The Lois Ann Colaianni Award for Excellence and Achievement in Hospital Librarianship is open for nominations! Do you know an MLA member who has demonstrated excellence and achievement in their contributions to hospital librarianship? Or are YOU this person? Please consider submitting your nominations for this award. You can find more information and
Act fast: Sewell Stipends for librarians at APHA: applications open Oct 12-18 – streamlined for 2020 The Sewell Stipend is a professional development resource for librarians who work with public health information and public health workers. The Sewell Stipend supports librarians at the annual meeting of the American Public Health Association by
This prize was established in 1956 by Ralph and Jo Grimes of the Old Hickory Bookshop, Brinklow, MD, in memory of Murray Gottlieb, a New York antiquarian book dealer. Since 2010, this award has been sponsored by the MLA History of the Health Sciences Section. In 2016 it was renamed to honor
Don’t forget to register for the 2020 MAC/MLA Virtual Conference: Building Bridges – October 19-21, 2020. Registration closes Monday, October 5th. Our keynote speakers will be Ivan Oransky of Retraction Watch and Safiya Noble, author of Algorithms of Oppression – How Search Engines Reinforce Racism. There will also be papers, posters, exhibitors and networking opportunities. Check out the MAC 2020 Meeting
2020 MAC/MLA Annual Meeting Virtual Conference “Building Bridges” October 19-21 Registration for the 2020 MAC Meeting is now open! Make plans to join your colleagues online for a fabulous meeting in October. Our keynote speakers will be Ivan Oransky of Retraction Watch and Safiya Noble, author of Algorithms of Oppression – How Search Engines
MLA September Webinar Systematic Searching: Improving Effectiveness and Efficiency Thursday, September 24, 1:00 p.m.–2:30 p.m., central time If you spend days on systematic review searches and still aren’t sure you have caught all relevant references, this webinar is for you! You’ll learn a structured method to create complete and exhaustive searches and a
Librarians tend to spend days on searches for systematic reviews. Imagine doing systematic review searches in an afternoon. Wichor Bremer will show you how to make this a reality! You’ll learn a structured method to create complete and exhaustive searches and a method to optimize your searches to ensure that you don’t
**Apologies for cross-postings! We put this search on hold due to COVID-19 and are restarting the hiring process. If you had already applied, you don’t need to reapply.** Position availability: Immediately; candidates applying by 8/22/2020 will receive priority consideration. Please note: Relocation assistance is provided! Emory University’s Woodruff Health Sciences Center Library
Please fill out this short Meeting Attendance Survey from the 2020 MAC Planning Committee about your ability and preferences to attend an in-person or virtual meeting this fall. The survey will close June 24. Thank you, we appreciate your input!
Kate McGraw, of the Health Sciences Library, will retire effective January 1, 2018, after nearly 19 years of service at the UNC-CH University Libraries. Kate moved to North Carolina in 1999 from Baltimore, where she worked at the Enoch Pratt Library. When Kate relocated, she did not want a job at any