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VOTE in the 2020 MLA Election!
Thu January 16, 2020
The 2020 election for the Medical Library Association is now opened. Individual candidate information was published on MLANET, January 15, 2020, and is available for review. Exercise one of your most important responsibilities as an MLA member.
Blog link: Featured Articles
Plan Time during MLA ’20 to Explore Portland
Thu January 16, 2020
We hope you will join us in envisioning our future in focus at MLA ’20. The meeting will be taking place May 15–19 in Portland, OR. Portland is an incredibly diverse and exciting city with plenty to keep you occupied before, between, and after all of the informative and innovative meeting sessions.
Blog link: MLA ’20 | 2020 Vision The Future In Focus
Chapter News: NY-NJ Chapter Meeting
Thu January 16, 2020
The New York-New Jersey (NY-NJ) Chapter, with an invitation to the Philadelphia Regional Chapter, met in New Brunswick, NJ, on November 6, 2019. Seventy-five members and thirteen vendors gathered at the Rutgers University Inn & Conference Center for a profitable full-day meeting.
Blog link: Chapter Information
Basic Statistics for Research Design
Thu January 16, 2020
Register now for MLA's Basic Statistics for Research Design to be presented on March 25, 2020.
Blog link: MLA Webinars
Visit Weird and Wonderful Portland, Oregon!
Wed January 8, 2020
MLA ’20 will be held May 15-19 in Portland, Oregon. Here are a few reasons, besides attending the conference, that you might want to visit Portland!
Blog link: MLA ’20 | 2020 Vision The Future In Focus
Reviewers Needed for MLA ’20
Thu December 19, 2019
The 2020 National Programming Committee is looking for reviewers for posters and lightning talks for MLA ’20, to be held May 15–May 19, 2020, in Portland, OR. To apply, please fill out the Reviewer Interest form by January 15, 2020.
Blog link: MLA ’20 | 2020 Vision The Future In Focus
Have a Discussion about Plan S
Sun December 15, 2019
Members of the International Cooperation Caucus may have heard of Plan S, but have your faculty and students?
Blog link: International Cooperation Blog
Poster and Lightning Talk Submissions Open Tomorrow, December 13, 2019!
Thu December 12, 2019
The submission site for posters and lightning talks for MLA ’20 opens December 13, 2019, and will remain open until January 24, 2020. Posters and lightning talks are great ways to share information about research or programs.
Blog link: MLA ’20 | 2020 Vision The Future In Focus
Librarian-Led Research Shows the Need to Reference Retraction Status in Articles
Thu December 12, 2019
Six librarians from southeastern Wisconsin, including RTI fellow Elizabeth Suelzer, AHIP, collaborated on a study that reviewed scholarly works that cited the retracted 1998 article by Wakefield et al. that purported to show an association with the measles-mumps-rubella (MMR) vaccine and autism.
Blog link: RTI News
Updates to My Favorite Tool
Thu December 12, 2019
The Technology in Education Caucus is pleased to announce the following changes, updates, and the recruiting timeline for the My Favorite Tool session during MLA ’20. In 2019, the contestant slots filled up in less than twenty-four hours!
Blog link: MLA ’20 | 2020 Vision The Future In Focus
MLA Comments on Evolving the National Network of Libraries of Medicine
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.
Blog link: Public Policy Center
Celebrating 16th Biennial AHILA Congress in Nigeria
Tue December 10, 2019
With partial support from the MLA ICS Reis Grant, I attended the 16th Biennial Congress for Association for Health Information and Libraries in Africa (AHILA) from October 14 to October 18 in Ibadan, Nigeria.
Blog link: International Cooperation Blog
750+ Libraries Support The New EFTS
Mon December 9, 2019
Great news, and thank you!
750+ libraries have expressed their interest to join the new EFTS by requesting a user agreement from MLA.
750+ libraries have expressed their interest to join the new EFTS by requesting a user agreement from MLA.
Blog link: Full Speed Ahead
Apply for the 2020 Research Training Institute!
Thu December 5, 2019
Are you a library professional interested in learning more about the research process? Do you have a brilliant idea or research topic that you want to pursue? The RTI program takes you through a process of learning research design and completing a health information research project.
Blog link: RTI News
Chapter News: Midwest Chapter/MLA 2019 Conference: Post Conference Wrap-Up
Thu December 5, 2019
The 2019 Midwest Chapter/MLA, Wisconsin Health Science Library Association, and the Southeastern Wisconsin Health Sciences Libraries Consortium meeting is a wrap! Our conference turnout exceeded expectations with 118 attendees, continuing education (CE) instructors, and presenters.
Blog link: Chapter Information
EFTS Is Here to Stay
Fri November 22, 2019
A poem by Fred King, AHIP, on reaching the goal for EFTS sign ups.
Blog link: Full Speed Ahead
MLA comments on the use of the FHIR standard for capturing and sharing clinical data
Fri November 22, 2019
MLA 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.
Blog link: Public Policy Center
Kickstart the New EFTS Platform: Update
Thu November 21, 2019
As you may have learned , MLA has developed the specifications of a new EFTS platform. MLA will proceed with actual development and implementation if a minimum of 750 users sign up for the new platform. As of yesterday, we have surpassed the 60% mark of library requests to receive a user agreement.
Blog link: Full Speed Ahead
A Special Thank You to the Association of Academic Health Sciences Libraries (AAHSL)
Wed November 20, 2019
MLA expresses grateful appreciation to the Association of Academic Health Sciences Libraries (AAHSL) for its continuing support of MLA’s Research Training Institute for Health Sciences Librarians (RTI).
