Communities: Caucuses

Caucus members share information with each other and the general membership in order to educate, strategize, and further the aims of the Association. MLA’s caucuses play a big part in why members consider MLA their professional home. Caucuses are where members can gain advice, problem solve, expand their professional network and share ideas and resources that help them do their jobs better. Members also build friendships, find peer recognition, and sometimes add a little fun and laughter to their day while engaging with fellow caucus members.

MLA’s Community Council provides oversight and guidance in how MLA’s caucuses are created, organized, and governed. MLA’s Community Council and Caucuses adhere to board-approved policies in Policies Governing Caucuses and Community Council

MLA members may join or unjoin any of MLA’s 41 caucuses at any time, free of charge, based on their personal interest and choice. Members: log in to join caucuses.

Name	Description
Academic Librarians	Colleagues interested in the professional development needs of academic librarians or those interested in an academic role.
Accessibility and Disability	Individuals dedicated to providing leadership and support around issues of accessibility and disability.
African American Medical Librarians Alliance	Information professionals committed to bringing the challenges and issues of minority librarians and information professionals to the forefront.
Animal and Veterinary Information Specialist	Information specialists in veterinary medical libraries, animal health, IACUC involvement, and One Health.
Artificial Intelligence	Colleagues discuss and engage on all forms of artificial intelligence (AI) relevant to medical librarianship and information sciences.
Cancer Librarians	Colleagues with an interest in cancer-related libraries and information services.
Clinical Librarians and Evidence Based Practice	Colleagues sharing ideas and best practices that support patient care decision-making.
Collection Development	Colleagues who manage selection and retention of library materials who are involved with collection development programs.
Complementary and Integrative Health	Colleagues with an interest in promoting dialogue, networking, education efforts, and resource development & sharing between those who support CAM activities in their institutions.
Consumer and Patient Health Information Services	Librarians in the area of consumer health information and an interest to promote the education and leadership of consumer health librarians.
Data	Medical librarians and staff that provide data services: management, visualization, programming, analysis, cleaning, discovery, & sharing.
Dental	Oral health information professionals who share resources and promote dental librarianship.
Federal Libraries	Government information professionals focused on delivery of better services through networking.
Health Association and Corporate Librarians	Information professionals who serve healthcare associations, medical societies, corporations, and the public.
Health Humanities	Library practitioners with interest or professional involvement in the medical humanities.
History of the Health Sciences	Individuals interested in promoting the history of medical libraries, and the management of and access to historical collections.
Hospital Library	Librarians working in hospital libraries and who support cooperation among healthcare organizations and accrediting agencies.
International Cooperation	Individuals who foster international cooperation projects, promote awareness of international issues and respond to needs of international members.
Latinx	Individuals interested in leading efforts to acknowledge and address issues related to or affecting MLA’s Latinx and broader health communities.
Leadership and Management	Colleagues from all levels and library types interested in leadership and management skills, topics and issues.
LGBTQIA+	Colleagues interested in identifying, collecting and disseminating LGBTQIA+ health care information to support the physical and psychological health care concerns of their clients.
Libraries in Health Sciences Curriculums	Professionals interested in all forms of instruction within the health sciences.
Medical Informatics	Professionals who promote research and networking on computer applications that enhance the transfer of medical information.
Medical Library Education	Current students and new graduates pursuing a career in medical libraries
New Members	Open community of both new & experienced members whose focus is helping new members learn about MLA and how to get involved.
Nursing and Allied Health Resources and Services	Colleagues that support the interests and concerns of librarians responsible for services to the Nursing and Allied Health professions.
Osteopathic Libraries	Colleagues with a focus on issues of specific interest to libraries in osteopathic institutions including hospitals and academic medical centers.
Pediatric Librarians	Colleagues interested in the exchange of ideas relating to pediatric librarianship and improving communication and resource sharing among members.
Pharmacy and Drug Information	Colleagues with an interest in the investigation and dissemination of knowledge in the areas of drug information and pharmacy librarianship.
Public Health/Health Administration	Professionals who foster the exchange of information on public health, health administration and policy, health services research, and related issues.
Public Services	Colleagues with an interest on emerging issues in all aspects of medical and health information public services.
Research	Professionals who promote the importance of research and assessment to improve library practice and patient care.
Resource Sharing	Colleagues with a focus on facilitating discussion among members of trends, challenges, & developments in ILL & document delivery.
Scholarly Communications Caucus	Individuals interested in providing leadership within the association about trends and issues related to scholarly communications.
Science Caucus	Information professionals interested in library-based information resources and communications with the science community.
Social Justice and Health Disparities	Individuals with an interest to promote their professional growth with emphasis on social issues that affect how biomedical librarians perform their roles.
Systematic Review Caucus	Information professionals engaged in creating, supporting, and learning systematic review methods and standards for healthcare research.
Technical Services	Colleagues who support technical services librarians with education, leadership opportunities and research on information systems and resources.
Technology in Education	Exchange of information on the research, development, and applications related to technology, multimedia, and education.
User Experience	Colleagues primarily focuses on improvement in library information resources for all users, from expert searchers to novices.
Vision Science	Colleagues serving institutions, eye clinics, hospitals, & private companies with an interest in eye or vision-related products and services.