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MLA ’20 Call for Reviewers

Thu September 26, 2019

Update on EFTS Continuation

Mon November 11, 2019

In Memoriam: Donald A.B. Lindberg

Mon August 19, 2019

Call for Papers and Immersion Sessions for MLA ’20

Tue September 10, 2019

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

Discover more about MLA '20 in Portland

My Favorite Tool 2020: Updates and Recruitment Timeline

Thu October 24, 2019

MLA ’20 Call for Reviewers

Thu September 26, 2019

Call for Papers and Immersion Sessions for MLA ’20

Tue September 10, 2019

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MLA Call for Volunteers

MLA Call for Volunteers
By: Lisa K. Traditi, AHIP
Thu November 7, 2019
To everything, there is a season. As we enter the last two months of 2019, now is the season to think about new goals and opportunities for 2020. I hope you will set a goal to volunteer for MLA and take advantage of the opportunity to get involved in your professional organization.
Blog link: Featured Articles

RTI Changes

By: Susan Lessick, AHIP, FMLA
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!

By: Susan Lessick, AHIP, FMLA
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

By: Christy Tyson
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

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

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: MLA ’20 | 2020 Vision The Future In Focus

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

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

March 2020
20
Hawaii-Pacific Chapter Meeting
Friday, March 20 - Friday, March 20, 2020
Honolulu, HI
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/MLA Meeting
Saturday, October 3 - Monday, October 5, 2020
Bloomington, IN
22
Southern Chapter/MLA Meeting
Thursday, October 22 - Saturday, October 24, 2020
Montgomery, AL
28
Upstate New York and Ontario Chapter Meeting
Wednesday, October 28 - Friday, October 30, 2020
Poughkeepsie, NY

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Public Policy

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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

Research by the Numbers: Measuring and Increasing Impact

Sun November 3, 2019
Register now for MLA's webinar, Research by the Numbers: Measuring and Increasing Impact to be held on December 11. #MLAResearchNumbers

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

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

Sponsored Webinars (free)

Latest Recorded Webinars

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

Mon October 7, 2019

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

JMLA Latest Articles

Information seeking and evaluation: a multi-institutional survey of veterinary students
Posted on: October 3, 2019 - 09:26 AM
Building the Systematic Review Core in an academic health sciences library
Posted on: October 3, 2019 - 09:26 AM
Implementing and assessing a service to demonstrate public impact of faculty research in news and policy sources
Posted on: October 3, 2019 - 09:26 AM
Bibliometric mapping for current and potential collaboration detection
Posted on: October 3, 2019 - 09:26 AM
“Game on!” Teaching gamification principles for library instruction to health sciences information professionals using interactive, low-tech activities and design-thinking modalities
Posted on: October 3, 2019 - 09:26 AM
Evaluating a historical medical book collection
Posted on: October 3, 2019 - 09:26 AM
Development and implementation of an LGBT initiative at a health sciences library: the first eighteen months
Posted on: October 3, 2019 - 09:26 AM
Reimagining information literacy instruction in an evidence-based practice nursing course for undergraduate students
Posted on: October 3, 2019 - 09:26 AM
From enhanced collaborations to space advancements: technologies to bring libraries (and librarians) full circle and into the future
Posted on: October 3, 2019 - 09:26 AM
Shared first authorship
Posted on: October 3, 2019 - 09:26 AM
Data-driven space planning: using Suma to collect data
Posted on: October 3, 2019 - 09:26 AM
Creating a new “reality” for medical education: the Nexus Reality Lab for virtual reality
Posted on: October 3, 2019 - 09:26 AM
Text mining for clinical support
Posted on: October 3, 2019 - 09:26 AM
3D Printing in Medical Libraries: A Crash Course in Supporting Innovation in Health Care
Posted on: October 3, 2019 - 09:26 AM
Gay and Bisexual Men Living with Prostate Cancer: From Diagnosis to Recovery
Posted on: October 3, 2019 - 09:26 AM
Why equating all evidence searches to systematic reviews defies their role in information seeking
Posted on: October 3, 2019 - 09:26 AM
From postcard to book cover: illustrating connections between medical history and digital humanities
Posted on: October 3, 2019 - 09:26 AM
What can we do about Dr. Google? Using the electronic medical record (EMR) to prescribe reliable online patient education
Posted on: October 1, 2019 - 08:45 AM
Kopernio
Posted on: October 1, 2019 - 08:45 AM
LGBTQ-Inclusive Hospice and Palliative Care: A Practical Guide to Transforming Professional Practice
Posted on: October 1, 2019 - 08:45 AM
Correction to “Interprofessional collaboration between health sciences librarians and health professions faculty to implement a book club discussion for incoming students” on 107(3) July, pages i, 403, and 410. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5195/jmla.2019.563
Posted on: October 1, 2019 - 08:45 AM
Correction to “Social justice and the medical librarian” on 107(3) July, page 302. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5195/jmla.2019.712
Posted on: October 1, 2019 - 08:45 AM
2018 Audited schedule of changes in net assets
Posted on: October 1, 2019 - 08:45 AM
System for the Unified Management, Assessment, and Review of Information (SUMARI)
Posted on: October 1, 2019 - 08:45 AM
Multisite collaboration using REDCap to capture library data
Posted on: October 1, 2019 - 08:45 AM

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