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MLA’s Plan for Change According to Star Wars
“You can’t stop change any more than you can stop the suns from setting.” A great quote about change from probably one of the worst
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EMTS Membership Report 2015
Posted by Amy Blevins As of Dec. 31, 2014 EMTS had 194 members. Renewal numbers for this year so far are at 148 but many
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EMTS Treasurer’s and CE Committee Reports 2015
Posted by Amy Blevins Treasurer’s Report Current balance in the treasury is $14037.76 MLA 2014 balance was $13716.38 Review upcoming/expected expenditures for the meeting 2
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Little Changes with Big Impact
By the way, we migrated MLA headquarters email to Google Apps in April, as part of MLA’s Goal 4, “rationalize and transform MLA information and communication systems.”
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Won’t You Join the (Section) Dance?
Kicking off a new vision for sections and SIGs Change—there are so many quotes about it. One that I recently came across may be
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Update on MLA’s Technology: What to Expect
Imagine if your friends’ Facebook pages were structured so differently that you had to figure out how to navigate each of them separately. And you
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Peterson-Kaiser Health System Tracker
The Kaiser Family Foundation, has a new interactive tool that provides up-to-date information on U.S. health spending by federal and local governments, private companies, and
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Weigh In: The Most Valuable Things MLA Does
As MLA digs into goal #1, “Rationalize MLA programs and services, and streamline and clarify organizational structure,” we want to hear what you think. In your opinion,
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Three Ways to Help Build MLA’s Educational Future
In January, the MLA Board established a task force to revise the “Competencies for Lifelong Learning and Professional Success” policy to keep up with the
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CDS Member Authored Articles, Books, Book Chapters, Reviews & Presentations
CDS Members in BOLD Articles Reviews Presentations / Posters / Upcoming Presentations Articles Goben, A., & Raszewski, R. (2015). The data life cycle applied
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Conference Report: The Electronic Resources & Libraries (ER&L) Conference 2015
Submitted by Susan Swogger, CDS Chair MLA’s annual conference is a most excellent opportunity to learn and share with colleagues, but it is certainly
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New Members
Submitted by Nadia Lalla, Membership Committee Chair A warm welcome to our newest members and returning members of the Collection Development Section as of November
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CDS Members In The News
Nancy Olmos Awarded the 2014 Medical Library Group of Southern California and Arizona Paraprofessional of the Year Award Janet Doe Lectureship for 2016M.J. Tooey, AHIP,
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Help Wanted: Volunteer Opportunities In CDS
Wanted: Editor — Developments Newsletter The Collection Development Section is looking for a new Editor for the section’s newsletter, Developments. Developments is published two times
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CDS Logo Contest Results
We have a new logo! We have a new logo! Brooke Billman, MA, AHIP of the Arizona Health Sciences Library at the University of Arizona
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Awards: The Daniel T. Richards
Submitted by Rebecca Raszewski, Awards Committee Chair The Collection Development Section is pleased to announce that the article, Mapping the Literature of Radiation Therapy by
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Collection Development Election Results
Submitted by Susan Kendall, Nominating Committee Chair The results of the Collection Development Section elections are: Chair-Elect: Amy Purvis apurvis@galencollege.edu Amy Purvis, MLS, AHIP, is
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Message From the Chair
Letter from the Chair, Spring 2015 Dear Section Members,Happy Spring! I hope that you are all enjoying beautiful weather wherever you are, and that it
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Spring 2015 v.27 #1
Hello From Your Editor, I hope everyone is enjoying spring – after a rather crazy winter where the East Coast got buried in tons of
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MLA’s Technology: Extreme Makeover
MLA Executive Director Kevin Baliozian signs a contract with Socious. In her last post, Kate Corcoran talked about the “Rube Goldbergesque infrastructure” of MLA information