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SUMMARY:Essential Searching Skills for Librarians on Systematic Review Teams - Instructor-led Course
DESCRIPTION:If you will be part of a systematic review team–or if you already do systematic review searches and want to hone your skills–this is the searching course for you!
URL:https://www.mlanet.org/event/essential-searching-skills-for-librarians-on-systematic-review-teams-instructor-led-course-3/
CATEGORIES:Association Live Events,Live Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260603T080000
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CREATED:20260603T201115Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260603T201115Z
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SUMMARY:Vision Science Caucus Monthly Meeting
DESCRIPTION:Join the VSC for their monthly meetings-every Third Wednesday at 10am PT/11am MT/12pm CST/1pm EST.
URL:https://www.mlanet.org/event/vision-science-caucus-monthly-meeting/
CATEGORIES:Caucus Live Events,Vision Science Caucus (VSC) Live Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260603T130000
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SUMMARY:2026 MLA Business Meeting
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://www.mlanet.org/event/2026-mla-business-meeting/
LOCATION:Virtual
ORGANIZER;CN="Maria Lopez":MAILTO:maria.lopez@mlahq.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260608T140000
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SUMMARY:Hospital Library Caucus (HLC) Bi-Monthly Open Membership Meeting
DESCRIPTION:Please join us for our bi-monthly HLC members’ meeting. We’ll discuss recent activities\, share stories to support each other in our work\, and plan for future events. All MLA members are encouraged to attend. Every other second Monday at 12pm PT/1pm MT/2pm CST/3pm EST
URL:https://www.mlanet.org/event/hospital-library-caucus-hlc-bi-monthly-open-membership-meeting-2/
CATEGORIES:Caucus Live Events,Hospital Library Caucus (HLC) Live Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260609T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260609T130000
DTSTAMP:20260619T080554
CREATED:20260526T213528Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260526T213528Z
UID:338794-1781006400-1781010000@www.mlanet.org
SUMMARY:MLA '26 TEC Retrospective
DESCRIPTION:We can’t attend everything at MLA\, so the Technology in Education Caucus (TEC) has you covered! Join us for a quick tour of topics important to TEC members after the annual meeting wraps up. We are reaching out to presenters to share a brief follow-up\, and members will also share their key takeaways. So\, join us on Tuesday\, 6/9 at 1pm Eastern to share and to learn.
URL:https://www.mlanet.org/event/mla-26-tec-retrospective/
CATEGORIES:Caucus Live Events,Technology in Education Caucus (TEC) Live Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260610T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260610T130000
DTSTAMP:20260619T080554
CREATED:20260529T191926Z
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SUMMARY:Racial Justice Competencies: Guiding Points to Action
DESCRIPTION:Join the Action Club on June 10th at 10:00a PST/11:00a MST/12:00p CST/1:00p PM EST!  How do we translate health equity intentions into real-world practice? Join the Social Justice and Health Disparities Caucus for Racial Justice Competencies: Guiding Points to Action featuring Nikki Dettmar (University of Washington). Nikki will share her team’s newly published competency model for individual and organizational learning—a framework beautifully built upon the cultural humility scholarship of Shannon Jones and Beverly Murphy from Cultural Humility in Libraries!\n📅 When: Wednesday\, June 10\, 2026\, at 1:00 PM EST\n💻 Register here: https://library-tmc-edu.zoom.us/meeting/register/KeMOooPKSP2GkwdpYarWKA (Note: The presentation will be recorded\, but the discussion will be unrecorded to maintain a safe\, private space for authentic conversation!)
