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Critical Appraisal of Case Control Studies Webinar
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All You Need to Know to Do an MLA Systematic Review Webinar
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Selecting and Using Data Extraction Tools Webinar
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Essential Searching Skills for Librarians on Systematic Review Teams Course - April 2023
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Are You a New Librarian? Submit an abstract for MLA | SLA ‘23

Are You a New Librarian? Submit an abstract for MLA | SLA ‘23
By: MLA Headquarters
Thu January 19, 2023
The 2023 National Program Committee invites colleagues who are newer to the profession to submit a poster or lightning talk abstract for MLA | SLA ‘23.
Blog link: Featured Articles

Reflections on the 2022 SC/MLA Annual Meeting

By: Emily Brennan
Thu January 26, 2023
The 72nd Annual Meeting of the Southern Chapter of the Medical Library Association (SC/MLA) was held in Montgomery, AL from October 19-22, 2022.
Blog link: Chapter Information

Are You a New Librarian? Submit an abstract for MLA | SLA ‘23

By: MLA Headquarters
Thu January 19, 2023
The 2023 National Program Committee invites colleagues who are newer to the profession to submit a poster or lightning talk abstract for MLA | SLA ‘23.
Blog link: Featured Articles

MLGSCA/NCNMLG 2023 Virtual Spring Symposium

By: Angela N. Murrell
Thu January 19, 2023
MLGSCA/NCNMLG 2023 Virtual Spring Symposium is taking the place of MLGSCA and NCNMLG Chapter annual meetings.
Blog link: Chapter Information

PNCMLA 2022 Virtual Conference Recap

By: Frances Chu
Thu January 19, 2023
The Pacific Northwest Chapter of the Medical Library Association (PNCMLA) decided to continue with the virtual format for its 2022 conference. Read on for a recap of the conference.
Blog link: Chapter Information

NLM Seeks Associate Fellows

By: MLA Headquarters
Thu January 12, 2023
The National Library of Medicine (NLM) seeks early and second-career librarians within five years of graduation interested in a one-year fellowship. Apply now!
Blog link: Announcements

Bibliotherapy for Stress Management: A Wellness Intervention for First Year Medical Students

By: Rebecca Anne Morin
Thu January 12, 2023
The results of this study provide a foundation for building a more comprehensive bibliotherapy program at the Hirsh Health Sciences Library. Read on!
Blog link: Featured Articles

Escape the Lecture: Using a Virtual Escape Room Activity for Library Orientation

By: Rozalynd McConnaughy, AHIP
Thu December 22, 2022
This year, University of South Carolina School of Medicine Columbia librarians decided to revamp and gamify the library’s in-person lecture-style orientation session for first-year medical students. Read more and try it yourself.
Blog link: Featured Articles

Call for Proposals: The Grant Writing Librarian

By: Elaina Vitale
Thu December 22, 2022
The Medical Library Association Books Panel is seeking author(s) and/or editor(s) for a book related to grant writing. The content in this book will be particularly relevant for health sciences librarians who either support academic grant writers or who are grant-seeking themselves.
Blog link: Announcements

Call for Book Proposals - Evidence Synthesis: Beyond the Systematic Review

By: Elaina Vitale
Thu December 22, 2022
The chapters in this book will provide an overview of evidence syntheses including, but not limited to, the systematic review. This book will provide a how-to guide for anyone who works with clinicians, students, and researchers who are interested in writing or interpreting knowledge syntheses.
Blog link: Announcements

Call for proposals: Determining Information Credibility and Trustworthiness

By: Patricia Ulmer, AHIP
Thu December 22, 2022
MLA's Books Panel is seeking proposals for a book about determining the credibility and trustworthiness of information. The panel also welcomes a book that contributes to the discussion on the information-seeking behavior of major user populations. How does this behavior guide teaching practices?
Blog link: Announcements

Check Out These New Reviews of MLA Books

By: MLA Headquarters
Thu December 15, 2022
MLA’s authors have been busy! Some recent books published by MLA’s partner publisher Rowman & Littlefield have been reviewed in the latest issue of JMLA.
Blog link: Announcements

Share and Celebrate Your Chapter's History

By: Christine Willis, AHIP
Thu December 15, 2022
The MLA 125th Anniversary Committee is hard at work planning and preparing for the celebrations that will begin at MLA ’23. One project that the Caucus/Chapter History workgroup is leading is to collect significant moments in the existence of MLA’s caucuses and chapters.
Blog link: Building a Better Future

