Blogs to Follow: Unquiet Librarian and DMLcentral
Submitted by Kelly R. Gonzalez, AHIPUnquiet Librarian and DMLcentralIt’s the name that caught me, The Unquiet Librarian. The author, Buffy Hamilton, was a 2011 Library…
Member Spotlight: Lara Killian, AHIP (@larakillian)
Fast Facts: MLA Member Since: 2013Current Position: Librarian educator at Capital Health in Halifax, NS, CanadaEducation (include all degrees): BA, MA, MLIS Please describe your…
Technology: Using Guide on the Side to Build More Interactive Tutorials
Click Images to enlarge. [Link removed ()] Figure 1 Patron view guide [Link removed ()] Figure 2 Guide on the Side design…
Section & SIG News
Edited by Saori Wendy Herman, AHIP Relevant Issues Section Organizes MLA ’15 Book Drive Submitted by Kate Flewelling, Chair, Relevant Issues Section Photo credit: Kate…
Chapter News: Philadelphia Regional Chapter’s Annual Business Meeting and Continuing Education Event
Submitted by Christine Davidian, Communications Chair, Philadelphia Regional Chapter; edited by Jennifer K. Lloyd, AHIP Figure 1 Michelle Kraft, AHIP, presents at the…
Professional Development: Academy New Members or Members Renewing at a Higher Level
Congratulations to new members and members who have renewed at a higher level in the Academy of Health Information Professionals. This quarterly listing is based…
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 March 2015 through June 2015. MLA’s CHIS program is a…
MLA Board Highlights: May 2015
Submitted by Kevin Baliozian, MLA Executive Director The MLA Board of Directors met May 14, 15, and 20, 2015, in Austin, TX. All meetings of…
The Board of Directors Gratefully Acknowledges Contributors
Submitted by Mary M. Langman, Director, Information Issues and Policy, MLA The Board of Directors gratefully acknowledges the following contributors, whose donations were received after…
Member Spotlight: Emily J. Hurst, AHIP
Fast Facts: MLA Member Since: 2006 (student), 2008 (regular member)First Professional Position: Instructional services librarian, Briscoe Library, University of Texas (UT) Health Science Center–San AntonioCurrent…
Consumer Health: Developing Collection Management Guidelines for an Embedded Consumer Health Library
Submitted by Mira Geffner, Bay Area Cancer Connections, Palo Alto, CA; edited by Jana Liebermann This summer, it has been my task to develop a…
International News
Submitted by Katie D. McLean, AHIP CADTH and Partners Hold Rapid Review Summit The Canadian Agency for Drugs and Technologies in Health (CADTH), British Columbia…
Social Media: Librarians without Limits? Twitter Can Help
Submitted by Caitlyn Ford, Canadian Agency for Drugs and Technology in Health (CADTH), Ottawa, ON, Canada; edited by Lara Killian, AHIP Check out the video…
Internet Resources: Aerospace Medicine
Submitted by D. Garon Bailey, Franzello Aeromedical Library, US Air Force School of Aerospace Medicine, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, OH, and Maureen Humphrey-Shelton, AHIP, Robley…
FYI
Submitted by Donald Welch What Is Critical Librarianship? A plethora of conferences have already met or will occur in 2015 on critical librarianship. Also known…
Honoring Our Past
Submitted by Lucretia W. McClure, AHIP, FMLA MEDLARS was a magical word in the 1960s. The idea that a machine could produce a bibliography with…
MLA Historical Marker to Be Installed in Philadelphia
Submitted by June H. Fulton, FMLA, and Daniel Kipnis, Philadelphia Regional Chapter of MLA During 2015, its 117th anniversary year, MLA will celebrate a novel…
The Ins and Outs of Getting In, Out, and About in Austin
Submitted by Michele Whitehead, Publicity Chair, and Catherine Pepper, Chair, MLA ’15 Local Assistance Committee Are y’all getting ready to come to Austin? Your 2015…
MLA’s Librarians without Borders® E-Library Training Initiative Activities, 2014
Submitted by Lenny Rhine, FMLA, Coordinator, Librarians without Borders® E-library Training Initiative With a two-year renewal from the Elsevier Foundation’s Innovative Libraries Grants in Developing…
MLA’s Consumer Health Information Specialization Recipients
Congratulations to the following individuals who have received MLA’s Consumer Health Information Specialization (CHIS) from October 2014 through December 2014. MLA’s CHIS program is a…