Interested in learning medical librarianship from a different cultural perspective, either first-hand or through interaction with a fellow librarian from another country in your own library? If so, please attend the Open Forum “Introducing MLA/ICS International Job Exchange” at MLA 2014 in Chicago to learn more about the program and help to shape its implementation:
Date: Tuesday, May 20, 2014
Time: 3:30 pm -4:25pm
Venue: the Hyatt Regency Chicago, Columbus GH.
Administered by the MLA International Cooperation Section (ICS), in collaboration with medical library associations that have a bilateral agreement with the MLA, the program exists to enable medical librarians and their institutions to provide the best information and services possible to medical professionals and health consumers globally. By facilitating a job exchange, MLA hopes to foster international cooperation, communications, awareness, exchange of ideas, and professional excellence.
In May 2010, the MLA Board approved a motion allowing the ICS to establish a job exchange program with the Korean Medical Library Association. In the fall of 2013, the scope of the program was expanded to allow for partnering with medical library associations that have a bilateral agreement with the MLA.
For program participation, please see – the MLA/ICS International Job Exchange webpage. The International Job Exchange application is available here.
Please send questions and comments to:internationaljobexchange@ics.mlanet.org
MLA International Job Exchange Task Force: Martha Knuth, Fred Pond, Gurpreet Rana, Elizabeth Whipple, Kathy Kwan (Chair)
