(via Melanie Norton, Yale University) Authors are needed for the MLA Newsletter “Expert Searching” column. Even if you don’t consider yourself an expert searcher, you probably have search strategies and skills that are new to some of your colleagues. In other words, what may seem apparent to you, may be new to others. Consider sharing your…
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Call for Applications: MLA Hospital Libraries Section Professional Development Award (Deadline March 9)
(via Ene Belleh, The University of Pennsylvania Health System) The Professional Development Committee of the Medical Library Association’s Hospital Libraries Section invites HLS members to apply for a Professional Development Award. If a HLS member has had an abstract or poster accepted by MLA for the 2018 meeting, that member would qualify. The funding could…
Registration Open for “Desiging Search Strategies for Systematic Reviews: A Hands-On Course” at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis (Limited to 12 Participants)
(via Laura Simon, Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis Registration is now open for “Designing Search Strategies for Systematic Reviews: A Hands-on Course” at Becker Medical Library. Join experts in a small group setting for step-by-step instruction on designing and executing a systematic review search strategy from start to finish. Where: Becker Medical…
Call for Nominations: MLA’s Daniel T. Richards Prize (Deadline Jan. 19)
(via Rebecca Raszewski, University of Illinois at Chicago Library of the Health Sciences – Chicago) The Collection Development Section of the Medical Library Association is seeking nominations for the Daniel T. Richards Prize of $250.00 for writing related to health sciences collection development. The Richards Prize will be presented to an individual who created a…
Call for Applicants: Medical Library Association InSight Initiative Summit in Chicago (Deadline Jan. 15)
(via the Medical Library Association) The MLA InSight Initiative’s first summit, Engaging Users in a Disruptive Era, will take place March 6-7, 2018, in Chicago, Illinois. Confirmed participating organizations are American Psychiatric Association Publishing, Annual Reviews, BMJ Publishing, Elsevier, F1000, The JAMA Network, McGraw-Hill Education, NEJM Group, Springer Nature, and Wolters Kluwer. MLA seeks twelve…
Deadline to Apply for EBSCO/MLA Annual Meeting Grant is Dec. 1
(via Patricia Devine, University of Washington) Are you looking for funds to attend the Medical Library Association Annual Meeting this year? EBSCO Information Services has made available four awards of up to $1000 for MLA members who are currently employed as health sciences librarians and who will have 2-5 years of experience at the time…
Application Deadline for Ysabel Bertolucci MLA Annual Meeting Grant is Dec. 1
(via Carolyn Ching Dennison, University of Hawai’i at Manoa Library) Need something to do after feasting on Thanksgiving Day? Consider applying for the Ysabel Bertolucci MLA Annual Meeting Grant! This grant recognizes Ysabel Bertolucci’s exemplary career as a member of the Medical Library Association and her many contributions to its Sections, Chapters and Board. Endowed…
Reminder: Applications for MLA Continuing Education Grant Due Dec. 1
(via Elizabeth Stellrecht, University at Buffalo) Applications are now being accepted for the Medical Library Association’s Continuing Education Grant! The Continuing Education Grant provides MLA members with the opportunity to develop their knowledge of the theoretical, administrative, or technical aspects of librarianship. More than one continuing education (CE) grant may be offered in a year….
Call for Applications: 2018 MLA Research Training Institute for Health Sciences Librarians
(via Barry Grant, Medical Library Association) Are you a library professional interested in learning to do research? Are you excited at the prospect of being part of an intensive and collaborative program that takes you through a process of learning research design and completing a health information research project? The Medical Library Association (MLA) Research Training…
Save the Date: Midwest Chapter of the Medical Library Association – 2018 Conference in Cleveland (Oct. 5-8)
(via Theresa Kline, Cleveland Clinic) We invite you to attend the 2018 Midwest Chapter of the Medical Library Association (MLA) Conference on October 5-8, 2018, in Cleveland, Ohio! This is the Midwest Chapter of Medical Library Association Annual Meeting and Conference, which is a regional chapter of the Medical Library Association. Feel free to visit the…