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Plan Now for MLA '10 in Washington, DC!Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
It's not too early to start thinking about the next MLA annual meeting! Plan to join your colleagues in May 2010 in Washington, DC, for continuing education, informative sessions, networking, and more. For a quick preview, including information on posters, papers, and accommodations, see the MLA '10 Call for Participation.
Source: Medical Library Association News - June 25, 2009 Category: Databases & Libraries Source Type: organizations

Vital Pathways White Paper Executive Summary AvailableEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
From saving hospitals thousands of dollars per year to saving patients� lives, hospital librarians help fulfill many mission-critical roles in today�s hospital. The executive summary "Vital Pathways for Hospital Librarians: Addressing the Hospital's Information and Training Needs" describes critical roles for hospital librarians from a white paper to be published in the October 2009 Journal of the Medical Library Association.
Source: Medical Library Association News - June 25, 2009 Category: Databases & Libraries Source Type: organizations

Meet Your 2009/10 MLA President!Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
The President's website for Connie Schardt, AHIP, 2009/10 MLA president, has launched! Visit the site to review Connie's presidential priorities and past activities and accomplishments.
Source: Medical Library Association News - June 25, 2009 Category: Databases & Libraries Source Type: organizations

Check Weekly Job Postings on MLANETEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
The MLANET job page is updated weekly on Wednesdays. Jobs appear chronologically, with the most recent postings at the top of the page, and then alphabetically by state. Newest postings: (June 17, 2009) -- Collections Librarian, 1-year limited appointment, Northern Ontario School of Medicine, Thunder Bay, ON, CANADA; (June 10, 2009) -- N/T Track Faculty Community Outreach Coordinator, University of Maryland�Baltimore (UMB), Health Sciences and Human Services Library.
Source: Medical Library Association News - June 25, 2009 Category: Databases & Libraries Source Type: organizations

Make a Connection!Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Meet your new MLA board members, Ann McKibbon and Cynthia Henderson, AHIP, and President-elect Roth Holst, AHIP, FMLA. Plus catch up on the MLA '09 Social Networking Software Open Forum. Register and add your comments today!
Source: Medical Library Association News - June 25, 2009 Category: Databases & Libraries Source Type: organizations

Latest Jobs Available on MLANETEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
New job listings online include: of Library and Learning Resources, Charles Drew University of Medicine and Science (CDU), Watts-Willowbrook community, Los Angeles (California); Information Services Librarian, Norris Medical Library, University of Southern California, Los Angeles (California); Content Development Librarian (Short term) and Informatics/Digital Projects Librarian (Short-term), Dana Medical Library, University of Vermont, Burlington (Vermont); and Librarian-Health Sciences (Part time), UNOS Hume-Kauffman Transplantation Library and Archives, UNOS, Richmond (Virginia). Visit the MLANET jobs website for full in...
Source: Medical Library Association News - November 27, 2008 Category: Databases & Libraries Source Type: organizations

MLA Member Opinions Needed!Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Provide your feedback on two important MLA surveys. The Scholarly Communications survey seeks input on member interests associated with open access and public access, especially as these relate to implementation of the NIH Public Access policy. The MLA '09 Five-minute survey asks a few questions to assist with MLA '09 planning. Connect to these and the results of past MLA surveys on MLANET.
Source: Medical Library Association News - November 21, 2008 Category: Databases & Libraries Source Type: organizations

November/December 2008 MLA News OnlineEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
The November/December issue of the MLA News offers information on candidates for MLA president-elect, board of directors, and Nominating Committee. Other features include case studies on getting a second degree in the Medical Library Education column, MLA '09 continuing education courses, and a legislative update report on funding and intellectual property and copyright issues. Download your issue in the members-only area.
Source: Medical Library Association News - November 21, 2008 Category: Databases & Libraries Source Type: organizations

