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Partnerships Are a Vital Part of Librarianship: Let Us Help You Build Them!

Wed April 11, 2018

Early Bird Registration Ends April 18!

Tue April 10, 2018

Congratulations to the 2018 RTI Fellows!

Fri April 6, 2018

MLA Research Training Institute Update at MLA ’18

Fri April 6, 2018

A Special Thank You to the University of Illinois-Chicago

Fri April 6, 2018

Five Questions to Ask Yourself about Research Dissemination and Impact

Fri April 6, 2018

Call for Research Award Judges for MLA ’18

Fri April 6, 2018

Do You Want to Be a Library Director? (What Does a Director Do, Anyway?)

Wed April 4, 2018

Discover more about MLA '18 in Atlanta

Great Tools to Plan your Personal Conference Schedule

Thu April 19, 2018

Attend MLA ’18 on a Budget with Money Saving Tips

Tue April 17, 2018

See the Big Picture of Data Visualization!

Mon April 16, 2018

Silent Auction to Benefit United Way’s Street-to-Home Program

Fri April 13, 2018

Partnerships Are a Vital Part of Librarianship: Let Us Help You Build Them!

Wed April 11, 2018

Early Bird Registration Ends April 18!

Tue April 10, 2018

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The Board of Directors Gratefully Acknowledges Contributors

The Board of Directors Gratefully Acknowledges Contributors
By: Mary M. Langman
Mon April 16, 2018
The Board of Directors gratefully acknowledges the following contributors, whose donations were received after August 15, 2017.
Blog link: Featured Articles

Great Tools to Plan your Personal Conference Schedule

By: Debra Berlanstein, AHIP
Thu April 19, 2018
This year it is easier than ever to plan your MLA schedule. Use the various tools to stay on track and get the most out of your experience at MLA ‘18 in Atlanta.
Blog link: MLA '18: Adapting | Transforming | Leading

Attend MLA ’18 on a Budget with Money Saving Tips

By: Ray Naegele
Tue April 17, 2018
Keep in mind the cost of the meeting is only one-side of the equation. The other side is the positive value that attending MLA’18 will bring to you, your career, and your organization. Learn how you can save money at MLA’18!
Blog link: MLA '18: Adapting | Transforming | Leading

See the Big Picture of Data Visualization!

By: Jean Song
Mon April 16, 2018
Having the software skills to create data visualizations is one thing. Understanding the difference between a poorly designed visualization and a well-designed visualization is another. Introduction to Visualization Principles gives you both!
Blog link: MLA '18: Adapting | Transforming | Leading

Silent Auction to Benefit United Way’s Street-to-Home Program

By: Tyler Moses
Fri April 13, 2018
Help others while you try to outbid your colleagues...
Blog link: MLA '18: Adapting | Transforming | Leading

Partnerships Are a Vital Part of Librarianship: Let Us Help You Build Them!

By: Gwen S. Wilson
Wed April 11, 2018
If you are a medical librarian in an academic or hospital setting, you know that establishing partnerships and working on joint projects with professionals outside of your library are essential parts of your practice.
Blog link: MLA '18: Adapting | Transforming | Leading

Early Bird Registration Ends April 18!

By: David A. Nolfi, AHIP
Tue April 10, 2018
Early bird registration for MLA ‘18 ends April 18. Don’t miss out on your chance to save $100 from your registration fee!
Blog link: MLA '18: Adapting | Transforming | Leading

Congratulations to the 2018 RTI Fellows!

By: Susan Lessick, AHIP, FMLA
Fri April 6, 2018
MLA is pleased to announce the 2018 Research Training Institute (RTI) Fellows! The fellows will attend the first RTI in Chicago from July 9–13, 2018. The first cohort were chosen by a selective submission process
Blog link: RTI News

MLA Research Training Institute Update at MLA ’18

By: Susan Lessick, AHIP, FMLA
Fri April 6, 2018
By popular demand, there will be an MLA Research Training Institute (RTI) Update and Q&A session at MLA ’18 in Atlanta, GA. Stop by the session to learn more about the new Research Training Institute and meet the institute planners, staff, instructors, and 2018 fellows.
Blog link: RTI News

A Special Thank You to the University of Illinois-Chicago

By: Susan Lessick, AHIP, FMLA
Fri April 6, 2018
MLA thanks the Library of the Health Sciences, University of Illinois–Chicago (UIC), for hosting the 2018 Research Training Institute (RTI).
Blog link: RTI News

Five Questions to Ask Yourself about Research Dissemination and Impact

By: Patricia L Smith
Fri April 6, 2018
If you are wondering whether Dissemination in Action: Communicating Research in a Digital World is the right MLA ’18 continuing education course for you, take this quick self-assessment:
Blog link: MLA '18: Adapting | Transforming | Leading

Call for Research Award Judges for MLA ’18

By: Kimberly R. Powell
Fri April 6, 2018
Sign-up to be a judge for the MLA’18 Research Awards.
Blog link: MLA '18: Adapting | Transforming | Leading

Do You Want to Be a Library Director? (What Does a Director Do, Anyway?)

