Mon April 6, 2020
Medical Library Association and Association of Academic Health Sciences Libraries comments to the Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP), encouraging the OSTP and National Science and Technology Committee to consider a “zero-embargo” open access policy.
Wed April 1, 2020
The $2 trillion economic stimulus bill, CARES Act (P.L. 116-136), in response to the COVID-19 outbreak, provides NLM with $10,000,000 to support services that respond to the Coronavirus.
Mon March 16, 2020
The Medical Library Association (MLA) and Association of Academic Health Sciences Libraries (AAHSL) have responded to the National Library of Medicine's (NLM) Request for Comments on ClinicalTrials.gov Modernization
Mon March 16, 2020
MLA and AAHSL have responded to the Request for Comments from the Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) on Draft Desirable Characteristics of Repositories for Managing and Sharing Data Resulting from Federally Funded Research
Tue January 21, 2020
The Medical Library Association (MLA) and Association of Academic Health Sciences Libraries (AAHSL) comment on the Draft NIH Policy for Data Management and Sharing and Supplemental Guidance.
Tue December 10, 2019
MLA has responded to NLM's Request for Information (RFI) on Evolving the National Network of Libraries of Medicine (NNLM), making recommendations that could create and strengthen partnership opportunities between MLA and NLM, and support continued growth, use, and access to NLM's vast resources.
Tue February 18, 2020
MLA/AAHSL comments on the use of the Health Level Seven International (HL7®) Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources (FHIR) standard to capture, integrate, and exchange clinical data for research purposes and to enhance capabilities to share research data.
Tue July 16, 2019
Members of the health sciences library community are encouraged to contact your Senators and urge them to oppose the CASE Act, The Copyright Alternative in Small-Claims Enforcement Act of 2019, (S. 1273).
Mon July 1, 2019
The Medical Library Association’s Scholarly Communications Committee has gathered recent slide decks on scholarly communications topics prepared by health sciences librarians.
Fri January 18, 2019
MLA comments on Healthy People 2030.
Tue January 15, 2019
The Medical Library Association has submitted comments to the National Institutes of Health on proposed revisions to its draft data management and sharing policy for NIH funded or supported research.
Fri August 3, 2018
ECRI Institute responds to President Beverly Murphy's letter regarding their decision to continue management of the National Guideline Clearinghouse
Wed July 18, 2018
The ECRI Institute will continue to provide access to National Guideline Clearinghouse resources
Mon June 11, 2018
The NIH Strategic Plan for Data Science incorporates MLA’s comments to engage librarians and information specialists in partnership roles that support training and infrastructure needs for data science
Fri May 11, 2018
MLA and AAHSL opposed EPA's proposed rule "Strengthening Transparency in Regulatory Science
Tue April 10, 2018
The Medical Library Association comments in support of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Strategic Plan for Data Science
Fri March 23, 2018
Fiscal Year 2018 funding bill signed into law
Thu March 22, 2018
MLA President Barbara A. Epstein, AHIP, FMLA thanks Representatives Gregg Harper (R) MS-03 and Robert Brady (D) PA-01 for introducing the FDLP Modernization Act of 2018 that will modernize the FDLP and provide for no-fee permanent across to government information.
Tue January 2, 2018
Contact your Senators and urge them to cosponsor S. 2271, The Museum and Library Services Act of 2017. Help them understand how your library supports their constituents.
Wed November 29, 2017
By December 13th, members of the health sciences library community are encouraged to contact your members of Congress and urge them to support the net neutrality protections approved by the FCC in 2015 and affirmed by the federal appeals court in 2016.
