What Exactly is a Knaked Dress?
Image credit: Lee-Anne UfholzBonjour à tous! Hello everyone!Some of you may remember me from previous MLA Meeting Blogs, as I covered plenary and program sessions…
Introducing the Director of the National Library of Medicine
National Institutes of Health Director Francis S. Collins, M.D., Ph.D. has announced that Patricia Flatley Brennan, R.N., Ph.D. will become Director of the National Library of…
Mosaic ’16 Restaurant Guide
Toronto has a mosaic of restaurants, food choices, and prices, to choose from! The conference planners have created an extensively amazing Restaurant Guide. Download it…
US Calling Plans When In Canada
Some MLA members have reported on social media about good deals they secured with their cell phone providers to use their phones while at Mosaic…
From CHLA/ABSC to MLA: Time to Start Scheduling!
It’s hard to believe that Mosaic ’16 starts in a few short days! An enormous amount of work by an enormous number of people continues…
Mosaic ’16 Online Schedule and Mobile App
Don’t leave building your schedule until the day before you leave for Mosaic ’16, start now! Build your personal schedule in the Mosaic ’16 app…
Check Out Toronto’s Amazing Diversity Of Libraries!
Check Out Toronto’s Amazing Diversity Of Libraries! Toronto’s mosaic is represented in the variety of neighbourhoods, restaurants, and cultural events it houses and the diversity…
Be Part of the Big Picture! Live streaming interviews at Mosaic ’16
To trial emerging live streaming technologies, such as Periscope or Facebook Live, etc., there will be a live streaming location near the Mosaic ’16 registration…
NLM Georgia Biomedical Informatics Course – Spring 2016
I recently attended the 40th iteration of the National Library of Medicine’s Biomedical Informatics course at Brasstown Valley Resort in northern Georgia hosted by Augusta…
Twitter Hashtags at Mosaic ’16
Whether you’re at home, or in-person at the conference, following on Twitter is a great way to Be Part of the Big Picture at Mosaic…
Guidelines for Mosaic ’16 Official Bloggers and Tweeters
Mosaic ’16 will feature Official Tweeters and Bloggers to share conference activities and events with meeting attendees and those unable to attend in-person. If you…
Informatics – An argument for rethinking its definition
This is a guest post from Samuel King, Assistant Professor, MCPHS University: Since the advent of informatics as a discipline, coming into its own during…
MLA/ICS International Visiting Health Information Professionals Program Updates and Pilot Run
Interested in learning medical librarianship from a different cultural perspective, either first-hand or through interaction with a fellow librarian from another country in your own…
Board Transparency: New and Improved
As MLA’s annual meeting and the accompanying MLA Board meeting approach, you may notice a few changes in how we’re sharing board information. These changes…
Toronto’s Gourmet Delivery (from Kathryn Tippell-Smith)
Exhausted from a full day at the conference? Too tired to go out but not in the mood for boring, old room service? Overwhelmed by…
What is the ICLC?
Mosaic / Mosaique – Be part of the big picture / Faites partie due portrait global is a joint meeting Medical Library Association (MLA), the…
ONUP2016 in Toronto, Ontario
COACH, Canada’s health informatics association, held its annual Ontario-based conference, ONUP, in Toronto on April 4. Despite the unexpected snow fall, the conference was well…
Electronic Medical Record Challenge: Narrative in a bullet point world
I am a physician practicing primary care. I have worked with medical informatics professionals and vendors in my hospital system in Louisville, Kentucky…
Are You Eligible to Visit Canada?
Some people are not allowed to come to Canada, such as individuals who have been convicted of a crime, including driving under the influence (DUI).…
MLA and AAHSL Recommend NLM FY 17 Funding
The Medical Library Association (MLA) and Association of Academic Health Sciences Libraries have recommended that the National Library of Medicine receive $395,110,000 in FY 2017. In…