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Advanced Searching Instructor-Led Courses Series Coming in October, November, and January

By: Barry Grant

Thu September 17, 2020

Registration is now open for three advanced searching instructor-led courses. The courses are expanded versions of face-to-face courses planned for MLA ’20…at a lower cost and of greater length than the originals.

Blog link: Featured Articles

Systematic Searching: Improving Effectiveness and Efficiency

By: Debra Cavanaugh

Wed September 2, 2020

Register now for Systematic Searching: Improving Effectiveness and Efficiency to be presented by Wichor Bramer on September 24, 2020.

Blog link: MLA Webinars

Librarians Are Teachers: Applying Theory to Help Adults Learn

By: Debra Cavanaugh

Tue September 1, 2020

Register now for Librarians Are Teachers: Applying Theory to Help Adults Learn to be presented by Lauren Hays on October 13, 2020.

Blog link: MLA Webinars

Critical Appraisal of Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses

By: Debra Cavanaugh

Mon June 8, 2020

Blog link: Recorded MLA Webinars

Find the Evidence-Based Practice (EBP) Search Strategy That Works for You

By: Debra Cavanaugh

Sun June 7, 2020

Blog link: Recorded MLA Webinars

Drawn to Graphic Medicine: Bringing Comics into Medical Librarianship

By: Debra Cavanaugh

Wed May 27, 2020

Blog link: Recorded MLA Webinars

Make Fun of Learning! Game-Based Learning for Student Success

By: Debra Cavanaugh

Tue April 7, 2020

Blog link: Recorded MLA Webinars

Basic Statistics for Research Design

By: Debra Cavanaugh

Wed March 18, 2020

Blog link: Recorded MLA Webinars

Focus on YOUR Future at MLA ’20: Add a CE Course

By: Debra Cavanaugh

Thu February 13, 2020

Come to MLA ’20 on Friday, May 15, and Saturday, May 16, to develop a skill in an MLA practice area and have extra time to explore Portland! MLA continuing education (CE) courses are powerful and rewarding learning experiences!

Blog link: MLA ’20 | 2020 Vision The Future In Focus

Basic Statistics for Research Appraisal

By: Debra Cavanaugh

Fri January 17, 2020

Blog link: Recorded MLA Webinars

Grey (Literature) Matters: Selecting the Right Grey Literature to Search

By: Debra Cavanaugh

Tue September 10, 2019

This webinar will color in the blank spaces and enable you to confidently identify the right types of grey literature for your searches. #MLAGreyLitSearch

Blog link: Recorded MLA Webinars

Troubleshooting Systematic Reviews: Refining the Search

By: Debra Cavanaugh

Tue September 10, 2019

Join Margaret Foster, AHIP, and Sarah Jewell for Troubleshooting Systematic Reviews: Refining the Search, the second of a two-webinar series on systematic reviews. #MLASystematic

Blog link: Recorded MLA Webinars

Troubleshooting Systematic Reviews: Refining the Research Question

By: Debra Cavanaugh

Mon September 9, 2019

If you missed the August 7 webinar, you can still register to view the recording. Join Margaret Foster, AHIP, and Sarah Jewell for Troubleshooting Systematic Reviews: Refining the Research Question, the first of a two-webinar series on systematic reviews. #MLASystematic

Blog link: Recorded MLA Webinars

Deepen Your MLA ’19 Experience: Attend the Symposium and Add a CE Course!

By: Debra Cavanaugh

Thu April 25, 2019

You can register for continuing education (CE) courses at MLA ’19!

Come to MLA ’19 on Friday, May 3, and Saturday, May 4, develop a skill in an MLA practice area, and have extra time to explore MLA’s home town, Chicago!

Blog link: MLA '19 | Elevate

Deepen Your MLA ’19 Experience: Attend the Middle Management Leadership Symposium! Add a CE Course!

By: Debra Cavanaugh

Thu April 18, 2019

Come to MLA ’19 on Friday, May 3, and Saturday, May 4, develop a skill in an MLA practice area, and have extra time to explore MLA’s home town, Chicago!

