About MLA:
Organization

Elected and Appointed Officials

• Members elect the MLA Board of Directors from a slate of candidates selected and vetted by the MLA Nominating Committee, elected as well by the membership.
• The Board of Directors sets MLA strategy, approves the budget and appoints the Executive Director, and the editors of the MLAConnect and Journal of the Medical Library Association (JMLA) publications.
• The Executive Committee is part of the MLA Board of Directors. It’s composed of the President, Immediate Past-President, President-Elect, Treasurer, and Executive Director. 
• The Finance Committee consists of the Treasurer as chair, Immediate Past-President, Executive Director, one member of the Board, and one member at-large.

Committees

• Members apply for and are appointed and participate in a number of MLA committees and task forces.
  • Standing Committees have annual responsibilities for furthering MLA’s plans, goals, strategies, programs, and projects.
  • Juries recommend recipients of awards, grants, scholarships, and fellowships.
  • Editorial Boards are appointed to serve as peer-review and evaluation boards for MLA publications.
  • Task Forces and Work Groups are appointed for a specific study or activity, usually for a limited time period.

Allied Representatives

MLA members liaise with allied associations, agencies, networks, and organizations that share MLA’s concerns.

Councils

Members create and share resources, and network in MLA Caucuses and Chapters. Those entities are represented in two councils, whose respective chairs sit on the Board of Directors as ex-officio voting members

• Community Council: MLA Caucus leaders report to and serve on the Community Council.
• Chapter Council includes representatives from each affiliated MLA Chapter

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