Registration for the UNC/MLA EBP for the Medical Librarian online course opens December 13th!

The course fills from the wait list every semester, so please join the wait list by contacting Shirley Parker ( smparke@email.unc.edu  or 919-962-0182) at the School of Information and Library Sciences at the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill if you are interested in taking the online course! Course Title: Evidence-Based Practice

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Call for Application: David A. Kronick Traveling Fellowship

Do you have an interesting research project that involves traveling? You can receive $2,000 by applying to the David A. Kronick Traveling Fellowship! Deadline for submissions is December 1, 2019. Apply here<https://www.mlanet.org/p/cm/ld/fid=308&gt;. ABOUT The David A. Kronick Traveling Fellowship is endowed by the Bowden-Massey Foundation and was established in 2002. One $2,000

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MLA December Webinar: Journal Impact Factors, H-Index, Altmetrics, Oh My!

Research by the Numbers: Measuring and Increasing Impact<http://www.medlib-ed.org/products/2096/research-by-the-numbers-measuring-and-increasing-impact&gt; Wednesday, December 11, 1:00 p.m.-2:30 p.m., central time. Getting questions about Journal Impact Factors, H-Index, or altmetrics you don’t know how to answer? Need a refresher on metrics best practices for responsible use? This webinar on publication impact metrics and related tools will have

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MLA Professional Research, Development and Demonstration Grant – Call For Applications

The Medical Library Association (MLA) is now accepting applications for the MLA Research, Development, and Demonstration Project Grant<https://www.mlanet.org/p/cm/ld/fid=302&gt;. The purpose of this grant is to provide support for research, development, or demonstration projects that will help to promote excellence in the field of health sciences librarianship and information sciences. Grants range from

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Systematic Review Webinar on Thursday

Dear Colleagues, On *Thursday at 3pm Eastern* I will be part of a team presenting a webinar titled* “Librarians: The Key to Powerful Systematic Reviews”* which is part of the “Best of SLA 2019” series. Registration info at bottom. *Description:* It’s no surprise that research has demonstrated that systematic review teams with 

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Call for Nominations: Clarivate Analytics/Frank Bradway Rogers Information Advancement Award

Nominations are now being accepted for the Clarivate Analytics/Frank Bradway Rogers Information Advancement Award from MLA. It recognizes the outstanding contributions in the use of technology to deliver health sciences information, in the science of information, or in facilitating the delivery of health sciences information. Nominations should be for innovative contributions to improved information

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