November Jobs Available on MLANETEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Current job listings online include: Director, Research and Instruction, Lane Library and Knowledge Management Center, Stanford University, Stanford (California); Associate Director, Collection Resources, University of Southern California (USC) Norris Medical Library, Los Angeles (California); Head, Metadata and Content Management, University of Southern California (USC) Norris Medical Library, Los Angeles (California); Librarian, Associate Professor, Director for Library Collections, Louis Calder Memorial Library, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami (Florida); Public Services Librarian, Borland Health Sci...
Source: Medical Library Association News - November 21, 2008 Category: Databases & Libraries Source Type: organizations

Vote for Your MLA LeadersEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
The 2009/10 MLA election is now underway! Official candidate information for the 2009/10 election is available on MLANET. An abridged form of the candidate information also appears in the November/December 2008 MLA News. Members with email addresses on file at MLA headquarters were sent an election email on November 6. The email voting process will run until 11:59 p.m., central time, on December 10, 2008. Paper ballots were sent to MLA members without email addresses. Those ballots must be mailed in the return envelope included in the mailing and postmarked by December 5, 2008. If you have any questions please contact Evel...
Source: Medical Library Association News - November 21, 2008 Category: Databases & Libraries Source Type: organizations

Jobs Currently Available on MLANETEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Current job listings online include: Associate Director, Collection Resources, University of Southern California (USC) Norris Medical Library, Los Angeles (California); Director, Biomedical Library, University of California San Diego (California); Hospital Outreach Librarian, Georgetown University, Washington, DC (DC); Account Executive-Medical Markets, ProQuest (Midwest); Clinical Librarian, Washington University School of Medicine, Becker Medical Library, St. Louis (Missouri); Associate Director, National Network of Libraries of Medicine Middle Atlantic Region; and Collection Development Librarian, New York University (N...
Source: Medical Library Association News - November 8, 2008 Category: Databases & Libraries Source Type: organizations

October 2008 MLA News OnlineEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
The October issue of MLA News is now online. This issue features opportunities to get involved in MLA News and the JMLA, Internet resources on medical tourism, information on securing public access computers in the Technology column, and a member spotlight on David Sweet. Download your issue in the members-only area.
Source: Medical Library Association News - November 8, 2008 Category: Databases & Libraries Source Type: organizations

Hay Group/MLA Salary Survey UnderwayEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
The Hay Group/MLA 2008 salary survey is now underway! Invitations to participate in this important survey have been sent directly from the Hay Group to all MLA member email addresses on file. If you did not receive your survey link, or are a nonmember health sciences librarian and wish to participate, please request access and provide your email address directly to the Hay Group. Deadline to participate is October 24, 2008.
Source: Medical Library Association News - November 8, 2008 Category: Databases & Libraries Source Type: organizations

Register for MLA Fall Webcast on Disaster PlanningEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
MLA's "Survival Tips and Stories: Expanding the Library's Services in Times of Disaster" webcast is scheduled for Wednesday, November 12, 2008, at 1:00 p.m., central time. The goal of this program is to provide a basic understanding of disaster planning and service continuity, assess the effect of disaster on health sciences library services, and provide a basic template for disaster planning. Registration is open to individuals and sites.
Source: Medical Library Association News - November 8, 2008 Category: Databases & Libraries Source Type: organizations

October 2008Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
The October issue of MLA News is now online. This issue features opportunities to get involved in MLA News
Source: Medical Library Association News - October 26, 2008 Category: Databases & Libraries Source Type: organizations

Hay Group/MLA Salary Survey UnderwayEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
The Hay Group/MLA 2008 salary survey is now underway! Invitations to participate in this important survey have been sent directly from the Hay Group to all MLA member email addresses on file. If you did not receive your survey link, or are a nonmember health sciences librarian and wish to participate, please request access and provide your email address directly to the Hay Group. Deadline to participate is October 24, 2008.
Source: Medical Library Association News - October 3, 2008 Category: Databases & Libraries Source Type: organizations

