MLA Books

MLA publishes books on topics of vital interest to medical librarians and other information professionals. Books are published in cooperation with Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group and ALA Neal-Schuman, and are available in a variety of electronic formats as well as print. 

Purchase Current Books

Members are entitled to a 10% member discount on MLA books.

Our latest books can be ordered through Rowman & Littlefield. Please use the coupon code "MLAMBR10" when ordering. Older titles (2014 and earlier) can be ordered through ALA Neal-Schuman. Please use the coupon code "MLA" when ordering.

Bibkits and Dockits cover more specific health sciences information subjects. Titles can be purchased in e-book or print formats from the MLA store:

• The Patient Safety Perspective: Health Information and Resources Online and In Print, PDF Version
• The Patient Safety Perspective: Health Information and Resources Online and In Print, Print Version
• Position Descriptions in Health Sciences Libraries: Traditional and Emerging Roles, PDF Version
• Position Descriptions in Health Sciences Libraries: Traditional and Emerging Roles, Print Version

Over 25 older titles are available free to MLA members as e-books.

Latest Titles

To suggest a topic for a future title, please contact Martha Lara.

	Searching the Grey Literature: A Handbook for Searching Reports, Working Papers, and Other Unpublished Research By Sarah Bonato
	The Medical Library Association Guide to Developing Consumer Health Collections By Claire B. Joseph
	Transforming Medical Library Staff for the Twenty-First Century Edited by Melanie J. Norton and Nathan Rupp
	Health Sciences Collection Management for the Twenty-First Century Edited by Susan K. Kendall
	The Library Staff Development Handbook: How to Maximize Your Library's Most Important Resource by Mary Grace Flaherty
	Information and Innovation: A Natural Combination for Health Sciences Libraries Edited by Jean P. Shipman and Barbara A. Ulmer
	Assembling the Pieces of a Systematic Review edited by Margaret J. Foster and Sarah T. Jewell
	Becoming a Powerhouse Librarian by Jamie M. Gray
	Developing Librarian Competencies for the Digital Age edited by Jeffrey G. Coghill and Roger G. Russell
	New Methods of Teaching and Learning in Libraries by Ann Whitney Gleason
	The Medical Library Association Guide to Data Management for Librarians edited by Lisa Federer
	Digital Rights Management edited by Catherine A. Lemmer and Carla P. Wale
	Translating Expertise Edited by Marisa L. Conte
	Expert Searching in the Google Age by Terry Ann Jankowski
	Interprofessional Education and Medical Libraries  edited by Mary E. Edwards
	Marketing for Special and Academic Libraries: A Planning and Best Practices Sourcebook  by Valerie S. Gordon and Patricia C. Higginbottom
	The MLA Guide to Answering Questions about the Affordable Care Act  edited by Emily Vardell
	Mobile Technologies for Every Library  by Ann Whitney Gleason
	The Small Library Manager's Handbook  edited by Alice Graves
	Curriculum-Based Library Instruction: From Cultivating Faculty Relationships to Assessment  edited by Amy Blevins and Megan Inman
	Library as Safe Haven: Disaster Planning, Response, and Recovery  by Deborah D. Halsted, Shari Clifton, and Daniel T. Wilson
	Introduction to Reference Sources in the Health Sciences, 6th ed. by Jeffrey T. Huber and Susan Swogger
	Health Sciences Librarianship  by M. Sandra Wood

Coming Soon

Watch for books on the following topics coming soon:

• librarians in informatics
• librarians in research review
• library assessment
• networking and managing online identity
• biomedical scholarly comunications
• clinical librarianship

Publish a Book with MLA

MLA is always looking for new book ideas that are of interest to a significant segment of the library community. If you're interested in submitting a proposal as an author or editor, get started by visiting "Publish a Book with MLA." Proposals are reviewed by the MLA Books Panel, an MLA committee. 

Seeking Authors

The Books Panel is currently seeking proposals for the following topics:

• Library Assessment
• Librarian's Role in the IRB & IACUC
• Librarians in Health Informatics - Closed