URL:https://www.mlanet.org/event/racial-justice-competencies-guiding-points-to-action/
CATEGORIES:Caucus Live Events,Social Justice and Health Disparities Caucus Live Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260610T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260610T140000
DTSTAMP:20260619T080554
CREATED:20260303T210743Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260610T143606Z
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SUMMARY:2026 NLM/MLA Joseph Leiter Lecture
DESCRIPTION:How AI Is Reshaping Biomedical Discovery\n \nRegina Barzilay\, PhD\, a leading expert in artificial intelligence and health\, will present the 2026 Joseph Leiter National Library of Medicine (NLM)/Medical Library Association (MLA) Lecture\, highlighting the growing role of AI in biomedical discovery and its implications for libraries. \nDr. Barzilay is a School of Engineering Distinguished Professor of AI and Health in the Department of Computer Science at MIT and the AI Faculty Lead at the MIT Jameel Clinic. Named to Time’s 2025 TIME100 Most Influential People in AI\, her research focuses on machine learning applications in drug discovery\, clinical AI\, and—earlier in her career—natural language processing. Her work has been recognized with numerous honors\, including a MacArthur Fellowship\, an NSF CAREER Award\, the AAAI Squirrel AI Award for Artificial Intelligence for the Benefit of Humanity\, and the IEEE Frances E. Allen Medal. She is a member of the National Academy of Engineering\, the National Academy of Medicine\, and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. \nLecture Title: How Can AI Models Change Biomedical Discovery?\nDate and Time: Wednesday\, June 10\, 2026\, 2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.\, eastern time\nLivestream: 2026 Joseph Leiter NLM/MLA Lecture\nJoin Livecast \nLecture Description: Today\, major breakthroughs in understanding disease biology and developing treatments require significant wet lab exploration. Emerging AI algorithms for Electronic Health Records (EHR)\, image processing\, and molecular modeling can potentially provide an alternative means for exploring a large space of possible solutions\, enabling scientists to prioritize the most promising hypotheses for testing. These developments have significant implications for data management\, curation\, and stewardship. In this talk\, the speaker will describe several examples illustrating the power and weaknesses of current AI technology in today’s data landscape. In the second half of the talk\, she will focus on the impact of training data on the performance of AI models in this discovery context and on the ethics and reproducibility considerations. \nThe Joseph Leiter NLM/MLA Lecture was established in 1983 to stimulate intellectual liaison between MLA and NLM. Leiter was a major contributor in cancer research at the National Cancer Institute and a leader at NLM as a champion of medical librarians and an informatics pioneer. He served as NLM Associate Director for Library Operations from 1965 to 1983.
URL:https://www.mlanet.org/event/2026-nlm-mla-joseph-leiter-lecture/
LOCATION:Virtual
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SUMMARY:2025-26 Rising Stars Project Presentation
DESCRIPTION:The 2025-2026 MLA Rising Stars cohort investigated the professional development needs of mid-level managers in MLA by conducting a survey of MLA members. In this presentation\, the Rising Stars will share the findings of their survey\, as well as recommendations for enhancing MLA’s educational opportunities.
URL:https://www.mlanet.org/event/2025-26-rising-stars-project-presentation/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:Association Live Events,Live Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260611T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260611T130000
DTSTAMP:20260619T080554
CREATED:20260518T151526Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260518T151526Z
UID:338621-1781179200-1781182800@www.mlanet.org
SUMMARY:Academic Librarians Caucus Business Meeting and Presentations
DESCRIPTION:Please join the Academic Librarians Caucus for our annual business meeting. In addition to our business meeting\, we will have presentations by our members. Please visit the caucus discussion list for the Zoom invite.
URL:https://www.mlanet.org/event/academic-librarians-caucus-business-meeting-and-presentations/
CATEGORIES:ALC Live Events,Caucus Live Events
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260617T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260624T123000
DTSTAMP:20260619T080554
CREATED:20260107T204934Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260126T170644Z
UID:331648-1781690400-1782304200@www.mlanet.org
SUMMARY:Copyright Skills as Risk Management Tools: The Librarian's Role in the Age of A.I. - Instructor-led Course
DESCRIPTION:Don’t miss out—secure your spot today for our instructor-led course Copyright Skills as Risk Management Tools: The Librarian’s Role in the Age of A.I. happening June 17 & June 24\, 10:00 AM–12:30 PM CT.