By: Heidi Heilemann, AHIP
Wed April 4, 2018
Our popular continuing education course, “Do You Want to Be a Library Director? Knowledge, Skills, and Career Paths for Library Leaders,” will help you answer these questions, plan your career, and connect with current and future leaders and directors
Blog link: MLA '18: Adapting | Transforming | Leading

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April 2018
24
Developing and Managing a Systematic Review Service Webinar
Tuesday, April 24 - Tuesday, April 24, 2018

May 2018
18
Medical Library Association Annual Meeting Continuing Education Courses
Friday, May 18 - Saturday, May 19, 2018
Hyatt Regency Atlanta
Atlanta, Georgia

MLA '18: Adapting, Transforming, Leading
Friday, May 18 - Wednesday, May 23, 2018
Atlanta, GA

June 2018
13
Plan to Succeed: The Basics of Library Project Management Webinar
Wednesday, June 13 - Wednesday, June 13, 2018

July 2018
12
Save the Date: Aligning the Three Pillars of Effective Instruction Webinar
Thursday, July 12 - Thursday, July 12, 2018
August 2018
15
Save the Date: What Is Genomic Medicine Webinar
Wednesday, August 15 - Wednesday, August 15, 2018
September 2018
5
Save the Date: Critical Appraisal of Quantitative Resources Webinar
Wednesday, September 5 - Wednesday, September 5, 2018
13
Save the Date: Putting the Quality in Qualitative: Tips for Evaluating Qualitative Research Articles
Thursday, September 13 - Thursday, September 13, 2018
October 2018
4
2018 Midcontinental Chapter Meeting
Thursday, October 4 - Friday, October 5, 2018

5
Midwest Chapter/MLA 2018 Conference
Friday, October 5 - Monday, October 8, 2018
Cleveland, OH
11
Save the Date: From Idea to Reality: Successfully Plan and Promote Library Events Webinar
Thursday, October 11 - Thursday, October 11, 2018
14
Pacific Northwest Chapter Meeting
Sunday, October 14 - Tuesday, October 16, 2018
Spokane, WA
19
South Central Chapter Meeting
Friday, October 19 - Wednesday, October 24, 2018
San Antonio, TX
25
Southern Chapter Meeting
Thursday, October 25 - Sunday, October 28, 2018
Orlando, FL
28
North Atlantic Health Sciences Libraries Chapter Meeting
Sunday, October 28 - Tuesday, October 30, 2018
Manchester, NH
Mid-Atlantic Chapter Meeting
Sunday, October 28 - Tuesday, October 30, 2018
Ocean City, MD
November 2018
7
Save the Date: Using Stories to Support Academic Instruction and Health Education Webinar
Wednesday, November 7 - Wednesday, November 7, 2018
14
Upstate NY and Ontario Chapter Meeting
Wednesday, November 14 - Friday, November 16, 2018
Niagara-on-the-Lake, Canada
December 2018
12
Save the Date: Why Do We Lead? An Introduction to Values-Based Leadership Webinar
Wednesday, December 12 - Wednesday, December 12, 2018

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MLA Comments to NIH Regarding Its Data Science Strategic Plan

Tue April 10, 2018
The Medical Library Association comments in support of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Strategic Plan for Data Science

Fiscal Year 2018 Funding Bill Enacted into Law

Fri March 23, 2018
Fiscal Year 2018 funding bill signed into law

MLA Supports Federal Depository Library Program Modernization Act of 2018

Thu March 22, 2018
MLA President Barbara A. Epstein, AHIP, FMLA thanks Representatives Gregg Harper (R) MS-03 and Robert Brady (D) PA-01 for introducing the FDLP Modernization Act of 2018 that will modernize the FDLP and provide for no-fee permanent across to government information.

