(via Ene Belleh, University of Pennsylvania) Do you play a musical instrument? Sing in the shower? Balance spinning plates while cooking dinner? Recite poetry to your cats pets? Show off that talent to your MLA friends and colleagues! The MLA is calling on you to present up to a 5-minute display of talent during the…
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Medical Library Association 2018 Conference Registration Open (Early-Bird Ends April 18)
(via Ray Naegele, Medical Library Association) The 2018 National Program Committee and Local Assistance Committee look forward to welcoming you to the 118th Annual Meeting of the Medical Library Association (https://mla.socious.com/page/mla18-general-information) in Atlanta, GA from May 18-23, 2018. MLA’s premier event hosts over 2,200 participants including medical librarians and related health information professionals and exhibitors….
MLA Hospital Libraries Section Seeking Nominations for Professional Recognition and Catch a Rising Star Honors (Deadline 4/15)
(via Keydi O’Hagan, Jersey College – Teterboro Campus) Want to honor a hospital library colleague for being the best of the best? The creme de la creme? Our MVP? It’s easy! Just nominate the person for one of the following awards! Professional Recognition Award DEADLINE: April 15, 2018 Award presented to outstanding HLS members. Individuals…
Call for MLA 2018 Twitter Correspondents (Deadline April 1)
(via Emily Johnson, University of Illinois at Chicago Library of the Health Sciences – Peoria) Official Meeting Twitter Correspondents engage attendees by promoting and live tweeting MLA’18 activities, events, and more. As a Correspondent, you provide a unique perspective about the MLA’18 meeting and begin a larger conversation of the event. You can tweet before…
Call for Authors: MLA Newsletter’s “Expert Searching” Column
(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…
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…