and NLM, is developing upgraded technical specifications and a business model for a successor to the current EFTS.
Blog link: Full Speed Ahead

Thank You, MLA ’19 Sponsors

By: MLA Headquarters
Thu July 11, 2019
MLA expresses our sincere appreciation to all of these companies for their generous support of MLA ’19.
Blog link: MLA '19 | Elevate

Official Meeting Blogger: Chicago Adventures

By: Heather Healy
Thu July 11, 2019
Chicago offers many opportunities for adventure. Heather, one of the official meeting bloggers, created her own adventure by visiting many of Chicago's iconic spots.
Blog link: MLA '19 | Elevate

Official Meeting Blogger: First-Time Attendee

By: Heather Healy
Wed July 10, 2019
New librarians, are you already thinking about attending MLA'20? Take a look at these tips for a successful conference from MLA'19.
Blog link: MLA '19 | Elevate

Official Meeting Blogger: Lightning Talks

By: Heather Healy
Tue July 9, 2019
Returning to your notes from MLA'19? Take a look at this summary of Lighting Talks Session 3.
Blog link: MLA '19 | Elevate

Adventures of a New MLA Member

By: Jillian Silverberg
Thu June 27, 2019
Hello there! My name is Jillian Silverberg, and I have been asked to serve as a guest columnist for MLAConnect. Over the course of the coming months, I will be sharing thoughts and experiences from the perspective of a new member to the wonderful world of MLA.
Blog link: Op Ed

MLA ’19 Books (& More) Recommended Reading List

By: Angela Spencer, AHIP
Thu June 27, 2019
A list of books, articles, and other materials mentioned on Twitter during MLA ’19 in Chicago.
Blog link: MLA '19 | Elevate

Official Meeting Blogger: John P. McGovern Award Lecture

By: Marissa L Chimento, AHIP
Wed June 19, 2019
The Plenary Sessions were a great way to start the day and take everything in before I attended sessions and met with vendors. There were four plenaries this year and this post focuses on session #2.
Blog link: MLA '19 | Elevate

Official Meeting Blogger: New Librarian

By: Marissa L Chimento, AHIP
Mon June 17, 2019
MLA'19 was this new librarian's first medical library conference.
Blog link: MLA '19 | Elevate

Official Meeting Blogger: Health Literacy Posters at MLA ’19

By: Megan Fratta
Fri June 14, 2019
A summary of posters focusing on health literacy.
Blog link: MLA '19 | Elevate

Official Meeting Blogger: Social Butterfly

By: Marissa L Chimento, AHIP
Mon June 10, 2019
MLA'19 was full of fun and festive social events.
Blog link: MLA '19 | Elevate

Official Meeting Blogger: Early Morning Perspective

By: Betsy Sutliff, AHIP
Sun June 9, 2019
While most of the non-MLA activities, tours, museums, and designer stores in Chicago do not open until 10am, there are still plenty of things to do.


Join a Sunrise Seminar offered by one of our many vendors, like as Wolters Kluwer, Elsevier, Visual Dx, and APA, just to name a few.
If you are a mem
Blog link: MLA '19 | Elevate

Official Meeting Blogger: Take Search, Screening, and Analysis to the Next Level

By: Stacy B Brody
Sat June 8, 2019
Elevate your search strategy using these tools!
Blog link: MLA '19 | Elevate

Official Meeting Blogger: Posters

By: Betsy Sutliff, AHIP
Fri June 7, 2019
The theme of this year’s MLA Conference was to “elevate,” and the posters presented delivered. Many of the posters discussed how they improved, changed, reimagined, empowered, or “elevated” an aspect of their library.

For instance, a poster from the University of Hawaii at Manoa discussed how Wikip
Blog link: MLA '19 | Elevate

Official Meeting Blogger: Immersion Session on Implicit Bias in Consumer Health Information

By: Megan Fratta
Fri June 7, 2019
For those who weren’t able to attend, here’s what was covered in the “Elevating by Evaluating: Recognizing and Avoiding Implicit Bias in Consumer Health Information” immersion session.
Blog link: MLA '19 | Elevate

Official Meeting Blogger: MLA’19 First-Time Attendees Breakfast

By: Stacy B Brody
Thu June 6, 2019
New members, mentors, and colleagues attended the new members and first-time attendees breakfast on Sunday, May 5, perhaps the most beautiful day Chicago has ever seen.
Blog link: MLA '19 | Elevate

Official Meeting Blogger: Impostor Phenomenon and the Health Sciences Librarian

By: Jaclyn Vialet, AHIP
Wed June 5, 2019
One in seven health sciences librarians (particularly newer and younger ones) may be prone to feeling like a fraud in their role, but working with colleagues, professional development, and mentorship may help eliminate those feelings.
Blog link: MLA '19 | Elevate