URL:https://www.mlanet.org/event/copyright-skills-as-risk-management-tools-the-librarians-role-in-the-age-of-a-i-instructor-led-course/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:Association Live Events,Live Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260618T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260618T140000
DTSTAMP:20260619T080554
CREATED:20260304T185844Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260304T185844Z
UID:335110-1781787600-1781791200@www.mlanet.org
SUMMARY:2026 MLA Leaders Orientation
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://www.mlanet.org/event/2026-mla-leaders-orientation/
LOCATION:Virtual
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260622T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260622T140000
DTSTAMP:20260619T080554
CREATED:20260603T200816Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260603T200816Z
UID:339472-1782133200-1782136800@www.mlanet.org
SUMMARY:Health Humanities Caucus Business Meeting
DESCRIPTION:Join the Health Humanities Caucus to learn about our activities of the past year and our ideas for the future!
URL:https://www.mlanet.org/event/health-humanities-caucus-business-meeting/
CATEGORIES:Caucus Live Events,Health Humanities Caucus Live Events
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260625T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260625T143000
DTSTAMP:20260619T080554
CREATED:20260417T163046Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260417T163145Z
UID:337423-1782392400-1782397800@www.mlanet.org
SUMMARY:Generative AI in Your Daily Workflow: Practical Tools for Health Sciences Librarians Webinar
DESCRIPTION:Register now for the upcoming webinar Generative AI in Your Daily Workflow: Practical Tools for Health Sciences Librarians on June 25\, 2026\, 1:00–2:30 p.m. Central Time. This interactive webinar introduces health sciences librarians to practical\, ethical uses of generative AI\, with hands-on examples for everyday work\, advanced searching\, and language support.
URL:https://www.mlanet.org/event/generative-ai-in-your-daily-workflow-practical-tools-for-health-sciences-librarians-webinar/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:Association Live Events,Live Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260729T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260729T143000
DTSTAMP:20260619T080554
CREATED:20260601T152121Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260601T152121Z
UID:339261-1785330000-1785335400@www.mlanet.org
SUMMARY:Teaching with GenAI: Practical Strategies for Health Sciences Librarians Webinar
DESCRIPTION:Join this webinar and feel confident in incorporating GenAI topics into your teaching. Register for the upcoming webinar on Wednesday\, July 29\, 2026.
URL:https://www.mlanet.org/event/teaching-with-genai-practical-strategies-for-health-sciences-librarians-webinar/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:Association Live Events,Live Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260813T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260813T143000
DTSTAMP:20260619T080554
CREATED:20260428T163652Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260605T221226Z
UID:337845-1786626000-1786631400@www.mlanet.org
SUMMARY:Future-Ready Leadership: Succession Planning for Resilient Organizations Webinar
DESCRIPTION:Join this webinar designed for health sciences librarians at all career stages who are interested in leadership development and succession planning. Register for the upcoming webinar on Thursday\, August 13\, 2026.
URL:https://www.mlanet.org/event/future-ready-leadership-succession-planning-for-resilient-organizations-webinar/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:Association Live Events,Live Events
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260917T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260917T143000
DTSTAMP:20260619T080554
CREATED:20260601T185641Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260601T185641Z
UID:339309-1789650000-1789655400@www.mlanet.org
SUMMARY:Medical Terminology Fundamentals for Health Sciences Librarians Webinar
DESCRIPTION:This webinar is for medical librarians and other information professionals who want a basic understanding or quick refresher on medical terminology\, with a focus on entry-level skills and clinical rounding. Register for the upcoming webinar on September 17\, 2026.
URL:https://www.mlanet.org/event/medical-terminology-fundamentals-for-health-sciences-librarians-webinar/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:Association Live Events,Live Events
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