International News
Submitted by Katie D. McLean, AHIPAustralian Government Announces Data, Science, and Technology PrioritiesThe Australian Government recently announced a $1.1 billion initiative over the next 4 years,…
Social Media: More than GoodReads: Which Online Reading Network Is Right for You?
Submitted by Lara Killian, AHIP, Nova Scotia Hospital Library, Nova Scotia Health Authority–Halifax, Canada I started 2016 feeling like I wanted to make more time…
Internet Resources: Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
Submitted by Talicia Tarver, Tompkins-McCaw Library, Virginia Commonwealth University–Richmond Chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) is an enigmatic condition defined by a prolonged period of fatigue (lasting…
FYI
Submitted by Donald Welch Bill Gates Reviews Books Would you like to enlarge your circle of reviewers in 2016? Someone even-minded, with lots of cents?…
Continuing Education: MLA’s Consumer Health Information Specialization Recipients
Congratulations to the following individuals who have received MLA’s Consumer Health Information Specialization (CHIS) from October 2015 through January 2016. MLA’s CHIS program is a continuing…
Section & SIG News
Edited by Saori Wendy Herman, AHIP Announcing the Latest Issue of Hypothesis: The Journal of the Research Section Submitted by Emily S. Mazure, AHIP, Hypothesis…
Chapter News
Edited by Jennifer K. Lloyd, AHIP Chapter Recap Submitted by Skye Bickett, AHIP, and Elena Azadbakht, Cochairs, Southern Chapter Public Relations Committee At the most…
Honoring Our Past
Submitted by Lucretia W. McClure, AHIP, FMLA Do you love your photocopier? Please enjoy the “Notes of a Librarian on Contemplating Her Xerox Machine” [1].…
Member Spotlight: Cynthia Olney
Fast Facts: MLA Member Since: 2010First Professional Position: Assessment specialist, Office of Student Assessment, James Madison University, Harrisonburg, VACurrent Position: Acting assistant director, National Network…
You, by the Numbers
Here’s a look at some interesting numbers we came up with from various MLA sources.* Number of individual MLA members at the end of 2015:…
Foodie on a Budget: Canadian Specialties at the Saint Lawrence Market
Foodie on a Budget Few information professionals are as resourceful about finding Canadian specialties on a budget as Mosie the Mosaic Meeting Mascot! Here are…
The Success of MLA Sections
Sections are an important part of the Medical Library Association. Two out of three MLA members belong to an MLA section. Those who belong to…
Core Clinical Journals for the Twenty-First Century
The “Core clinical journals” (CCJ) subset is a special journal category filter in PubMed that limits one’s search to 119 English-language journals considered to be…
2016 Bylaws Amendments: The Nitty Gritty
Ellen Brassil, Chair, AHIP, MLA Bylaws Committee, and Chris Shaffer, AHIP, Board Liaison, MLA Bylaws Committee You’ve probably been hearing that members will consider changes…
Revisions to MLA Bylaws and Special Rules of Order Proposed
Submitted by Ellen Brassil, AHIP, Chair, Bylaws Committee Go to www.mlanet.org/page/2016-bylaws to find out more. MLA strategic goal 1, “What MLA does,” calls for organizational…
Social Media: Periscoping a “Slice of Life,” Inside and Outside of the Library
Submitted by Mark Vrabel, AHIP, Library Oncology Nursing Society, Pittsburgh, PA; edited by Lara Killian, AHIP MLA members are by now likely familiar with Periscope,…
Winners: 10 Days of EMTS Website Resolutions
Many thanks to everyone that participated in our 10 Days of EMTS Website Resolutions! The winners of the $25 Amazon gift cards are: Deb Werner,…
Honoring Our Past
Submitted by Lucretia W. McClure, AHIP, FMLA An editorial by Gertrud L. Annan in 1968 was entitled, “A Rose Is a Rose.” She pointed out…
Internet Resources: Birth Defects Prevention
Submitted by Talicia Tarver, Tompkins-McCaw Library, Virginia Commonwealth University–Richmond According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), one in thirty-three babies is born…
Hospital Librarianship: Life as a Job Share
Submitted by Angela Spencer, Medical Library, St. Luke’s Hospital, St. Louis, MO; edited by Nandita S. Mani, AHIP I am a hospital librarian who works…