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MLA | SLA '23 Conference & Exhibits

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Discover what your peers are planning for the May 2023 Annual Conference and Exhibits in Detroit, MI
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Meet-ups and Exploring at the MLA Connections and Anniversary Booth

Meet-ups and Exploring at the MLA Connections and Anniversary Booth
Thu May 25, 2023
Couldn't make it to MLA | SLA '23 in person or visit the MLA booth in the exhibit hall? Kimberly Powell has got you covered.

Craig Robertson, PhD, gave us a look into the history of information in his Joseph Leiter Lecture. His upcoming book is about the vertical filing cabinet, and its role in information management as well as the growth of information.
Terri Givens spoke to MLA | SLA '23 attendees about her book Radical Empathy: Finding a Path to Bridging Racial Divides as the John P. McGovern Lecture. Givens touched on her personal story, the six important principles of practicing radical empathy, how leaders can make change, and more.
What did you learn at MLA | SLA '23? Hear from Shannon Yarbrough on specific topics and sessions Shannon was inspired by. If you weren't able to attend, be sure to check this post out!
Take a walk through MLA | SLA '23 contributed content with Liz Morris as she shares her experience at the annual conference.
The Medical Library Association's 125th anniversary was honored at MLA | SLA '23 in multiple ways. Read on to experience it yourself (and perhaps learn more about MLA in the process)!
If you’re not familiar with MLAConnect, it is the weekly newsletter of the latest MLA blog articles, updates, upcoming events, and more. We love to hear from members and want to share your projects, accomplishments, and items of interest that you find useful. Here's how you can submit an article.
Do you have a story to tell? Would you like an opportunity to dispel some of the stereotypes by talking about your lived experiences in a safe space? Sign up to be a living book and get the conversation started!
Everything you need to know about Detroit for MLA | SLA '23 is here in one place. We can't wait to see you there!

MLA Annual Reports for the 2022–2023 association year are now available for viewing by all MLA members. 
Get the most out of your time at MLA | SLA ’23! We have compiled a list of Twitter tips from seasoned attendees thanks to Peter Johnson (@libraryvines).
Knowing what to pack for MLA | SLA '23 can be tough. Let us help you!
The MLA President’s Award is presented to an MLA member or group of members for notable and important contributions made during the past association year. MLA is pleased to share the names of the 2023 President’s Award recipients.
Each NNLM Region and Center will provide an update and a look forward during a pre-MLA virtual event on Thursday, May 11, 2023.
As you plan your trip to MLA/SLA ‘23, transportation is key! We’ve compiled this list of transportation options and tips to help you navigate between the airport, two conference hotels, and conference center while also exploring the city!

Getting Here: Tran
In the weeks leading up to MLA | SLA '23 in Detroit, we’ll profile the conference continuing education instructors and their courses. We end the series this week with Heather Holmes, AHIP.
As a continuation of our previous dining post, this last Detroit’s Greatest Hits featurette highlights the drinks and sweet treats of Detroit! Be sure to sample some of these local favorites during your time in the city!
Every week until MLA | SLA '23 in Detroit, we profile the experts leading each of the six Symposium sessions by sharing their answers to questions about themselves and their session.
Every week until MLA | SLA '23 in Detroit, we'll profile the experts leading each of the six Collection Development & Resource Sharing Symposium sessions by sharing their answers to questions about themselves and their session.
In the weeks leading up to MLA | SLA '23 in Detroit, we’ll profile instructors and their courses. This week, Robert Holley, the instructor of Developing a Collection for All Your Patrons: A Workshop on Writing a Collection Development Policy, shares his recommendations for things to do in Detroit.
Sign up as a mentor or mentee for this year's Colleague Connection. Learn and grow by being exposed to new perspectives, building a larger network, and possibly helping others! Challenge yourself by joining Colleague Connection at MLA | SLA '23.
The Hawaii Pacific Chapter (HPC) celebrated its 50th anniversary in recent years. Read up on the intriguing history of the HPC!
In the weeks leading up to MLA | SLA '23 in Detroit, we’ll profile instructors and their courses. This week meet Catherine Soehner, the instructor of Conducting Difficult Conversations: Improving Workplace Effectiveness, Relationships, and Satisfaction.
The MLA Professional Recruitment and Retention Committee (PRRC) is pleased to sponsor the onsite MLA /SLA ’23 Resume Clinic for all conference attendees. Reviewees: Sign up now!
Every week until MLA | SLA '23 in Detroit, we'll profile the experts leading each of the six Collection Development & Resource Sharing Symposium sessions by sharing their answers to questions about themselves and their session.