Advocating for Authorship: Librarians and Information Professionals as Authors on Evidence Synthesis Publications

By: Heather N. Holmes, AHIP
Thu December 15, 2022
Despite making significant intellectual contributions to systematic reviews and evidence synthesis publications, and meeting authorship criteria specified by the COPE and ICMJE, librarians are frequently not granted authorship. MLA is advocating for change.
Blog link: Featured Articles

Introducing the NIH Data Management and Sharing Policy Toolkit

By: Justin de la Cruz
Thu December 8, 2022
The NIH Data Management & Sharing Policy Guidance Working Group has developed a toolkit to help librarians ensure they are meeting the updated Data Management and Sharing Policy, which goes into effect January 25, 2023.
Blog link: Announcements

Financial Assistance for MLA Members to Attend In-person MLA | SLA ’23 Conference

By: MLA Headquarters
Thu December 8, 2022
MLA is pleased to offer support to enable members to join colleagues in Detroit for MLA | SLA '23: Looking Back, Forging Ahead.
Blog link: Announcements

MeSH: 2023 Terms Update

By: MLA Headquarters
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.
Blog link: Public Policy Center

MLA Publishes New Guide to Systematic Reviews

By: MLA Headquarters
Thu December 1, 2022
The newly published Piecing Together Systematic Reviews and Other Evidence Syntheses, edited by Margaret J. Foster and Sarah T. Jewell aims to be the definitive text on systematic reviews for librarians, information professionals, and expert searchers.
Blog link: Announcements

JMLA Goes All Digital in 2023

By: MLA Headquarters
Thu December 1, 2022
The Journal of the Medical Library Association (JMLA) will only be available in digital formats starting with the 2023 editions.
Blog link: Announcements

You’re Invited! RTI Drop-In Session December 9

By: Susan Lessick, AHIP, FMLA
Thu November 17, 2022
The RTI Fellowship Program is accepting applications for the 2023-24 cohort through February 28, 2023. Anyone with an interest in the RTI Fellowship Program is invited to our upcoming Drop-In Session to get your questions answered and receive feedback on the application process.
Blog link: RTI News

Develop Searching Skills and Contribute to Health Equity: A New MLA Course

By: MLA Headquarters
Thu November 17, 2022
If you are concerned about health equity and want to develop searching skills and knowledge that will enable you to become a collaborator and partner in health equity research, the MLA instructor-led course, Health Services and Policy Research: Sources and Search Strategies 2022, is for you.
Blog link: Announcements

Submit your research to MLA Hypothesis Open Access Journal!

By: Danielle Aloia
Thu November 17, 2022
Make a submission for upcoming issues of the Hypothesis Research Journal for Health Information Professionals, produced by the Medical Library Association’s Research Caucus.
Blog link: Announcements

Announcing the 2022 Joseph Leiter NLM/Medical Library Association Lecture Dec. 6

By: Shannon D Jones, AHIP, FMLA
Thu November 17, 2022
Save the date for the 2022 Joseph Leiter NLM/Medical Library Association Lecture will be held December 6, 2022.
Blog link: Announcements

Announcing the 2022 Joseph Leiter NLM/Medical Library Association Lecture Dec. 6

By: Shannon D Jones, AHIP, FMLA
Thu November 17, 2022
Save the date for the 2022 Joseph Leiter NLM/Medical Library Association Lecture will be held December 6, 2022.
Blog link: Announcements

Third Iron LLC invites you to a free sponsored webinar: LibKey Nomad: Connecting Open Web Researchers to Library Full Text

By: MLA Headquarters
Thu November 17, 2022
You're invited to a free webinar sponsored by Third Iron LLC. Join Kendall Bartsch, Third Iron Co-founder and CEO, for a webinar to learn more about LibKey Nomad. Kendall will review the LibKey technology, show how medical libraries are using LibKey Nomad, and share results libraries are seeing.
Blog link: Vendor Webinars

Take your research skills seriously: Learn about MLA's Research Training Institute

By: Susan Lessick, AHIP, FMLA
Thu November 10, 2022
Apply to MLA’s Research Training Institute.
Blog link: RTI News

I Am MLA: Layal Hneiny

By: Layal Hneiny
Thu November 10, 2022
Get to know Layal Hneiny, our latest I Am MLA individual!
Blog link: I Am MLA (public)