Jobs Currently Available on MLANETEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Current job listings online include: Associate Director, Collection Resources, University of Southern California (USC) Norris Medical Library, Los Angeles (California); Director, Biomedical Library, University of California???San Diego (California); Digital Access Librarian, Florida International University (FIU) College of Medicine, Miami (Florida); Medical, Assistant or Associate, Librarian, University of Central Florida College of Medicine, Orlando (Florida); Clinical Librarian, Washington University School of Medicine, Becker Medical Library, St. Louis (Missouri); Associate Director, National Network of Libraries of Me...
Source: Medical Library Association News - October 2, 2008 Category: Databases & Libraries Source Type: organizations

Register for MLA Fall Webcast on Disaster PlanningEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
MLA's "Survival Tips and Stories: Expanding the Library's Services in Times of Disaster" webcast is scheduled for Wednesday, November 12, 2008, at 1:00 p.m., central time. The goal of this program is to provide a basic understanding of disaster planning and service continuity, assess the effect of disaster on health sciences library services, and provide a basic template for disaster planning. Registration is open to individuals and sites.
Source: Medical Library Association News - October 2, 2008 Category: Databases & Libraries Source Type: organizations

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The JMLA
Source: Medical Library Association News - September 17, 2008 Category: Databases & Libraries Source Type: organizations

September 2008Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
The September issue features MLA Membership Committee Chair Dean Hendrix in the Member Spotlight column. This issue also features tips for a greener National Medical Librarians Month and the 2008 Hospital Library Standards Update, while the Technology Column talks about the "Semantic Web." Download your issue in the members-only area.
Source: Medical Library Association News - September 11, 2008 Category: Databases & Libraries Source Type: organizations

Benefits Spotlight: CORE ToolboxEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Posters from MLA '07 that were given to MLA are now accessible in the Center of Research and Education (CORE) Toolbox. CORE provides access to a collection of tools that can be used to continually learn, teach, and sharpen professional skills. The CORE Toolbox is accessible through the Member Center on MLANET. Once in CORE, you can browse by subject or search for keywords.
Source: Medical Library Association News - September 11, 2008 Category: Databases & Libraries Source Type: organizations

Add MLA to Your Resume by Serving on a CommitteeEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Committees are involved in the work of the association, and the first step to serving is to apply! Apply online for a committee appointment for the 2009/10 association year or learn more about MLA committees and charges. You will need your MLANET username/ID and password to enter this members-only section of MLANET. Applications are due October 31, 2008, and appointments will be made by President-Elect Connie Schardt, AHIP, beginning in February 2009.
Source: Medical Library Association News - September 11, 2008 Category: Databases & Libraries Source Type: organizations

July Issue of JMLA on PubMed CentralEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
The July issue of the Journal of the Medical Library Association
Source: Medical Library Association News - August 9, 2008 Category: Databases & Libraries Source Type: organizations

MLA Announces Slate for the 2009/10 ElectionEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
The August issue features the new Member Spotlight column. This month, the column rests its spotlight on Naomi Miller of NLM. The August issue also includes May board meeting highlights, reports from two of the MLA '08 official bloggers, and a poem inspired by the Web 2.0 course.
Source: Medical Library Association News - August 9, 2008 Category: Databases & Libraries Source Type: organizations

August 2008Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
The August issue features the new Member Spotlight column. This month, the column rests its spotlight on Naomi Miller of NLM. The August issue also includes May board meeting highlights, reports from two of the MLA '08 official bloggers, and a poem inspired by the Web 2.0 course.
Source: Medical Library Association News - August 9, 2008 Category: Databases & Libraries Source Type: organizations

MLA '09 Preliminary Information AvailableEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Preliminary travel, hotel, and registration information, as well as participation information and an at-a-glance schedule, is now available on MLANET. Start planning today for MLA '09!
Source: Medical Library Association News - July 19, 2008 Category: Databases & Libraries Source Type: organizations

