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MLA Board Reschedules MLA ’20 to August 15–19, 2020, in Portland

Thu March 19, 2020

Check Out These Libraries, Archives, Museums, and Bookstores!

Fri March 6, 2020

Statement from Travel Portland

Wed March 4, 2020

MLA ’20 Communication about COVID-19

Wed March 4, 2020

Tour Two of Portland’s Integrative Medicine Libraries

Thu February 27, 2020

EFTS Update: February 27, 2020

Wed March 4, 2020

RTI Research Spotlight: Librarian-Led Research Shows the Need for Greater Open Access Outreach to Change Misconceptions of Early Career Researchers

Thu February 20, 2020

Introducing the Global Health & Health Equity Column!

Thu February 13, 2020

Discover more about MLA '20 in Portland

MLA Board Reschedules MLA ’20 to August 15–19, 2020, in Portland

Thu March 19, 2020

Check Out These Libraries, Archives, Museums, and Bookstores!

Fri March 6, 2020

Statement from Travel Portland

Wed March 4, 2020

MLA ’20 Communication about COVID-19

Wed March 4, 2020

Tour Two of Portland’s Integrative Medicine Libraries

Thu February 27, 2020

The NEW MLA Annual Meeting Travel Grant

Thu February 13, 2020

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Statement of Support to Libraries and Library Workers

Statement of Support to Libraries and Library Workers
By: Lisa K. Traditi, AHIP
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: Featured Articles

A Librarian Can…Integrate Work and Life

By: Martha E. Meacham
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

MLA Member Curated List of COVID-19 Resources

By: Kate E. Corcoran
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

By: Kevin Baliozian
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

By: Jolene M. Miller, AHIP
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

By: Julia Esparza, AHIP
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!

By: Kristine M. Alpi, AHIP
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

By: Kevin Baliozian
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

By: Kevin Baliozian
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

By: Kristine M. Alpi, AHIP
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

By: Kevin Baliozian
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

RTI Research Spotlight: Librarian-Led Research Shows the Need for Greater Open Access Outreach to Change Misconceptions of Early Career Researchers

By: Robin O'Hanlon
Thu February 20, 2020
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!

By: Tony Nguyen, AHIP
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

By: Maria Lopez
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

By: Debra Cavanaugh
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

By: Andrea C. Kepsel, AHIP
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!

By: Janna C. Lawrence, AHIP
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!

By: Tami Wilkerson
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

By: Kevin Baliozian
Thu January 23, 2020
Fun facts about the EFTS User Agreement process.
Blog link: Full Speed Ahead

Check Your Schedule for MLA '20!

By: Janna C. Lawrence, AHIP
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

By: Mary Beth McAteer
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

By: Susan Lessick, AHIP, FMLA
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

By: Susan Lessick, AHIP, FMLA
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!

By: Tami Wilkerson
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

By: Andrea C. Kepsel, AHIP
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!

By: Janna C. Lawrence, AHIP
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

RTI Research Spotlight: Librarian-Led Research Shows the Need to Reference Retraction Status in Articles

By: Elizabeth Suelzer, AHIP
Thu December 12, 2019
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

By: Christy Tyson
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

By: Kevin Baliozian
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.
Blog link: Full Speed Ahead

Apply for the 2020 Research Training Institute!

By: Susan Lessick, AHIP, FMLA
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

By: Fred King, AHIP
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

By: Kevin Baliozian
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)

By: Mary M. Langman
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

By: Kevin Baliozian
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

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

Upcoming Events

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April 2020
15
Make Fun of Learning! Game-Based Learning for Student Success Webinar
Wednesday, April 15 - Wednesday, April 15, 2020

May 2020
20
Drawn to Graphic Medicine: Bringing Comics into Medical Librarianship Webinar
Wednesday, May 20 - Wednesday, May 20, 2020

June 2020
23
Critical Appraisal of Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses Webinar
Tuesday, June 23 - Tuesday, June 23, 2020

July 2020
8
Find the Evidence-Based Practice (EBP) Search Strategy That Works for You Webinar
Wednesday, July 8 - Wednesday, July 8, 2020

August 2020
5
Save the Date: Introduction to Open Science Webinar
Wednesday, August 5 - Wednesday, August 5, 2020
October 2020
3
Midwest Chapter/MLA Meeting
Saturday, October 3 - Monday, October 5, 2020
Bloomington, IN
14
Midcontinental Chapter of MLA Meeting (Virtual)
Wednesday, October 14 - Friday, October 16, 2020
18
Mid-Atlantic Chapter Meeting
Sunday, October 18 - Tuesday, October 20, 2020
Pittsburgh, PA
Hotel Monaco

22
Southern Chapter/MLA Meeting
Thursday, October 22 - Saturday, October 24, 2020
Montgomery, AL
23
South Central Chapter Meeting
Friday, October 23 - Wednesday, October 28, 2020
Houston, TX

25
North Atlantic Health Sciences Libraries, Inc. Meeting
Sunday, October 25 - Tuesday, October 27, 2020
Portland, ME

28
Upstate New York and Ontario Chapter Meeting
Wednesday, October 28 - Friday, October 30, 2020
Poughkeepsie, NY

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MLA and AAHSL comments to NLM addressing ClinicalTrials.gov Modernization

