Contact Us | Donate | Advertise Follow us on TwitterFollow us on facebookFollow us on LinkedIn

tfzfnvxz.jpg

For the most complete display of articles, please login.

Editor - Christine Willis, AHIP
Copy & Production Editor - Charlene M. Dundek
Full Editorial team - Access here
MLAConnect is updated continually. Most articles are restricted to MLA members and/or to members of specific MLA sections. For the most complete display of articles, please login.
Submit to MLAConnect.
Refer to the MLA Style Manual when writing articles.
Products, services, and events published in MLAConnect do not constitute MLA’s endorsement or approval. Opinions expressed in MLAConnect are the authors’ and do not necessarily express those of the association.

MLAConnect < Latest News

MLAConnect now displays ALL articles you have access to, including from blogs of caucuses you participate in.

MLA as Your Professional Home

MLA as Your Professional Home
Thu March 23, 2023
MLA is an association of opportunities, because of its members. We’ve come a long way and have a long way to go, but together we can continue to make those improvements. So how will you take the association to the next level?

Dental Caucus history narrative.
MLA is an association of opportunities, because of its members. We’ve come a long way and have a long way to go, but together we can continue to make those improvements. So how will you take the association to the next level?
Mark your calendars now for the March 22, 2023, joint Fireside Chat between MLA and NLM leaders! The National Library of Medicine (NLM) and the Medical Library Association (MLA) have a longstanding collaborative relationship to improve public health and advance medical progress.
Conversations can be challenging given the times we live in, but we always have the option to turn in to one another. Learning can be uncomfortable, and that is ok. Hear about Jorge Perez' experience at the 4th National Joint Council of Librarians of Color (JCLC) Conference.
Since 2019, the Upstate New York and Ontario Chapter (UNYOC) planning committee learned the necessity of being nimble and ready to adjust after two years of virtual conferences.
The Research Training Institute (RTI) team is pleased to announce the new peer coaches for the 2023 RTI Online program. Learn more about the RTI program. Consider joining a welcoming and supportive network of research colleagues! We invite you to submit an RTI application by March 14!
It's not too late to apply for the 2023-24 Research Training Institute (RTI) Fellowship Program! The deadline has been extended to March 14 at 11:59 p.m., central time, so you can jump-start your career and research expertise.
Why you should volunteer for MLA Committees.
The MLA Grants and Scholarships committee is ecstatic to announce new names for the 3 previously unnamed MLA student scholarships. For over sixty years, MLA has consistently supported qualified students in their studies at graduate library science programs.
The Pacific Northwest Chapter (PNC) of MLA first formed in 1953 as the Pacific Northwest Regional Group, made up initially of medical librarians from Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Montana and British Columbia.
Healthcare professionals need accurate information to best care for their patients and they need it quickly.
The R2 Digital Library from Rittenhouse has provided a comprehensive collection of health sciences resources, such as eBooks, images, and videos, since 2005. Read up on the most recent Product Spotlight.
NNLM All of Us Researcher Workbench webinar for academic libraries, hosted by All of Us Data and Research Center, takes place on February 16, 2023. Don't miss this!
The R2 Digital Library from Rittenhouse has provided a comprehensive collection of health sciences resources, such as eBooks, images, and videos, since 2005. Read up on the most recent Product Spotlight.

