MLA Membership for Individuals
MLA provides multiple individual membership categories to allow you to choose the one that best reflects your situation.
Find your professional home with MLA!
- Connect with the expert colleagues and innovative skills you need to advance your career.
- Expand your knowledge base by joining the discussions in public and members-only communities.
- Equip yourself with the latest tools and education in health information management, research, and practice.
- Explore the latest tips, tricks, and evidence to advocate for your role and expertise in your institution.
- Apply for funding to finish school, do that next research project, or travel!
Note change: The MLA membership year is based on your join date (anniversary year). All dues are payable in US dollars. Dues are non-refundable.
Discounts noted below are based on the individual membership $255 dues amount.
Individual Membership ($26-$255)
Are you a professional information practitioner joining MLA for the first time? Join now for 25% off ($191)!
You are an information practitioner who works or has worked in health- or health information-related environments: $255/year.
Your salary is $50,000 or less; this lower dues membership is $128/year (50% off)
You are currently unemployed: $64 for one year only (75% off)
You are retired and have been a member 10 years or more: special emeritus rate of $102/year (60% off)
Student membership is available for a single consecutive 2-year term to persons enrolled in a degree program–not certificate–related to health sciences information or librarianship. Proof of at least part time (two or more courses) enrollment is required for each year of membership: $64/year (75% off)
You are a health information practitioner outside the US or Canada: $191/year
You are from an Research4Life-eligible Group A or B country: $26/year (90% off)
You are support staff in health information or a representative of a company/organization interested in health sciences librarianship: $191/year (25% off)
What Are My Benefits?
| Benefit | Individual | International | Student | Affiliate | Emeritus |
| Connect with other experts with access to and inclusion in MLA’s private membership directory | X | X | X | X | X |
| Gain insights, expertise, and peer-to-peer support by collaborating with other topic, practice environment, or affinity colleagues in more than 40 MLA caucuses | X | X | X | X | X |
| Access financial support for your education, research, or travel, with more than $50,000 in grants, scholarships, and fellowships available annually | X | X | X | X | |
| Support and apply critical research to your everyday practice with the open-access, peer-reviewed, no-APC Journal of the Medical Library Association (JMLA) | X | X | X | X | |
| Keep pace with the latest professional and member information through MLAConnect online and via email content alerts | X | X | X | X | X |
| Build knowledge throughout your career. MLA offers members discounts on MLA’s live or on-demand webinars, self-paced courses, and instructor-led courses. | 25%-62.5% discount based on category | 25%-62.5% discount based on category | 62.5% discount | 25% discount | 62.5% discount |
| Discounts for annual conferences (in person and virtual) | 25%-62.5% discount based on category | 25%-62.5% discount based on category | 62.5% discount | 25% discount | 62.5% discount |
| Additional $75 discount for presenting at an annual conference | X | X | X | X | X |
| 25% discounts on specializations | X | X | X | X | X |
| Discounts on AHIP fees | 25% | 25% | 25% | 25% | no fee |
| MLA CE credits for NNLM course learning | Free | Free | Free | Free | Free |
| Member registration rates for allied associations’ events | X | X | X | X | X |
| Save 10-30% on MLA books that address information needs of the profession | X | X | X | X | X |
| Leadership opportunities at the national and caucus level | X | X | X | X | X |
| Learn and share skills as a volunteer in many roles and events | X | X | X | X | X |
| Vote in Association elections and on association governance | X | X | X | X | |
| Maintain your own professional profile area and choose what fields and information to share with your colleagues. | X | X | X | X | X |
| Looking for a job? Have an expert review your CV or resume, or provide tips on interviewing skills, with MLA’s online or annual meeting Resume Clinic service. | X | X | X | X | X |
| Your membership travels with you as your job or status changes. No matter who pays for your membership, it’s yours. | X | X | X | X | X |
Need to know more? Contact us! Connect with Jim Westwood, Tomi Gunn or Kate Corcoran (312.419.9094) for answers to your questions.