Blog link: MLA '19 | Elevate

Enrich Your MLA ’19 Experience: Attend the Middle Management Leadership Symposium and Add a CE Course!

By: Debra Cavanaugh

Thu April 11, 2019

Come to MLA ’19 on Friday, May 3, and Saturday, May 4, develop a skill in an MLA practice area, and have extra time to explore MLA’s home town, Chicago!

Blog link: MLA '19 | Elevate

Enhance Your MLA ’19 Experience: Add a CE Course!

By: Debra Cavanaugh

Thu April 4, 2019

Come to MLA ’19 on Friday, May 3, and Saturday, May 4, develop a skill in an MLA practice area by taking a continuing education (CE) course, and have extra time to explore MLA’s home town, Chicago!

Blog link: MLA '19 | Elevate

Hone Your Leadership and Management Skills at the Managing from the Middle MLA ’19 Continuing Education Symposium

By: Debra Cavanaugh

Thu March 21, 2019

Are you looking to improve your leadership and management skills? The Managing from the Middle: Learning to Lead from Where You Are symposium is a great place to start! Award-winning educator, author, and academic leader, Joan Gallos will present the keynote talk at the symposium.

Blog link: MLA '19 | Elevate

Upgrade Your MLA ’19 Experience: Add a CE Course!

By: Debra Cavanaugh

Thu March 21, 2019

Come to MLA ’19 on Friday, May 3, and Saturday, May 4, develop a skill in an MLA practice area, and have extra time to explore MLA’s home town, Chicago!

Blog link: MLA '19 | Elevate

MLA Annual Meeting Courses Are Powerful Learning Experiences!

By: Debra Cavanaugh

Thu March 14, 2019

MLA ’19 offers you more than twenty continuing education (CE) courses and a daylong symposium about “Managing from the Middle.” CE takes place on Friday, May 3, and Saturday, May 4.

Blog link: MLA '19 | Elevate

Get Your Hands-On Learning at MLA ’19: Add a CE Course! - #mlanet19

By: Debra Cavanaugh

Thu March 7, 2019

Come early to MLA ’19, take a course in an MLA practice area, and have extra time to tour MLA’s home town, Chicago!

Choose from over twenty continuing education courses and a daylong symposium on “Managing from the Middle,” offered on Friday, May 3, and Saturday, May 4.

Blog link: MLA '19 | Elevate

Elevate Your MLA ’19 Experience: Add a CE Course!

By: Debra Cavanaugh

Thu February 28, 2019

Come early to MLA ’19, develop a skill in an MLA practice area, and have extra time to explore MLA’s home town, Chicago!

Choose from twenty-two continuing education (CE) courses offered on Friday, May 3, and Saturday, May 4.

Blog link: MLA '19 | Elevate

Award-Winning Author Joan V. Gallos Keynotes Managing from the Middle MLA ’19 Continuing Education Symposium

By: Debra Cavanaugh

Thu February 21, 2019

Award-winning educator, author, and academic leader Joan V. Gallos, will present the keynote at the MLA ’19 symposium, Managing from the Middle: Learning to Lead from Where You Are, sponsored by the Leadership and Management Section.

Blog link: MLA '19 | Elevate

Take Your Research Guides from Good to Great

By: Debra Cavanaugh

Tue February 12, 2019

Register now for MLA's recorded webinar, Take Your Research Guides from Good to Great. Join Andy Hickner, as he shows you how to make your guides user friendly and how to identify and fix accessibility problems.

Blog link: Recorded MLA Webinars

Serving Patrons with Disabilities in Your Library or Clinic

By: Debra Cavanaugh

Mon February 11, 2019

Register now for MLA's recorded webinar Serving Patrons with Disabilities in Your Library or Clinic. Join Christine Willis, AHIP, to create welcoming environments and communicate clearly with people with disabilities in academic and hospital settings.