The Be Well MLA initiative promotes wellness and well-being among members of the Medical Library Association. Every month, MLA members are invited to participate in the Be Well Wednesday wellness series. Join now!
The 72nd Annual Meeting of the Southern Chapter of the Medical Library Association (SC/MLA) was held in Montgomery, AL from October 19-22, 2022.
MLGSCA/NCNMLG 2023 Virtual Spring Symposium is taking the place of MLGSCA and NCNMLG Chapter annual meetings.
The Pacific Northwest Chapter of the Medical Library Association (PNCMLA) decided to continue with the virtual format for its 2022 conference. Read on for a recap of the conference.
MLGSCA/NCNMLG 2023 Virtual Spring Symposium is taking the place of MLGSCA and NCNMLG Chapter annual meetings.
The Pacific Northwest Chapter of the Medical Library Association (PNCMLA) decided to continue with the virtual format for its 2022 conference. Read on for a recap of the conference.
For more information, please visit the caucus’ member page. If you’re not a caucus member, consider joining! All times are Central.
The RTI Fellowship Program is accepting applications for the 2023-24 cohort through February 28, 2023.
The National Library of Medicine (NLM) seeks early and second-career librarians within five years of graduation interested in a one-year fellowship. Apply now!
The results of this study provide a foundation for building a more comprehensive bibliotherapy program at the Hirsh Health Sciences Library. Read on!
This year, University of South Carolina School of Medicine Columbia librarians decided to revamp and gamify the library’s in-person lecture-style orientation session for first-year medical students. Read more and try it yourself.
The Medical Library Association Books Panel is seeking author(s) and/or editor(s) for a book related to grant writing. The content in this book will be particularly relevant for health sciences librarians who either support academic grant writers or who are grant-seeking themselves.
The chapters in this book will provide an overview of evidence syntheses including, but not limited to, the systematic review. This book will provide a how-to guide for anyone who works with clinicians, students, and researchers who are interested in writing or interpreting knowledge syntheses.
MLA's Books Panel is seeking proposals for a book about determining the credibility and trustworthiness of information. The panel also welcomes a book that contributes to the discussion on the information-seeking behavior of major user populations. How does this behavior guide teaching practices?
MLA’s authors have been busy! Some recent books published by MLA’s partner publisher Rowman & Littlefield have been reviewed in the latest issue of JMLA.
The MLA 125th Anniversary Committee is hard at work planning and preparing for the celebrations that will begin at MLA ’23. One project that the Caucus/Chapter History workgroup is leading is to collect significant moments in the existence of MLA’s caucuses and chapters.
Despite making significant intellectual contributions to systematic reviews and evidence synthesis publications, and meeting authorship criteria specified by the COPE and ICMJE, librarians are frequently not granted authorship. MLA is advocating for change.
The NIH Data Management & Sharing Policy Guidance Working Group has developed a toolkit to help librarians ensure they are meeting the updated Data Management and Sharing Policy, which goes into effect January 25, 2023.
MLA is pleased to offer support to enable members to join colleagues in Detroit for MLA | SLA '23: Looking Back, Forging Ahead.
This blog post contains breaking news from NLM as well as a continued dialog with NLM including MLA Connect posts from this past summer. Letter authors would like to share the most recent correspondence from the National Library of Medicine prior to the debut of the new 2023 MeSH terms.
The newly published Piecing Together Systematic Reviews and Other Evidence Syntheses, edited by Margaret J. Foster and Sarah T. Jewell aims to be the definitive text on systematic reviews for librarians, information professionals, and expert searchers.
The Journal of the Medical Library Association (JMLA) will only be available in digital formats starting with the 2023 editions.
The RTI Fellowship Program is accepting applications for the 2023-24 cohort through February 28, 2023. Anyone with an interest in the RTI Fellowship Program is invited to our upcoming Drop-In Session to get your questions answered and receive feedback on the application process.
If you are concerned about health equity and want to develop searching skills and knowledge that will enable you to become a collaborator and partner in health equity research, the MLA instructor-led course, Health Services and Policy Research: Sources and Search Strategies 2022, is for you.
Make a submission for upcoming issues of the Hypothesis Research Journal for Health Information Professionals, produced by the Medical Library Association’s Research Caucus.
Save the date for the 2022 Joseph Leiter NLM/Medical Library Association Lecture will be held December 6, 2022.

Dental Caucus History


MLA as Your Professional Home


NLM and MLA: Collaboration to Benefit the Profession and the Public


My extraordinary experience at the 4th National Joint Council of Librarians of Color (JCLC) Conference


How to Submit an Article for MLAConnect


MLA Election Now Open


MLA 2023 Salary & Compensation Survey is Now Open


NAHSL 2022: Turning the Tide


UNYOC 2022 Annual Meeting Recap


Announcing Peer Coaches for 2023 Research Training Institute


Need More Time? The RTI 2023-24 Application Deadline Has Been Extended!


Now is Your Chance to Volunteer for MLA Committees!


Introducing New Names for MLA Student Scholarships


PNC Chapter History


RTI Research Spotlight: New Evaluation Rubric Helps Identify Point-of-Care Tools Based On Nurses' Information Needs


Apply Now for the 2023 Research Training Institute


NNLM: All of Us Researcher Webinar for Academic Libraries 2/16/23


Product Spotlight: Exciting changes are happening with the R2 Digital Library (Sponsored by Rittenhouse)


Be Well MLA - Real Love: Enabling Fierce Self-Compassion


Reflections on the 2022 SC/MLA Annual Meeting


Experience the DEI Committee’s Living Library Program at Experience MLA 2023


Sign Up for MLA’s Virtual Resume Clinic!


MLGSCA/NCNMLG 2023 Virtual Spring Symposium


PNCMLA 2022 Virtual Conference Recap


  January Communities Meetings and Events 


Applications are Now Open for the 2023-24 Research Training Institute Training Program


NLM Seeks Associate Fellows


Bibliotherapy for Stress Management: A Wellness Intervention for First Year Medical Students


Escape the Lecture: Using a Virtual Escape Room Activity for Library Orientation


Call for Proposals: The Grant Writing Librarian


Call for Book Proposals - Evidence Synthesis: Beyond the Systematic Review


Call for proposals: Determining Information Credibility and Trustworthiness


Check Out These New Reviews of MLA Books


Share and Celebrate Your Chapter's History


Advocating for Authorship: Librarians and Information Professionals as Authors on Evidence Synthesis Publications


Introducing the NIH Data Management and Sharing Policy Toolkit


Financial Assistance for MLA Members to Attend In-person MLA | SLA ’23 Conference


MeSH: 2023 Terms Update


MLA Publishes New Guide to Systematic Reviews


JMLA Goes All Digital in 2023


You’re Invited! RTI Drop-In Session December 9


Develop Searching Skills and Contribute to Health Equity: A New MLA Course


Submit your research to MLA Hypothesis Open Access Journal!


I Am MLA: Sunny Chung


Announcing the 2022 Joseph Leiter NLM/Medical Library Association Lecture Dec. 6


Third Iron LLC invites you to a free sponsored webinar: LibKey Nomad: Connecting Open Web Researchers to Library Full Text


Take your research skills seriously: Learn about MLA's Research Training Institute


I Am MLA: Layal Hneiny


Product Spotlight: Cabells Journalytics Medicine & Predatory Reports: Manage Your Publishing Risks and Opportunities (Sponsored)


I Am MLA: Hilary Jasmin