Thu August 24, 2023
The Board of Directors announces the release of guidelines that will facilitate advocacy initiatives undertaken by the Association and its member units (caucuses, chapters, and committees).
Thu August 3, 2023
Did you miss MLA's legislative update on July 19? Not to worry! We have all of the information you need right here.
Thu August 24, 2023
This toolkit provides librarians with the tools and the resources to keep up with what’s happening in their states and how to be proactive/reactive when issues arise related to access to trustworthy health information.
Tue July 18, 2023
Join members of the Joint MLA/AAHSL Legislation Committee and representatives from the National Library of Medicine for this timely overview of health funding and other policy issues and legislation that impact the collection, organization, and sharing of health information.
Thu August 24, 2023
Breanne Crumpton and Mark Coltrain emphasize the importance of citational justice, raising awareness, and advocating for change. Learn how to be an advocate today!
Thu December 8, 2022
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.
Tue October 4, 2022
This past summer the National Library of Medicine (NLM) hosted a listening session with external communities and users to discuss the role of community input in MeSH development—a controlled and hierarchically organized vocabulary produced by NLM. Share your perspectives and input.
Thu August 25, 2022
The White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) has released updated policy guidance on public access to Federally-funded research results.
Tue August 9, 2022
NLM supports White House Office of Science and Technology Policy call for action to provide immediate public access to all monkeypox-related research and data
Thu August 11, 2022
More than 88 MLA members learned about how MLA advocates for accessible and trustworthy health information on Capitol Hill, along with updates on funding for NLM and NIH, and other policy issues.
Wed September 21, 2022
Earlier this month, more than 725 librarians signed onto a letter to the NLM addressing recent changes to MeSH terms. Associate Director of Library Operations for NLM, Dianne Babski provided a response.
Thu August 12, 2021
The Medical Library Association (MLA) has provided feedback to help IMLS envision its future.
Tue June 1, 2021
MLA signs onto CHLA ABSC statement on importance of hospital libraries
Thu April 29, 2021
MLA and AAHSL comments to the NIH regarding its UNITE initiative
Mon November 30, 2020
MLA and AAHSL have written comments addressing the information and data resources needed by the health services research community for research and practice.
Wed November 11, 2020
NIH statement urging researchers to swiftly share COVID-19 results through ClinicalTrials.gov
Tue October 20, 2020
MLA and AAHSL members comment on NLM's 2017-2027 strategic plan
Wed February 3, 2021
MLA President Lisa Traditi, AHIP and AAHSL President Sandra Franklin, AHIP, FMLA have urged the House Select Subcommittee on the CORONAVIRUS CRISIS reject all attempts to interfere with or delay the dissemination of scientific evidence.
Tue June 23, 2020
The Medical Library Association and Association of Academic Health Sciences Libraries have submitted comments to the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) in response to Senator Lamar Alexander's white paper, Preparing for the Next Pandemic.
Wed June 17, 2020
MLA joined several international health library associations in urging the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE) to seek information specialists as peer reviewers for knowledge synthesis
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