Mon March 16, 2020
The Medical Library Association (MLA) and Association of Academic Health Sciences Libraries (AAHSL) have responded to the National Library of Medicine's (NLM) Request for Comments on ClinicalTrials.gov Modernization

MLA and AAHSL comments on Draft Desirable Characteristics of Repositories for Managing and Sharing Data Resulting from Federally Funded Research

Mon March 16, 2020
MLA and AAHSL have responded to the Request for Comments from the Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) on Draft Desirable Characteristics of Repositories for Managing and Sharing Data Resulting from Federally Funded Research

MLA and AAHSL Comment on Draft NIH Policy for Data Management and Sharing

Tue January 21, 2020
The Medical Library Association (MLA) and Association of Academic Health Sciences Libraries (AAHSL) comment on the Draft NIH Policy for Data Management and Sharing and Supplemental Guidance.

MLA Comments on Evolving the National Network of Libraries of Medicine

Tue December 10, 2019
MLA has responded to NLM's Request for Information (RFI) on Evolving the National Network of Libraries of Medicine (NNLM), making recommendations that could create and strengthen partnership opportunities between MLA and NLM, and support continued growth, use, and access to NLM's vast resources.

MLA and AAHSL comments on the use of the FHIR standard for capturing and sharing clinical data

Tue February 18, 2020
MLA/AAHSL comments on the use of the Health Level Seven International (HL7®) Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources (FHIR) standard to capture, integrate, and exchange clinical data for research purposes and to enhance capabilities to share research data.

Upcoming Webinars

Make Fun of Learning! Game-Based Learning for Student Success

Tue March 17, 2020
Register now for MLA's Make Fun of Learning! Game-Based Learning for Student Success to be presented on April 15, 2020.

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Latest Recorded Webinars

Basic Statistics for Research Design

Thu March 26, 2020

Basic Statistics for Research Appraisal

Thu March 26, 2020

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

JMLA Latest Articles

Correction to “Announcing the Journal of the Medical Library Association’s data sharing policy” on 107(4) July, pages 470 and 471. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5195/jmla.2019.801
Posted on: March 23, 2020 - 03:31 PM
PolicyMap
Posted on: February 21, 2020 - 10:28 AM
Complete Anatomy
Posted on: February 21, 2020 - 10:25 AM
Publishing habits and perceptions of open access publishing and public access amongst clinical and research fellows
Posted on: January 2, 2020 - 09:27 AM
Excel for data visualization in academic health sciences libraries: a qualitative case study
Posted on: January 2, 2020 - 09:27 AM
A bibliometric study of research pertaining to the oldest-old (age eighty-five and older)
Posted on: January 2, 2020 - 09:27 AM
Adverse drug reactions in drug information databases: does presentation affect interpretation?
Posted on: January 2, 2020 - 09:27 AM
Burnout among medical and health sciences information professionals who support systematic reviews: an exploratory study
Posted on: January 2, 2020 - 09:27 AM
Writing centers, libraries, and medical and pharmacy schools
Posted on: January 2, 2020 - 09:27 AM
Benefits of a joint health sciences practicum for students in library and information sciences: a case report
Posted on: January 2, 2020 - 09:27 AM
The Scholarship Circle: an introduction to writing for publication for nursing faculty
Posted on: January 2, 2020 - 09:27 AM
Response to “Redundancy of terms is not an error but plays a positive role in composing search strategies”
Posted on: January 2, 2020 - 09:27 AM
Erich Meyerhoff: a man for all medical librarians
Posted on: January 2, 2020 - 09:27 AM
Library resource sharing and the Medical Library Center of New York
Posted on: January 2, 2020 - 09:27 AM
Preserving osteopathic antiquity through historical pamphlets and postcards
Posted on: January 2, 2020 - 09:27 AM
A passion for the profession: a festschrift honoring Erich Meyerhoff
Posted on: January 2, 2020 - 09:27 AM
Redundancy of terms is not an error but plays a positive role in composing search strategies
Posted on: January 2, 2020 - 09:27 AM
119th Annual Meeting, Medical Library Association, Inc., Chicago, IL, May 3–8, 2019
Posted on: January 2, 2020 - 09:27 AM
Medical history: as it was; as it will be
Posted on: January 2, 2020 - 09:27 AM
Anti/Vax: Reframing the Vaccination Controversy
Posted on: January 2, 2020 - 09:27 AM
Democratic librarianship: the role of the medical library in promoting democracy and social justice
Posted on: January 2, 2020 - 09:27 AM
Foundations of Information Ethics
Posted on: January 2, 2020 - 09:27 AM
From Reading to Healing: Teaching Medical Professionalism through Literature
Posted on: January 2, 2020 - 09:27 AM
Transforming Health Sciences Library Spaces
Posted on: January 2, 2020 - 09:27 AM
The tenth Janet Doe Lecture, a forty-year perspective: still relevant after all these years
Posted on: January 2, 2020 - 09:27 AM

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