Blog link: RTI News
Kickstart the New EFTS Platform
Thu November 14, 2019
MLA has developed the specifications of a new Electronic Funds Transfer System (EFTS) platform. MLA will proceed with actual development and implementation if a minimum of 750 users sign up for the new platform by January 10, 2020, to “crowdfund” it.
Blog link: Full Speed Ahead
RTI Changes
Thu November 7, 2019
For the past three years, the RTI has been funded by the IMLS. We were very grateful to have this funding, but in July 2020, this funding will come to an end. Even though IMLS support is ending, MLA is committed to continuing this successful learning model that educates health sciences librarians
Blog link: RTI News
Increase Your Research Competencies: Apply to the RTI Program Today!
Fri November 1, 2019
The Research Training Institute (RTI) is a unique, intensive, and collaborative program that takes you through a process of learning research design and completing a health information research project with the support of peers and research experts.
Blog link: RTI News
My Favorite Tool 2020: Updates and Recruitment Timeline
Thu October 24, 2019
The Technology in Education Caucus is pleased to announce the following changes, updates, and the recruiting timeline for the My Favorite Tool session during MLA ’20. In 2019, the contestant slots filled up in less than 24 hours!
Blog link: MLA ’20 | 2020 Vision The Future In Focus
Doyle, Jacqueline Donaldson
Tue October 22, 2019
Jacqueline Donaldson Doyle's oral history has been published
Blog link: MLA Oral Histories
RTI Fellow Shares Experience in South Central Connection
Fri September 20, 2019
John Bourgeois, AHIP, 2019 RTI Fellow, recently shared the experiences of several South Central Chapter/MLA members at the MLA RTI Institute in Chicago in July for the South Central Connection.
Blog link: RTI News
MLA ’20 Call for Reviewers
Thu September 19, 2019
The 2020 National Programming Committee invites reviewers for papers, posters, and lightning talks for MLA ’20, to be held May 15–19, 2020, in Portland, OR.
Blog link: MLA ’20 | 2020 Vision The Future In Focus
Update on EFTS Continuation
Thu September 12, 2019
On July 18, 2019, MLA communicated to DOCLINE users that MLA, in collaboration with UConn and NLM, is developing a successor to the current EFTS. UConn has confirmed that EFTS operations at UConn will continue, uninterrupted, past the original end date of December 31, 2019.
Blog link: Full Speed Ahead
Grey (Literature) Matters: Selecting the Right Grey Literature to Search
Tue September 10, 2019
This webinar will color in the blank spaces and enable you to confidently identify the right types of grey literature for your searches. #MLAGreyLitSearch
Blog link: Recorded MLA Webinars
Troubleshooting Systematic Reviews: Refining the Search
Tue September 10, 2019
Join Margaret Foster, AHIP, and Sarah Jewell for Troubleshooting Systematic Reviews: Refining the Search, the second of a two-webinar series on systematic reviews. #MLASystematic
Blog link: Recorded MLA Webinars
Troubleshooting Systematic Reviews: Refining the Research Question
Mon September 9, 2019
If you missed the August 7 webinar, you can still register to view the recording. Join Margaret Foster, AHIP, and Sarah Jewell for Troubleshooting Systematic Reviews: Refining the Research Question, the first of a two-webinar series on systematic reviews. #MLASystematic
Blog link: Recorded MLA Webinars
Reid, Carolyn Anne, Funk, Mark E.
Fri August 30, 2019
Mark E. Funk and Carolyn Anne Reid's oral history has been published
Blog link: MLA Oral Histories
Funk, Mark E., Reid, Carolyn Anne
Fri August 30, 2019
Mark E. Funk and Carolyn Anne Reid's oral history has been published
Blog link: MLA Oral Histories
In Memoriam: Donald A.B. Lindberg
Mon August 19, 2019
Sadly, MLA shares the news that Donald A.B. Lindberg passed away Friday evening after a short illness. We are grateful for his leadership as director of the National Library of Medicine, which has had a great impact on the profession of health sciences librarianship.
Blog link: Full Speed Ahead
Call for Papers and Immersion Sessions for MLA ’20
Thu August 15, 2019
The submission site for contributed papers and immersions sessions for MLA ’20 is now open.
Blog link: MLA ’20 | 2020 Vision The Future In Focus
MLA Annual Meeting Newbie Pro Tips
Thu August 15, 2019
MLA ’19 was one of my most favorite meeting experiences. Every day was filled with riveting conversations, inspiring presentations, and just pure fun. I left MLA ’19 with quite a few ideas and more business cards and pens than I could count.
Blog link: Op Ed
Kelsa Bartley received the Educational Media and Technologies Section (EMTS) 2019 Annual Meeting Grant, which enabled her to attend MLA ’19 in Chicago.
Blog link: MLA '19 | Elevate
EMTS 2019 Annual Meeting Grant Recipient Shares Her MLA ’19 Experience
Thu July 25, 2019
Christy Tyson is a Educational Media and Technologies Section (EMTS) 2019 Annual Meeting Grant recipient, which enabled her to attend MLA ’19 in Chicago, and shares her reaction to the Janet Doe Lecture.
Blog link: MLA '19 | Elevate
Update on EFTS Continuation
Thu July 18, 2019
On May 22, 2019, EFTS users received a communication that UConn would be unable to continue operating the EFTS billing agent for DOCLINE. MLA, in collaboration with UConn and NLM, is developing upgraded technical specifications and a business model for a successor to the current EFTS.
Blog link: Full Speed Ahead
TAKE ACTION TO OPPOSE THE CASE ACT OF 2019
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).
Blog link: Public Policy Center
Thank You, MLA ’19 Sponsors
Thu July 11, 2019
MLA expresses our sincere appreciation to all of these companies for their generous support of MLA ’19.