Share your MLA | SLA ’23 Experience with the wider MLA membership by signing up to be a writer during the meeting, virtually or in-person! Our goal is to get coverage of as many happenings at MLA | SLA ’23 and are looking for volunteers to write MLAConnect articles and social media posts.
The Special Program Committee needs your input! Please submit questions at the link provided and vote for your favorite submissions by 4/14.
NIH will host a virtual, public listening session to hear community feedback on the NIH Plan to Enhance Public Access to the Results of NIH-Supported Research (NIH Public Access Plan). The NIH Public Access Plan is currently available for public comment through a Request for Information.
Every week until MLA | SLA '23 in Detroit, we'll profile the experts leading each of the six Collection Development & Resource Sharing Symposium sessions by sharing their answers to questions about themselves and their session.
The MLA Professional Recruitment and Retention Committee (PRRC) is pleased to sponsor the onsite MLA /SLA ’23 Resume Clinic for all conference attendees.
Every week until MLA | SLA '23 in Detroit, we will profile the experts leading each of the six Symposium sessions by sharing their answers to questions about themselves and their session.
Dental Caucus history narrative.
In addition to the many museums, libraries, and live music venues we highlighted in our previous blog posts, this issue of Detroit’s Greatest Hits features the architectural and outdoor sightseeing opportunities to explore while you're visiting the city!
 

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The Contributed Content Working Group (CCWG) is seeking moderators for papers sessions during MLA | SLA ‘23. We need just a few more volunteers. Moderating a session is a great way to enhance your MLA | SLA ‘23 experience.
Mark your calendars now for the March 22, 2023, joint Fireside Chat between MLA and NLM leaders! The National Library of Medicine (NLM) and the Medical Library Association (MLA) have a longstanding collaborative relationship to improve public health and advance medical progress.
We’re so excited to see you at MLA | SLA '23 in Detroit from May 16-19! But if you can’t attend in person, there’s also a robust virtual experience to access official meeting content and connect with colleagues.

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The MLA | SLA ’23 virtual experience includes:


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Detroit is nicknamed Motown for a reason! In this edition of Detroit’s Greatest Hits, we’re excited to share some of our favorite musical haunts.