Product Spotlight: Cabells Journalytics Medicine & Predatory Reports: Manage Your Publishing Risks and Opportunities (Sponsored)

By: MLA Headquarters
Thu November 3, 2022
Cabells is excited to launch its newest journal search platform dedicated to the medical research community—Journalytics Medicine & Predatory Reports.
Blog link: Product Spotlights (Sponsored)

I Am MLA: Hilary Jasmin

By: Hilary M Jasmin
Thu November 3, 2022
Get to know our latest I Am MLA member, Hilary Jasmine.
Blog link: I Am MLA (public)

Learn More About MLA’s RTI Fellowship Program

By: Susan Lessick, AHIP, FMLA
Thu October 27, 2022
Join an Open Forum event to learn more about MLA’s Research Training Institute Fellowship Program. The application will be open from November 1 to February 28, 2023.
Blog link: RTI News

Learn More About MLA's 125th Anniversary Plans at an Open Forum January 18, 2023

By: Michelle R Lieggi, AHIP
Thu October 27, 2022
To hear more about the 125th anniversary planning, plan to attend our Open Forum on January 18th, 2023, 1:00-2:00 p.m. During this session, you will have an opportunity to hear updates from these four groups engaged in anniversary activities.
Blog link: Building a Better Future

Recording now available- Nov. 7 Panel Discussion with and for Hospital Librarians- sponsored by Wolters Kluwer

By: MLA Headquarters
Thu October 20, 2022
MLA is pleased to invite you to a complimentary webinar sponsored by Wolters Kluwer. 
Blog link: Vendor Webinars

MLA’s Disaster Information Specialization to Sunset in April 2023

By: MLA Headquarters
Thu October 20, 2022
MLA will sunset the Disaster Information Specialization on April 30, 2023. More than 275 librarians, first responders, members of the military, and others have earned a DIS since we partnered with NNLM to offer it in 2012.
Blog link: Announcements

MLA’s Disaster Information Specialization to Sunset in April 2023

By: MLA Headquarters
Thu October 20, 2022
MLA will sunset the Disaster Information Specialization on April 30, 2023. More than 275 librarians, first responders, members of the military, and others have earned a DIS since we partnered with NNLM to offer it in 2012.
Blog link: Announcements

Be Well MLA

By: MLA Headquarters
Thu October 20, 2022
The Be Well MLA initiative to promote wellness hosted another excellent session last week. Learn more about all upcoming Be Well MLA events.
Blog link: Announcements

I Am MLA: Adorée Hatton

By: Adorée Hatton, AHIP
Thu October 13, 2022
Adorée Hatton is this week's I Am MLA featured member. Help your colleagues get to know you better and submit your own profile- share how you are MLA!
Blog link: I Am MLA (public)

Searching for an Effective and Efficient Expert Method for Conducting Exhaustive Searches?

By: MLA Headquarters
Thu October 6, 2022
Searching for an Effective and Efficient Expert Method for Conducting Exhaustive Searches? Look no further.
Blog link: Announcements

Call for Nominations for the 2023 Election

By: Kristine M. Alpi, AHIP, FMLA
Thu October 6, 2022
The 2022/23 Nominating Committee is identifying potential candidates for the 2023 election. Submit a nomination by October 31.
Blog link: Announcements

MLA 2022 Grants, Scholarship, and Fellowship Recipients

By: MLA Headquarters
Thu October 6, 2022
Each year MLA recognizes practicing health science information professionals for their many accomplishments and contributions to the profession and the association. MLA members and students were honored during the Awards and Recognition Celebration. Find out more.
Blog link: Announcements

Newly Expanded and Revised David A. Kronick and Charles W. Sargent Visiting Fellowship

By: Andrew Todd
Thu October 6, 2022
The Grants and Scholarship Committee is pleased to announce that MLA David A. Kronick and Charles W. Sargent Visiting Fellowship has undergone some exciting changes! Applications for this year's Fellowship will be accepted until November 15, 2022.
Blog link: Announcements

Consider Nominating Your Institution Today!

By: MLA Headquarters
Thu October 6, 2022
Recognize your institution or organization today and submit a nomination. All MLA Awards and Honors nominations are due October 15.
Blog link: Announcements

Reflections on the 2022 SC/MLA Annual Meeting

Thu January 26, 2023

Are You a New Librarian? Submit an abstract for MLA | SLA ‘23

Thu January 19, 2023

Experience the DEI Committee’s Living Library Program at Experience MLA 2023

Thu January 19, 2023

Sign Up for MLA’s Virtual Resume Clinic!

