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MLA Pivotal Moments

Historical Markers from MLA | SLA '23

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Description of MLA historical markers on display at MLA | SLA '23.
Description of MLA historical marker of the first MLA meeting, 1898

Read minutes of the first meeting, 1898

Description of MLA historical marker of Janet Doe

Read more about Janet Doe,
including her 1977 oral history (PDF).

Description of MLA historical marker of Dr, Gwendolyn Cruzat

Read Dr. Cruzat's 1979 Janet Doe Lecture,
Medical librarianship: a systems perspective.

Description of MLA historical marker of Fran Goren and international initiatives

Read more about Fran Groen, AHIP, FMLA,
including her 1999 oral history (PDF).

Description of MLA historical marker, Naomi C. Broering

Read more about Naomi C. Broering, AHIP, FMLA,
including her 2000 oral history (PDF; online 2015).

Description of MLA historical marker about J. Michael Homan

Read more about J. Michael Homan, AHIP, FMLA,
including his published oral history (PDF).

Description of MLA historical marker about international collaboration and the 2013 One Health conference.

Read the One Health conference proceedings,
or view abstracts (PDF) or flickr photos.

Description of MLA historical marker about making MLA and the profession more diverse and inclusive.

Read Race and librarianship: part 1
and Race and librarianship: part 2.

Description of Philadelphia historical marker about the founding of MLA.

Read about the placing of the Philadelphia marker.

Description of Elaine Russo Martin's 2018 Janet Doe Lecture on the social justice role medical librarians can play.

Read MLA Fellow Elaine Russo Martin's 2018
Doe Lecture Social justice and the medical librarian.

Description of Beverly Murphy, AHIP, FMLA, Noyes Award.

MLA announces Beverly Murphy, AHIP, FMLA,
as recipient of the 2021 Marcia C. Noyes Award.
Also read Beverly's "I Am MLA" post.