Conversations can be challenging given the times we live in, but we always have the option to turn in to one another. Learning can be uncomfortable, and that is ok. Hear about Jorge Perez' experience at the 4th National Joint Council of Librarians of Color (JCLC) Conference.
How does your salary compare to your colleagues' salaries? How has the COVID-19 pandemic, the "great resignation," or changing work environments over the past few years affected the financial health of health information professionals in your region or nationally?
The Research Training Institute (RTI) team is pleased to announce the new peer coaches for the 2023 RTI Online program. Learn more about the RTI program. Consider joining a welcoming and supportive network of research colleagues! We invite you to submit an RTI application by March 14!
MLA is pleased to announce that Michelle Kraft, AHIP, FMLA will give the 2023 Janet Doe Lecture at MLA | SLA ’23 in Detroit, MI.
It's not too late to apply for the 2023-24 Research Training Institute (RTI) Fellowship Program! The deadline has been extended to March 14 at 11:59 p.m., central time, so you can jump-start your career and research expertise.
In final honor of Black History Month, we’re highlighting just a few of the Detroiters who have made our city the very special place it is.
Join us in Detroit during MLA | SLA '23 for an immersion session called, “Understanding and Applying the Evidence-Base in Library and Information Science” sponsored by the Clinical Librarians and EBP, Research, Medical Library Education, and Public Health/Health Administration Caucuses. 
The MLA Grants and Scholarships committee is ecstatic to announce new names for the 3 previously unnamed MLA student scholarships. For over sixty years, MLA has consistently supported qualified students in their studies at graduate library science programs.
The Contributed Content Working Group (CCWG) is seeking moderators for papers sessions during MLA|SLA ‘23.
The Pacific Northwest Chapter (PNC) of MLA first formed in 1953 as the Pacific Northwest Regional Group, made up initially of medical librarians from Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Montana and British Columbia.
Detroit has an illustrious history as a hub of Black artistry. Continuing our Detroit’s Greatest Hits series, this post is dedicated to just a few of the spaces you can explore art created for and by Black Detroiters during your visit.
MLA is pleased to announce that Elsevier ClinicalKey is generously sponsoring a new travel grant for MLA | SLA ’23.
MLA | SLA '23 Contributed Content Sneak Peek: Accepted Immersion Sessions, Program Description and Research Papers, and Education Sessions.
As you plan your conference itinerary for MLA/SLA ‘23, also consider the array of sightseeing activities available in and just outside Detroit!
Healthcare professionals need accurate information to best care for their patients and they need it quickly.
Registration is now open for MLA | SLA ’23! Take advantage of early-bird rates through April 14, 2023. Get a sneak peek at what you can expect in Detroit and virtually with the preliminary program.
Registration is now open for MLA | SLA ’23! ake advantage of early-bird rates through April 14, 2023. Get a sneak peek at what you can expect in Detroit and virtually with the preliminary program. Registration sponsored by Wolters Kluwer.
Apply now for the 2023 Research Training Institute (RTI)! The deadline to apply is February 28. Visit the RTI website to learn about the application process, scholarships, and the program.
NNLM All of Us Researcher Workbench webinar for academic libraries, hosted by All of Us Data and Research Center, takes place on February 16, 2023. Don't miss this!
The 2023 National Program Committee invites colleagues who are newer to the profession to submit a poster or lightning talk abstract for MLA | SLA ‘23.
The MLA|SLA ’23 submission site for posters and lightning talks is open and will remain open until January 26, 2023. Don’t miss this opportunity to share your innovative and revolutionary work with your colleagues as we meet at MLA|SLA '23 Looking back, forging ahead.
The next Living Library event will be during Experience MLA Month on February 21 from 1- 3 p.m., central time. 
The MLA Virtual Resume Clinic will be held February 20-28 during this year’s Experience MLA.
Learn the history of Detroit in preparation for MLA | SLA '23.
For more information, please visit the caucus’ member page. If you’re not a caucus member, consider joining! All times are Central.
The RTI Fellowship Program is accepting applications for the 2023-24 cohort through February 28, 2023.
The National Library of Medicine (NLM) seeks early and second-career librarians within five years of graduation interested in a one-year fellowship. Apply now!
The Medical Library Association Books Panel is seeking author(s) and/or editor(s) for a book related to grant writing. The content in this book will be particularly relevant for health sciences librarians who either support academic grant writers or who are grant-seeking themselves.
The chapters in this book will provide an overview of evidence syntheses including, but not limited to, the systematic review. This book will provide a how-to guide for anyone who works with clinicians, students, and researchers who are interested in writing or interpreting knowledge syntheses.
MLA's Books Panel is seeking proposals for a book about determining the credibility and trustworthiness of information. The panel also welcomes a book that contributes to the discussion on the information-seeking behavior of major user populations. How does this behavior guide teaching practices?
We’re excited to welcome you to MLA ‘23: Looking Back, Forging Ahead, May 16 - 19, 2023 in Detroit, Michigan! It’s been 33 years since MLA was last held in Detroit and we are so excited for you to join us. Remember to check out this blog as the conference approaches!
MLA’s authors have been busy! Some recent books published by MLA’s partner publisher Rowman & Littlefield have been reviewed in the latest issue of JMLA.
The MLA 125th Anniversary Committee is hard at work planning and preparing for the celebrations that will begin at MLA ’23. One project that the Caucus/Chapter History workgroup is leading is to collect significant moments in the existence of MLA’s caucuses and chapters.
The 2023 National Program Committee invites abstract submissions that support the annual meeting theme “Looking back, forging ahead.” The MLA|SLA ’23 submission site for Poster and Lightning Talks is now open will remain open until January 26, 2023.
The NIH Data Management & Sharing Policy Guidance Working Group has developed a toolkit to help librarians ensure they are meeting the updated Data Management and Sharing Policy, which goes into effect January 25, 2023.
MLA is pleased to offer support to enable members to join colleagues in Detroit for MLA | SLA '23: Looking Back, Forging Ahead.

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