Official Meeting Blogger: Sections

By: Betsy Sutliff, AHIP
Wed June 5, 2019
The sections were abuzz at this year’s annual MLA Conference over the upcoming MLA Section transitions.
Blog link: MLA '19 | Elevate

Official Meeting Blogger: New Ideas at MLA'19

By: Stacy B Brody
Tue June 4, 2019
You might not have learned about adulting or virtual reality in your cataloging class, but you can ask your MLA colleagues!
Blog link: MLA '19 | Elevate

Official Meeting Blogger: MLA ’19 Vendor Exhibit Hall

By: Danielle Aloia
Sun June 2, 2019
Members enjoyed the exhibit hall which was full of fun and good cheer. Attendees mingled with vendors and colleagues while enjoying food, games, and giveaways.
Blog link: MLA '19 | Elevate

Official Meeting Blogger: Night Owl Perspective

By: Danielle Aloia
Mon May 27, 2019
How to rock it at a professional conference…whether you stayed in or hit the town with your colleagues, MLA ’19 had something for everyone.
Blog link: MLA '19 | Elevate

Official Meeting Blogger: NLM Update Highlights

By: A'Llyn Ettien, AHIP
Wed May 22, 2019
Check out what NLM is up to!
Blog link: MLA '19 | Elevate

Official Meeting Blogger: Immersion Sessions

By: Angela Faye Tucker, AHIP
Wed May 15, 2019
Something for everyone – Immersion Sessions
Blog link: MLA '19 | Elevate

Official Meeting Blogger: What’s New with PubMed? NLM’s PubMed Update at MLA’19

By: Megan Fratta
Wed May 15, 2019
NLM is updating PubMed. Learn where you can see the new version now and what changes are coming.
Blog link: MLA '19 | Elevate

Official Meeting Blogger: A Post-Immersion Session Reflection

By: Anna Yang
Tue May 14, 2019
A reflection on reflective practice.
Blog link: MLA '19 | Elevate

Official Meeting Blogger: AI and searching

By: Julia Stumpff
Mon May 13, 2019
An excellent presentation on how one library uses Artificial Intelligence to assist with complex searches.
Blog link: MLA '19 | Elevate

Official Meeting Blogger: Systematic Review Services session

By: Elena Azadbakht
Sun May 12, 2019
A summary of what was learned from attending a few contributed sessions on starting systematic review services.
Blog link: MLA '19 | Elevate

Upcoming Events

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October 2019
2
Grey Matters: Selecting the Right Grey Literature to Search Webinar
Wednesday, October 2 - Wednesday, October 2, 2019

4
Midwest Chapter Meeting
Friday, October 4 - Monday, October 7, 2019
Milwaukee, WI

6
Mid-Atlantic Chapter Meeting
Sunday, October 6 - Tuesday, October 8, 2019
Durham, NC

10
Southern Chapter Meeting
Thursday, October 10 - Sunday, October 13, 2019
Savannah, GA

11
South Central Chapter Meeting
Friday, October 11 - Wednesday, October 16, 2019
Oklahoma City, OK

13
Midcontinental Chapter Meeting
Sunday, October 13 - Tuesday, October 15, 2019
Omaha, NE

23
Upstate NY & Ontario Chapter Meeting
Wednesday, October 23 - Friday, October 25, 2019
Watkins Glen, NY

27
Pacific Northwest Chapter Meeting
Sunday, October 27 - Tuesday, October 29, 2019
Boise, ID

November 2019
6
New York-New Jersey Chapter Meeting
Wednesday, November 6 - Wednesday, November 6, 2019
Rutgers Inn and Conference Center, New Brunswick, NJ

Grey Matters: Structuring Your Google Search Webinar
Wednesday, November 6 - Wednesday, November 6, 2019

8
North Atlantic Health Sciences Libraries, Inc. Chapter Meeting
Friday, November 8 - Friday, November 8, 2019
Springfield, MA

December 2019
11
Research by the Numbers: Measuring and Increasing Impact Webinar
Wednesday, December 11 - Wednesday, December 11, 2019

May 2020
15
MLA '20 | 2020 Vision: The Future In Focus
Friday, May 15 - Tuesday, May 19, 2020
Portland, OR

October 2020
3
Midwest Chapter Meeting
Saturday, October 3 - Monday, October 5, 2020
Bloomington, IN

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Public Policy

Public Policy Center

TAKE ACTION TO OPPOSE THE CASE ACT OF 2019

Tue July 16, 2019
Members of the health sciences library community are encouraged to contact your Senators and urge them to oppose the CASE Act, The Copyright Alternative in Small-Claims Enforcement Act of 2019, (S. 1273).