Blog link: Recorded MLA Webinars

MLA ’19 Continuing Education

By: Debra Cavanaugh

Thu February 7, 2019

MLA ’19 ELEVATE continuing education (CE) courses in Chicago, IL, will take place on Friday, May 3, and Saturday, May 4, 2019. CE courses support health sciences librarians and other information professionals in adapting to rapidly changing environments

Blog link: MLA '19 | Elevate

MLA ’19 Continuing Education

By: Debra Cavanaugh

Thu January 31, 2019

Blog link: MLA '19 | Elevate

From Protocol To Publication: Maximizing the Return on Your Systematic Review Investment

By: Debra Cavanaugh

Tue January 22, 2019

Register now for MLA's recorded webinar, From Protocol To Publication: Maximizing the Return on Your Systematic Review Investment. Join the panel as they share their strategies for working with review teams to conduct successful--and published!--systematic reviews.

Blog link: Recorded MLA Webinars

Helping Science Succeed: The Librarian’s Role in Addressing the Reproducibility Crisis

By: Debra Cavanaugh

Mon January 21, 2019

Register now for MLA's recorded webinar, Helping Science Succeed: The Librarian’s Role in Addressing the Reproducibility Crisis. Join our speakers to explore reproducibility guidelines and recommendations and develop an action plan for engaging researchers and stakeholders at your institution

Blog link: Recorded MLA Webinars

MLA ’19 Continuing Education

By: Debra Cavanaugh

Fri January 18, 2019

MLA ’19 ELEVATE continuing education (CE) courses in Chicago, IL will take place on Friday, May 3, and Saturday, May 4, 2019. CE courses support health sciences librarians and other information professionals in adapting to rapidly changing environments

Blog link: MLA '19 | Elevate

Research4Life Training in New Orleans: Feb 28 and Mar 1 2019

By: Elaine Ricketts Hicks

Wed January 16, 2019

The goal of Research4Life (R4L - www.research4life.org) is to reduce the knowledge gap between high- and low- and middle-income countries (LMIC’s) by providing free or low-cost access to online scholarly, professional and research information in five programs...

Blog link: International Cooperation Blog

Why Do We Lead? An Introduction to Values-Based Leadership

By: Debra Cavanaugh

Thu December 20, 2018

Register now for MLA's recorded webinar, Why Do We Lead? An Introduction to Values-Based Leadership. Join Stewart Brower, AHIP, to find creative, useful ways to solve real-world problems and successfully engage as a library leader.

Blog link: Recorded MLA Webinars

From Idea to Reality: How to Successfully Plan and Promote Library Events

By: Debra Cavanaugh

Mon December 17, 2018

Register now for MLA's recorded webinar, From Idea to Reality: How to Successfully Plan and Promote Library Events. Join the presenters as they show you how to create amazing in-person library events in a digital era.

Blog link: Recorded MLA Webinars

MLA ’19 Continuing Education

By: Debra Cavanaugh

Fri November 30, 2018

Blog link: MLA '19 | Elevate

Seven Blind Mice and Systematic Reviews: An MLA Webinar on Teaching through Storytelling

By: Lisa M. Acuff, AHIP

Mon October 15, 2018

How does the children’s story, Seven Blind Mice, relate to instruction on doing systematic reviews? Or to the many other health information concepts and skills medical librarians teach? Hint: Think stories!

Blog link: Full Speed Ahead

Critical Appraisal of Quantitative Research

By: Debra Cavanaugh

Thu September 6, 2018

Register now for MLA's recorded webinar, Critical Appraisal of Quantitative Research. Lisa Federer will demystify the process of assessing and reporting on quantitative research by breaking it down into easy-to-understand steps.

Blog link: Recorded MLA Webinars

Putting the Quality in Qualitative: Tips for Evaluating Qualitative Research Articles

By: Debra Cavanaugh

Sat September 1, 2018

Register now for MLA's recorded webinar, Putting the Quality in Qualitative: Tips for Evaluating Qualitative Research Articles. Join Susan LaValley to develop your skills in identifying the quality in qualitative studies and to appreciate the value of qualitative research.

Blog link: Recorded MLA Webinars

What Is Genomic Medicine?

