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Thu January 10, 2019
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Full Speed Ahead and Other News
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MLA 2019 Election
Wed January 16, 2019
Your vote matters! Vote in the 2019 MLA Election.
Blog link: Featured Articles
Events and Tours in Chicago
Fri December 28, 2018
May in Chicago is a busy time, and there is no shortage of things to do. MLA ’19 is located within walking distance (or a quick taxi or CTA ride) to so many classic Chicago activities.
Blog link: MLA '19 | Elevate
It’s Called Predatory Publishing for a Reason!
Thu December 20, 2018
Predatory publishing has been highlighted at both the first and second summits of the MLA InSight Initiative that took place in 2018 as a common vexing challenge facing both health sciences librarians and information providers. Read more about this challenging issue.
Blog link: InSight Initiative
Now Open! Poster and Lightning Talk Submission Site!
Wed December 12, 2018
The #mlanet19 poster and lightning talk abstract submission site is now open. Submit abstracts December 12, 2018–January 25, 2019.
Blog link: MLA '19 | Elevate
New at MLA ’19! Option to share personal pronouns on badges!
Mon December 3, 2018
Personal pronouns coming to MLA ’19 badges.
Blog link: MLA '19 | Elevate
MLA ’19 Continuing Education
Fri November 30, 2018
MLA ’19 ELEVATE continuing education (CE) courses in Chicago, IL will take place on Friday, May 3, and Saturday, May 4, 2019. CE courses support health sciences librarians and other information professionals in adapting to rapidly changing environments
Blog link: MLA '19 | Elevate
The National Guidelines Clearinghouse Returns—as the ECRI Guidelines Trust
Fri November 30, 2018
As most of you know, the US government has been busily pruning the content it offers to the public, including medical and scientific data and information. One of the medical resources removed in 2017 was the National Guidelines Clearinghouse
Blog link: Full Speed Ahead
The theme for the second MLA InSight Summit was “Meeting the Evolving Information Needs of Library Stakeholders.” This article reports on the challenge of how information librarians and librarians can collaborate in explaining to users why licensed (and often costly) content has real value to them.
Blog link: InSight Initiative
NNLM NER - Librarians Supporting Nurses: Danbury Hospital in Connecticut
Thu November 15, 2018
Margot Malachowski, AHIP, explores this topic of hospital librarians supporting nursing education and research. This article was originally posted by the National Network of Libraries of Medicine, New England Region at https://news.nnlm.gov/ner.
Blog link: Full Speed Ahead
RTI Fellows Share Experiences at NNLM MCR Webinar
Wed November 14, 2018
Join Liz Kellermeyer and Alicia Lillich on November 14, 2018, 2:00 p.m., for an NNLM webinar about the Research Training Institute (RTI).
Blog link: RTI News
Reserve a Room at the Hyatt for MLA ’19
Sun November 11, 2018
Attending MLA ’19? Reserve a room at the Hyatt Regency Chicago! The Hyatt is the headquarters for the annual meeting and hotel room block. Reserving a room means a short commute to the meeting every morning.
Blog link: MLA '19 | Elevate
Opening Soon Poster and Lightning Talk Submission Site!
Thu November 8, 2018
It's time to start getting your poster and lightening talk submissions ready. The submission site opens December 12.
Blog link: MLA '19 | Elevate
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