Message From the Chair
Letter from the Chair, Spring 2015Dear Section Members,Happy Spring! I hope that you are all enjoying beautiful weather wherever you are, and that it actually…
Spring 2015 v.27 #1
Hello From Your Editor, I hope everyone is enjoying spring – after a rather crazy winter where the East Coast got buried in tons of…
MLA’s Technology: Extreme Makeover
MLA Executive Director Kevin Baliozian signs a contract with Socious. In her last post, Kate Corcoran talked about the “Rube Goldbergesque infrastructure” of MLA information…
MLA and AAHSL support NLM funding
MLA and the Association of Academic Health Sciences Libraries (AAHSL) have recommended that the National Library of Medicine (NLM) receive $394 million in funding for Fiscal Year…
Librarians Without Borders® Johns Hopkins University Workshop Report: March 24, 2015
Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD (March 24, 2015) In March, a one day HINARI workshop was conducted at Johns Hopkins University, a U.S. based University,…
Less Complexity, More Value
Look familiar? This map of MLA’s Rube Goldbergesque information system infrastructure shows how our systems have been creatively jury-rigged over time, and expanded and patched…
You Can’t Be Everything to Everyone
You know those long, wide-ranging conversations where you start out talking about, say, your weekend and end up talking about North Korea or Kim Kardashian’s…
Congratulations to Our Candidates
Congratulations to Chair-Elect Robert Shapiro, Jr. MA, and Secretary/Treasurer Rosie Hanneke, MLS! Thanks to all of our candidates for your willingness to actively participate…
MLA comments on a strategic vision for the National Library of Medicine
MLA has submitted comments and recommendations that recognize the critical support the National Library of Medicine (NLM) provides to the health sciences library community and others.…
Action Is the Secret Sauce
Most strategic plans collapse in the execution phase. Effective plans have a clear process for action, which includes the following steps: Identify the critical few…
MLA’s Culture Revolution
Did I mention the heaps of diagrams and scribbled notes at the board’s February strategic planning retreat? Here’s the first one we looked at, posted…
Words I Can Do Without
Yoda said it best: “Do. Or do not. There is no try.” At the time, the evil empire had just struck back, and the future…
The Time for Change Is Now
Associations can be slow to change. In some ways, it’s the nature of the beast: when you have many stakeholders with diverse needs and interests,…
Librarians Without Borders® Tulane University HINARI Workshop Report: February 6, 2015
Tulane University, New Orleans, LA (February 6, 2015) In February a one day HINARI workshops was conducted at Tulane University, a U.S. based University that…
APHA Sewell Stipend Recipients Report – Jeanne Burke
Each week I will highlight a report from one of the Sewell attendees for this last APHA meeting. This week I am highlighting Jeanne Burke, Education…
MLA and AAHSL applaud proposed changes to ClinicalTrials procedures
MLA, the Cancer Libraries Section of MLA, and the Association of Academic Health Sciences Libraries (AAHSL) enthusiastically support efforts by the National Institutes of Health…
Librarians Without Borders® Workshop Reports and Photos: 2014
Yemen (March 2-5, 2014) A four day National HINARI Training Course was conducted at the Al-Bustan Hotel in Sana’a, Yemen. The workshop…
ICS REFLECTIONS, 2014-2015
Dear friends and fellow ICS members, It has been an eventful few months since MLA Annual Meeting in May 2014 – both in our own…
A VISIT TO SWAZILAND TO ASSIST A NEW NURSING SCHOOL
Last November 2013, I was invited to a newly opened nursing school in Swaziland to introduce online health information resources to the faculty and students,…
Current EMTS Officers
Hello everyone, Below is a list of the current EMTS officers. Feel free to contact any of us if you have questions, comments, or concerns.…