By: Debra Cavanaugh

Wed August 1, 2018

Register now for MLA's recorded webinar, What Is Genomic Medicine? Join Stephanie Roth, AHIP to understand the basics of genomic medicine and learn how precision medicine relates to genomic medicine. #MLAGenomicMed

Blog link: Recorded MLA Webinars

Aligning the Three Pillars of Effective Instruction: Outcomes, Teaching, and Assessment for Health Sciences Librarians

By: Debra Cavanaugh

Tue June 26, 2018

Register now for MLA's recorded webinar, Aligning the Three Pillars of Effective Instruction: Outcomes, Teaching, and Assessment for Health Sciences Librarians. Join Jill Boruff, AHIP to more effectively focus and assess your teaching.

Blog link: Recorded MLA Webinars

Plan to Succeed: The Basics of Library Project Management

By: Debra Cavanaugh

Mon June 4, 2018

Register now for MLA's recorded webinar, Plan to Succeed: The Basics of Library Project Management. Join Gary Wasdin as he identifies successful strategies and common pitfalls in library project management.

Blog link: Recorded MLA Webinars

Transform Your MLA ’18 Experience: Add a CE Course!

By: Barry Grant

Mon April 30, 2018

Come early to MLA ’18, develop a skill in an MLA competency, and have some extra time to tour Atlanta!

Choose from twenty continuing education (CE) courses offered on Friday and Saturday before the start of the meeting on Sunday.

Blog link: MLA '18: Adapting | Transforming | Leading

Systematic Review Webinar Series

By: Debra Cavanaugh

Mon April 30, 2018

Register now for MLA's recorded webinar series on Systematic Reviews. Join Margaret Foster, AHIP, and Sarah Jewell as they discuss matching review types, selecting software and developing a systematic review service.

Blog link: Recorded MLA Webinars

Do You Know How to Search for Clinical Trials?

By: Julie May Glanville

Fri April 27, 2018

If you know how to search for clinical trials, you probably know that trials registers are becoming a standard information resource for systematic reviews, comparative effectiveness research, and evidence-based guidelines and that AHRQ, Cochrane, and others recommend or mandate searching trials

Blog link: MLA '18: Adapting | Transforming | Leading

Peek Under the Hood of Your Website and Learn How to Unleash Its Power!

By: Andy Hickner

Thu April 26, 2018

Your library or organization’s website is your most powerful way of publicizing and offering your services. Taking Peeking Under the Hood at MLA ’18 is a powerful way for you to advance the reputation of your library, become your library’s in-house expert on web matters, and enhance your resume.

Blog link: MLA '18: Adapting | Transforming | Leading

Learn to Liaise at MLA ’18!

By: Carolyn Schubert

Tue April 24, 2018

Health information professionals in academic libraries and in health care facilities spend much of their time collaborating and communicating with faculty, clinicians, and other professionals. There are over eighty health professions! Each has unique standards and cultures of practice.

Blog link: MLA '18: Adapting | Transforming | Leading

See the Big Picture of Data Visualization!

By: Jean Song, AHIP

Mon April 16, 2018

Having the software skills to create data visualizations is one thing. Understanding the difference between a poorly designed visualization and a well-designed visualization is another. Introduction to Visualization Principles gives you both!

Blog link: MLA '18: Adapting | Transforming | Leading

Partnerships Are a Vital Part of Librarianship: Let Us Help You Build Them!

By: Gwen S. Wilson, AHIP

Wed April 11, 2018

If you are a medical librarian in an academic or hospital setting, you know that establishing partnerships and working on joint projects with professionals outside of your library are essential parts of your practice.

Blog link: MLA '18: Adapting | Transforming | Leading

Five Questions to Ask Yourself about Research Dissemination and Impact

By: Patricia L Smith

Fri April 6, 2018

If you are wondering whether Dissemination in Action: Communicating Research in a Digital World is the right MLA ’18 continuing education course for you, take this quick self-assessment:

Blog link: MLA '18: Adapting | Transforming | Leading

Do You Want to Be a Library Director? (What Does a Director Do, Anyway?)

