Applications Are Now Open For The Eugene Garfield Research Fellowship! The Eugene Garfield Research Fellowship promotes and supports research in the discoverability and dissemination of information by incorporating the history of our profession. The fellowship was endowed by Eugene Garfield, AHIP, FMLA (1926-2017), founder and former chair of the Institute for Scientific
Analyzing the Legacy of Henrietta Lacks In 1951, a young black woman named Henrietta Lacks was diagnosed with cervical cancer. During her treatment, her doctor took a sample of her cells and tried to grow them in culture. The cells, called HeLa cells, were the first human cells that could be grown
The University of Vermont Libraries seeks an energetic and collaborative librarian as Director of Dana Medical Library to advance our vision. Serving students, faculty, and health professionals, Dana Medical Library is at the core of a dynamic academic health sciences environment that features innovative teaching and groundbreaking medical research. Dana Medical Library
Grey (Literature) Matters: Structuring your Google Search In the second of a two-part series on grey (literature) matters, Sarah Bonata shows you how to harness the power of a structured Google search to find grey literature gold without sifting through hundreds or thousands of hits. Learn more about and purchase the Grey
Opening Doors to Health Literacy at Your Library Guest Speaker: Leslie Gelders, Literacy Coordinator at the Oklahoma Department of Libraries Date: Wednesday, November 13th, 2019 Time: 10:00am – 11:00am CT / 9:00am – 10:00am MT Description: Public libraries are in the unique position to provide innovative programs and credible information that enhance
Due to a system malfunction the recruitment originally posted on USAJobs on October 11, 2019, for Pathways Recent Graduate positions at the National Library of Medicine (NLM) was cancelled. The 20 Pathways Recent GraduatePathways Recent Graduate positions will be re-posted on USAJobs 10/30/19 through 11/3/19. Anyone who applied to the initial posting MUST
The Medical Library Association (MLA) has opened the call for applications for the MLA Librarians without Borders® / Elsevier Foundation/ Research4Life Grants. Applications will be open until 1 December 2019. Funded by the Elsevier Foundation, the grants support training activities that promote the use of the scientific resources available in Research4Life in
In Memoriam: Lucretia W. McClure, AHIP, FMLA Mary M. Langman McClure served the association and the library profession as MLA’s 1990/91 president; chair of the Archives, Bylaws, Continuing Education, Ethics, Finance, and Membership Committees; longtime copyright referent; and the first convenor of the MLA Fellows. During her twenty-year tenure (1993–2013) as MLA’s
Grey (Literature) Matters: Structuring your Google Search Wednesday, November 6, 1:00 p.m.-2:30 p.m., central time In the second of a two-part series on grey (literature) matters, Sarah Bonata shows you how to harness the power of a structured Google search to find grey literature gold without sifting through hundreds or thousands of
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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