TAKE ACTION TO SUPPORT THE MUSEUM AND LIBRARY SERVICES ACT OF 2017

Tue January 2, 2018
Contact your Senators and urge them to cosponsor S. 2271, The Museum and Library Services Act of 2017. Help them understand how your library supports their constituents.

Take Action to Support Net Neutrality Protections

Wed November 29, 2017
By December 13th, members of the health sciences library community are encouraged to contact your members of Congress and urge them to support the net neutrality protections approved by the FCC in 2015 and affirmed by the federal appeals court in 2016.

Upcoming Webinars

Systematic Review Webinar Series

Tue March 6, 2018
Register now for MLA's webinar series on Systematic Reviews. The live events will be held on February 27, March 27 and April 24. Join Margaret Foster, AHIP, and Sarah Jewell as they discuss matching r...

Developing and Managing a Systematic Review Service

Fri February 23, 2018
Register now for MLA's webinar, Developing and Managing a Systematic Review Service, to be held April 24, 2018. Join Margaret Foster, AHIP, and Sarah Jewell as they present this series on systematic r...

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Fri February 16, 2018
End user expectations about how information needs to be delivered are changing, libraries must evolve their services to meet these new expectations. Join John Seguin, MLS, President and Co-Founder of...

Latest Recorded Webinars

Matching Review Type to Research Question: Which Review Is Right for You?

Mon March 5, 2018

Selecting Systematic Review Software on a Shoestring

Thu April 5, 2018

Visualize Your Data: Tableau for Health Sciences Librarians

Thu December 7, 2017

Go Red! REDCap for Library Data Services and Data Collection

Thu March 15, 2018

8 Tips for Using Metrics in Research Evaluation

Thu November 30, 2017

JMLA Latest Articles

An historical overview of the National Network of Libraries of Medicine, 1985–2015
Posted on: April 11, 2018 - 03:54 PM
Accepting the challenge: what academic health sciences library directors do to become effective leaders
Posted on: April 11, 2018 - 03:53 PM
It takes longer than you think: librarian time spent on systematic review tasks
Posted on: April 11, 2018 - 03:51 PM
Practicing what we preach: developing a data sharing policy for the Journal of the Medical Library Association
Posted on: April 5, 2018 - 02:43 PM
Thank you to the Journal of the Medical Library Association reviewers in 2017
Posted on: April 5, 2018 - 02:43 PM
Correction to “Satellite stories: capturing professional experiences of academic health sciences librarians working in delocalized health sciences programs” on page 80, 106(1) January. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5195/jmla.2018.214
Posted on: April 5, 2018 - 02:43 PM
New Methods of Teaching and Learning in Libraries
Posted on: April 5, 2018 - 02:43 PM
The Library Staff Development Handbook
Posted on: April 5, 2018 - 02:43 PM
The hidden benefits of helping students with systematic reviews
Posted on: April 5, 2018 - 02:43 PM
Taking publication date into consideration: a response to the review of Mobile Technologies for Every Library
Posted on: April 5, 2018 - 02:43 PM
Finding a silver lining: the importance of documenting medical tragedies
Posted on: April 5, 2018 - 02:43 PM
The Special Collections Handbook. 2nd ed.
Posted on: April 5, 2018 - 02:43 PM
LiveStories
Posted on: April 5, 2018 - 02:43 PM
5MinuteConsult
Posted on: April 5, 2018 - 02:43 PM
Cabells Scholarly Analytics
Posted on: April 5, 2018 - 02:43 PM
Trip and Trip Pro
Posted on: April 5, 2018 - 02:43 PM
Health sciences library outreach to family caregivers: a call to service
Posted on: April 5, 2018 - 02:43 PM
Is there a place for undergraduate and graduate students in the systematic review process?
Posted on: April 5, 2018 - 02:43 PM
A qualitative analysis of the information science needs of public health researchers in an academic setting
Posted on: April 5, 2018 - 02:43 PM
Health sciences libraries’ subscriptions to journals: expectations of general practice departments and collection-based analysis
Posted on: April 5, 2018 - 02:43 PM
Has Embase replaced MEDLINE since coverage expansion?
Posted on: April 5, 2018 - 02:43 PM
Evaluating the impact of clinical librarians on clinical questions during inpatient rounds
Posted on: April 5, 2018 - 02:43 PM
Environmental scan and evaluation of best practices for online systematic review resources
Posted on: April 5, 2018 - 02:43 PM
Semantic Scholar
Posted on: January 12, 2018 - 12:18 PM
MalaCards: The Human Disease Database
Posted on: January 12, 2018 - 12:18 PM

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