By: Heidi Heilemann, AHIP

Wed April 4, 2018

Our popular continuing education course, “Do You Want to Be a Library Director? Knowledge, Skills, and Career Paths for Library Leaders,” will help you answer these questions, plan your career, and connect with current and future leaders and directors

Blog link: MLA '18: Adapting | Transforming | Leading

MLA ’18 Continuing Education

By: Debra Cavanaugh

Fri March 30, 2018

Join your colleagues at MLA ’18 in Atlanta, GA, for courses that will support health sciences librarians and other information professionals in adapting to rapidly changing environments, transforming their collections and service models, and leading important new changes

Blog link: MLA '18: Adapting | Transforming | Leading

Learning R Can Change Your (Professional) Life!

By: Barry Grant

Fri March 30, 2018

These days, it seems everyone is talking about learning to program. To find out more about a popular language, R, and what it’s like to learn it, we did an email Q&A with Lisa Federer, AHIP, who is teaching Introduction to Data Analysis and Visualization with R at MLA ’18.

Blog link: MLA '18: Adapting | Transforming | Leading

You Can Support Systematic Reviews Just about Anywhere in the World

By: Sarah Young

Thu March 22, 2018

Register for the Performing Systematic Reviews in Resource-Limited Settings at MLA '18. This course will demonstrate how you can make substantial contributions to systematic reviews without access to the resources of a major university.

Blog link: MLA '18: Adapting | Transforming | Leading

Matching Review Type to Research Question: Which Review Is Right for You?

By: Debra Cavanaugh

Mon March 5, 2018

Register now for MLA's recorded webinar, Matching Review Type to Research Question: Which Review Is Right for You? Join Margaret Foster, AHIP, and Sarah Jewell as they present this first in the series on systematic reviews.

Blog link: Recorded MLA Webinars

MLA ’18 Continuing Education

By: Debra Cavanaugh

Wed February 28, 2018

Join your colleagues at MLA ’18 for courses that will support health sciences librarians and other information professionals in adapting to rapidly changing environments, transforming their collections and service models, and leading important new changes in education, research, and librarianship.

Blog link: MLA '18: Adapting | Transforming | Leading

Selecting Systematic Review Software on a Shoestring

By: Debra Cavanaugh

Mon February 26, 2018

Register now for MLA's recorded webinar, Selecting Systematic Review Software on a Shoestring. Join Margaret Foster, AHIP, and Sarah Jewell as they present this series on systematic reviews.

Blog link: Recorded MLA Webinars

Developing and Managing a Systematic Review Service

By: Debra Cavanaugh

Fri February 23, 2018

Register now for MLA's recorded webinar, Developing and Managing a Systematic Review Service. Join Margaret Foster, AHIP, and Sarah Jewell as they present this series on systematic reviews.

Blog link: Recorded MLA Webinars

MLA ’18 Continuing Education

By: Debra Cavanaugh

Wed January 31, 2018

Blog link: MLA '18: Adapting | Transforming | Leading

Visualize Your Data: Tableau for Health Sciences Librarians

By: Debra Cavanaugh

Thu December 7, 2017

Register now for MLA's recorded webinar, Visualize Your Data: Tableau for Health Sciences Librarians. Join our presenter Ariel Deardorff as she introduces health sciences librarians to Tableau and its many uses.

Blog link: Recorded MLA Webinars

Go Red! REDCap for Library Data Services and Data Collection

By: Debra Cavanaugh

Wed December 6, 2017

Register now for MLA's recorded webinar, Go Red! REDCap for Library Data Services and Data Collection. Join our presenter, Fred LaPolla as he explores ways that librarians can use it in their libraries.

Blog link: Recorded MLA Webinars

MLA ’18 Continuing Education

By: Debra Cavanaugh

Thu November 30, 2017

Continuing education (CE) courses during MLA ’18 Adapting Transforming Leading in Atlanta, Georgia, will encourage health sciences librarians to move out of their comfort zones into new roles.

Blog link: MLA '18: Adapting | Transforming | Leading

8 Tips for Using Metrics in Research Evaluation

By: Debra Cavanaugh

Thu November 16, 2017

Register now for MLA's recorded webinar, 8 Tips for Using Metrics in Research Evaluation. Join our presenters to increase your impact at your institution.