Scholarly Communications Slide Decks

Mon July 1, 2019
The Medical Library Association’s Scholarly Communications Committee has gathered recent slide decks on scholarly communications topics prepared by health sciences librarians.

MLA Comments on Healthy People 2030 Objectives

Fri January 18, 2019
MLA comments on Healthy People 2030.

MLA Addresses Draft NIH Policy on Data Management and Sharing

Tue January 15, 2019
The Medical Library Association has submitted comments to the National Institutes of Health on proposed revisions to its draft data management and sharing policy for NIH funded or supported research.

MLA Letter to ECRI Institute regarding National Guideline Clearinghouse

Fri August 3, 2018
ECRI Institute responds to President Beverly Murphy's letter regarding their decision to continue management of the National Guideline Clearinghouse

Upcoming Webinars

Grey (Literature) Matters: Selecting the Right Grey Literature to Search

Tue September 10, 2019
This webinar will color in the blank spaces and enable you to confidently identify the right types of grey literature for your searches. #MLAGreyLitSearch

Grey (Literature) Matters: Structuring Your Google Search

Tue September 10, 2019
Register now for MLA's webinar, Grey (Literature) Matters: Structuring Your Google Search to be held on November 6. #MLAGreyLitSearch

MLA Educational Webinars in 2019: Register Now and Mark Your Calendars!

Mon March 18, 2019
All MLA webinars are open for registration!

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Latest Recorded Webinars

Troubleshooting Systematic Reviews: Refining the Search

Tue September 10, 2019

Troubleshooting Systematic Reviews: Refining the Research Question

Mon September 9, 2019

Take Your Research Guides from Good to Great

Mon March 18, 2019

Serving Patrons with Disabilities in Your Library or Clinic

Mon April 22, 2019

From Protocol To Publication: Maximizing the Return on Your Systematic Review Investment

Wed January 30, 2019

JMLA Latest Articles

Food & Nutrition: What Everyone Needs to Know
Posted on: July 23, 2019 - 07:10 PM
Bibliotherapy
Posted on: July 23, 2019 - 07:09 PM
Measuring impostor phenomenon among health sciences librarians
Posted on: July 8, 2019 - 08:25 AM
Searching the Grey Literature: A Handbook for Searching Reports, Working Papers, and Other Unpublished Research
Posted on: July 1, 2019 - 06:58 AM
The No-Nonsense Guide to Born-Digital Content
Posted on: July 1, 2019 - 06:58 AM
Social justice and the medical librarian
Posted on: July 1, 2019 - 06:58 AM
Involvement of information professionals in patient- and family-centered care initiatives: a scoping review
Posted on: July 1, 2019 - 06:58 AM
Humor in library instruction: a narrative review with implications for the health sciences
Posted on: July 1, 2019 - 06:58 AM
Search results outliers among MEDLINE platforms
Posted on: July 1, 2019 - 06:58 AM
The complex nature of research dissemination practices among public health faculty researchers
Posted on: July 1, 2019 - 06:58 AM
Mind the gap: identifying what is missed when searching only the broad scope with clinical queries
Posted on: July 1, 2019 - 06:58 AM
Needs assessment for improving library support for dentistry researchers
Posted on: July 1, 2019 - 06:58 AM
Mapping the literature of dental hygiene: an update
Posted on: July 1, 2019 - 06:58 AM
Interprofessional collaboration between health sciences librarians and health professions faculty to implement a book club discussion for incoming students
Posted on: July 1, 2019 - 06:58 AM
Professional development in evidence-based practice: course survey results to inform administrative decision making
Posted on: July 1, 2019 - 06:58 AM
Building capacity for librarian support and addressing collaboration challenges by formalizing library systematic review services
Posted on: July 1, 2019 - 06:58 AM
Alignment of library services with the research lifecycle
Posted on: July 1, 2019 - 06:58 AM
What is genomic medicine?
Posted on: July 1, 2019 - 06:58 AM
Dynamically generating T32 training documents using structured data
Posted on: July 1, 2019 - 06:58 AM
Improving community well-being through collaborative initiatives at a medical library
Posted on: July 1, 2019 - 06:58 AM
A model for initiating research data management services at academic libraries
Posted on: July 1, 2019 - 06:58 AM
ClimateQUAL: Advancing Organization Health, Leadership, and Diversity in the Service of Libraries
Posted on: July 1, 2019 - 06:58 AM
Keeping Dr. Charles Richard Drew’s legacy alive
Posted on: July 1, 2019 - 06:58 AM
Dimensions
Posted on: July 1, 2019 - 06:58 AM
ECRI Institute Guidelines Trust
Posted on: July 1, 2019 - 06:58 AM

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