Webcast of MLA Plenary Session on Web 2.0 Tools Open to AllEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Discussion, and Debate,??? webcast live from the MLA annual meeting in Chicago, is available on-demand. The session features demonstrations of the principal web 2.0 tools and suggestions for their use within libraries, as well as a panel discussion in which web 2.0 experts explore the present status and possible future directions of web 2.0.
Source: Medical Library Association News - July 3, 2008 Category: Databases & Libraries Source Type: organizations

MLA '09 Call for Participation OnlineEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Come for the conference, stay for the vacation! Start planning now for MLA '09 in Hawaii by downloading the official Call for Participation and MLA '09 registration and hotel information.
Source: Medical Library Association News - June 20, 2008 Category: Databases & Libraries Source Type: organizations

Live Webcast of MLA Plenary Session on Web 2.0 ToolsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Discussion, and Debate” will be webcast live from the MLA annual meeting in Chicago. This will be the first plenary session ever to be made available via a live Video Webcast. MLA members not at the meeting will be able to watch the Webcast and participate in it by submitting questions to a panel of Web 2.0 experts.
Source: Medical Library Association News - May 15, 2008 Category: Databases & Libraries Source Type: organizations

May 2008 MLA News on MLANETEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
In this issue: The Consumer Health column targets opportunities for collaboration, partnership, and outreach and the Medical Library Education column presents case studies to answer the question "Getting a Second Degree…Should I or Shouldn't I?" Internet resources for May focus on gender biology, the New Members SIG has a space on Facebook, and the Technology column provides tips on the responsible disposal and reuse of electronic equipment. These articles and more available on the MLANET members-only site.
Source: Medical Library Association News - May 15, 2008 Category: Databases & Libraries Source Type: organizations

May Jobs Now Available on MLANETEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
New job ads have been posted to MLANET as of Friday, May 9, 2008. New listings are: Liaison and Outreach Librarian, University of Minnesota–Twin Cities campus Health Sciences Libraries, Minneapolis/St. Paul (Minnesota); Director of Library Services, Lancaster General College of Nursing and Health Sciences (Pennsylvania); and The Library of the Health Sciences, Permian Basin of Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center (Texas). Visit the MLANET jobs website for full information.
Source: Medical Library Association News - May 15, 2008 Category: Databases & Libraries Source Type: organizations

New Meeting Sites Added to MLANETEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Future MLA annual meeting sites and dates through 2013 have now been added to MLANET. Sites include Minneapolis, MN, Seattle, WA, and Baltimore, MD. Visit the 'Future and Past MLA Meetings' page for additional information.
Source: Medical Library Association News - May 15, 2008 Category: Databases & Libraries Source Type: organizations

MLA '08 Registration Discount Deadline ExtendedEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Register for MLA '08 by April 17 to qualify for the early registration discount and save $60! The early registration date has been extended to April 17 to accommodate members who could not register during the past few days while MLANET was offline. MLANET is now back up and online registration is fast and easy! Please have your MLA membership ID number or the email address where you receive MLA-FOCUS handy when you register.
Source: Medical Library Association News - April 11, 2008 Category: Databases & Libraries Source Type: organizations

April Jobs Now Available on MLANETEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
New job ads have been posted to MLANET as of Friday, April 11, 2008. New listings are: Head, Learning and Information Services, Florida International University (FIU) College of Medicine, Miami (Florida); Librarian: Reference, Rowland Medical Library, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson (Mississippi); Associate Director, Houston Academy of Medicine-Texas Medical Center Library and Associate Director, Houston Academy of Medicine-Texas Medical Center Library, Houston; and Medical Librarian, Library and Learning Resource Center, Texas Heart Institute, Houston (Texas); and Digital Content Librarian, Tompkins-McCa...
Source: Medical Library Association News - April 11, 2008 Category: Databases & Libraries Source Type: organizations