Thu January 19, 2023

MLGSCA/NCNMLG 2023 Virtual Spring Symposium

Thu January 19, 2023

PNCMLA 2022 Virtual Conference Recap

Thu January 19, 2023

  January Communities Meetings and Events 

Thu January 12, 2023

Applications are Now Open for the 2023-24 Research Training Institute Training Program

Thu January 12, 2023

NLM Seeks Associate Fellows

Thu January 12, 2023

Bibliotherapy for Stress Management: A Wellness Intervention for First Year Medical Students

Wed January 18, 2023

Escape the Lecture: Using a Virtual Escape Room Activity for Library Orientation

Thu December 22, 2022

Call for Proposals: The Grant Writing Librarian

Thu December 22, 2022

Call for Book Proposals - Evidence Synthesis: Beyond the Systematic Review

Thu December 22, 2022

Call for proposals: Determining Information Credibility and Trustworthiness

Thu December 22, 2022

Check Out These New Reviews of MLA Books

Thu December 15, 2022

Share and Celebrate Your Chapter's History

Fri January 6, 2023

Advocating for Authorship: Librarians and Information Professionals as Authors on Evidence Synthesis Publications

Thu December 15, 2022

Introducing the NIH Data Management and Sharing Policy Toolkit

Thu December 8, 2022

Financial Assistance for MLA Members to Attend In-person MLA | SLA ’23 Conference

Thu December 8, 2022

MeSH: 2023 Terms Update

Thu December 8, 2022

MLA Publishes New Guide to Systematic Reviews

Thu December 1, 2022

JMLA Goes All Digital in 2023

Thu December 1, 2022

You’re Invited! RTI Drop-In Session December 9

Thu November 17, 2022

Develop Searching Skills and Contribute to Health Equity: A New MLA Course

Thu December 1, 2022

Submit your research to MLA Hypothesis Open Access Journal!

Thu November 17, 2022

I Am MLA: Sunny Chung

Thu November 17, 2022

Announcing the 2022 Joseph Leiter NLM/Medical Library Association Lecture Dec. 6

Thu November 17, 2022

Third Iron LLC invites you to a free sponsored webinar: LibKey Nomad: Connecting Open Web Researchers to Library Full Text

Thu November 17, 2022

Take your research skills seriously: Learn about MLA's Research Training Institute

Thu November 10, 2022

I Am MLA: Layal Hneiny

Wed November 16, 2022

Product Spotlight: Cabells Journalytics Medicine & Predatory Reports: Manage Your Publishing Risks and Opportunities (Sponsored)

Thu November 3, 2022

I Am MLA: Hilary Jasmin

Thu November 3, 2022

Learn More About MLA’s RTI Fellowship Program

Thu October 27, 2022

Learn More About MLA's 125th Anniversary Plans at an Open Forum January 18, 2023

Wed January 11, 2023

I Am MLA: Stephanie M. Swanberg, AHIP

Thu October 20, 2022

Recording now available- Nov. 7 Panel Discussion with and for Hospital Librarians- sponsored by Wolters Kluwer

Wed November 16, 2022

MLA’s Disaster Information Specialization to Sunset in April 2023

Thu October 20, 2022

Be Well MLA

Thu October 20, 2022

I Am MLA: Adorée Hatton

Thu October 13, 2022

Searching for an Effective and Efficient Expert Method for Conducting Exhaustive Searches?

Thu October 6, 2022

Call for Nominations for the 2023 Election

Thu October 6, 2022

MLA 2022 Grants, Scholarship, and Fellowship Recipients

Thu October 13, 2022

Newly Expanded and Revised David A. Kronick and Charles W. Sargent Visiting Fellowship

Thu October 6, 2022

I Am MLA: Kay Strahan

Thu October 6, 2022

Consider Nominating Your Institution Today!

Thu October 6, 2022

I Am MLA: Dawn Hackman

Thu September 29, 2022

Hitch Your Star to the 2023-24 Rising Stars Leadership Program!

Thu September 29, 2022

Nominate an Outstanding Health Information Professional

Thu September 29, 2022

Update from the MLA/RTI Value Studies Working Group

Thu September 29, 2022

Be Well MLA Wednesdays: Healthy Eating

Thu September 29, 2022

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