What is a Health Information Professional?

Using materials and tools that range from traditional print journals to electronic databases and the latest mobile devices, health sciences librarians use innovative strategies to access and deliver critical information for patient care, research, and publication.

About the profession

About the Profession

Learn about the wide range of expert services health information professionals provide in their institutions.

Is this career for you

Is this a Career For You?

Become an essential member of the health care team and impact health research, patient care, and publishing.

About MLA: Who We Are, What We Do

MLA supports medical and health sciences librarians and other information professionals with community engagement, funding, continuing education in health information management, research, and evidence-based practice, and more.

Featured Jobs

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Director of the Hardin Library for the Health Sciences – University of Iowa

Job Location

Iowa City, IA

Date Posted

February 3, 2025

The University of Iowa has expressly engaged Jack Farrell & Associates (www.jackfarrell.com) to find the winning candidate for this important position. Interested candidates should contact Amy Morse (amy@jackfarrell.com). Please see below for details on the cover letter. Thank you. Reporting to the Associate University Librarian for Teaching, Learning, and Research, the Director of the Hardin Library for the Health Sciences provides visionary leadership, ensuring the library

Assistant Director for Research and Data Education

Job Location

Indianapolis, IN

Date Posted

January 15, 2025

This position oversees our research team (Scholarly Communications Librarian, Data Services Librarian, and Research Metrics Librarian) which supports and tracks research efforts across IUSM (Indiana University School of Medicine) such as assisting with grant proposals, electronic lab notebooks, scholarly communication, artificial intelligence initiatives, and data management plan requirements. This position also coordinates with Research Affairs to support research initiatives within IUSM.    This is a tenure-track faculty

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RTI ’25 Office Hours for submission questions

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The Science Caucus: Our Work, Partnerships, and Practices

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Essential Searching Skills for Librarians on Systematic Review Teams – Instructor-led Course

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