New Website for MLA Libraries in Curriculum SIGEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
The MLA Libraries in Curriculum Special Interest Group focuses on library instruction in support of health sciences curriculum. Instruction is defined broadly to include medical, dental, nursing, pharmacy, public health, physiology and other health profession schools. Visit the SIG's Google Groups site for more information.
Source: Medical Library Association News - April 11, 2008 Category: Databases & Libraries Source Type: organizations

MLA CE Institute Application Deadline ExtendedEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
The deadline date for applications to the MLA CE Institute 2008: "Developing Web-based Instruction" has just been extended to Friday, March 28. If you are interested in four days of intensive training on switching your classroom-based course into a web-based course, then the institute is for you. Visit MLANET to apply or for more information.
Source: Medical Library Association News - April 11, 2008 Category: Databases & Libraries Source Type: organizations

Additional Hotel Rooms Added for MLA '08Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
MLA has secured a block of rooms at the Hotel Orrington, 1710 Orrington Avenue, Evanston, IL. The Medical Library Association group rate is: single/double, $209; triple, $219; and quad, $229 plus tax. Including tax, the total cost for a single/double is $235.87 per night. The Hotel Orrington is located 30 minutes north of the Hyatt. MLA will provide complimentary shuttle service for the drive along Chicago's scenic lakefront to/from the Hyatt. For further information (including transportation options), visit the MLA '08 website.
Source: Medical Library Association News - April 11, 2008 Category: Databases & Libraries Source Type: organizations

New "Plain Language" Deciphering Medspeak Brochure Now AvailableEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
The Medical Library Association (MLA) is pleased to announce that a plain language version of its popular Deciphering Medspeak brochure is now available. The brochure, Medspeak in Plain Language, offers the same information as the original but is written specifically for low literacy consumers. Rewritten with the help of the Massachusetts Health Sciences Library Network's (MAHSLIN's) Working Group for Health Literacy, the Medspeak in Plain Language version contains a glossary of medical terms described in language that is easier for consumers with fifth-grade or higher reading levels to understand. As in the original versi...
Source: Medical Library Association News - March 12, 2008 Category: Databases & Libraries Source Type: organizations

Latest Jobs posted to MLANETEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
New job ads have been posted to MLANET as of Monday, February 25, 2008. New listings are: 1) Associate Director, Collection Resources, 2) Associate Director, Educational and Research Services, and 3) Information Services Librarian, University of Southern California (USC) Norris Medical Library, Los Angeles (California); Medical Librarian (shared position), Foothills Area Health Education Center (AHEC)/ Northeast Georgia Health System, Gainesville (Georgia); Assistant Information Services Librarian, University of Illinois-Chicago (UIC) Library of the Health Sciences (Illinois); Health Sciences Librarian, Library of the Heal...
Source: Medical Library Association News - March 12, 2008 Category: Databases & Libraries Source Type: organizations

MLA Members: Learn More About Web 2.0 and Earn Eight Hours of Free CE Credit!Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
MLA's Social Networking Task Force, in partnership with the 2008 National Program Planning Committee (NPC) Geek Squad, is hosting a free CE course, "Web 2.0 101: Introduction to Second Generation Web Tools," for MLA members wanting to explore and discover both established and emerging web 2.0 technologies. Course content will include background readings, discovery exercises, and a discussion blog. The program will run from March 10 to May 4, 2008, following MLA's web 2.0 webcast and leading up to MLA '08 in Chicago. For more information and to register, visit the MLANET members-only area. Registration deadline is March 9, 2008.
Source: Medical Library Association News - March 12, 2008 Category: Databases & Libraries Source Type: organizations

Apply for the MLA CE Institute 2008: Developing Web-based InstructionEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
The MLA CE Institute is four days of intensive training and course development for twenty successful applicants to learn to transfer their existing face-to-face classes into web-based instruction. Visit MLANET to apply or for more information.
Source: Medical Library Association News - March 12, 2008 Category: Databases & Libraries Source Type: organizations