Hopefully, many people have been able to attend the regional MLA conferences this fall. They provide a great opportunity to network in a smaller group and to also have some longer discussions with vendor and publisher reps. Another fall conference tradition is the Charleston Conference: Issues in Book and Serial Acquisitions. The
MLA, in partnership with Rowman & Littlefield, is cosponsoring a book proposal contest. MLA is inviting writers to submit their best book pitches for a chance to pursue a book contract and win $250.00. Details here: http://www.mlanet.org/p/cm/ld/fid=67&source=5. To be eligible, submit your proposal electronically to Martha Lara (lara@mail.mlahq.org), MLA’s director of marketing
We are looking forward to having you join us in Staunton, Virginia for the 2017 MACMLA Annual Meeting! Come meet up with colleagues, hear some great speakers, and step out of your normal routine for a change of small town scenery. Here are a few last-minute tips and updates Weather Mostly warm
Information Literacy and Health Sciences Librarian Responsible for carrying out the mission and programs of the Moravian College and Moravian Theological Seminary Library, especially in the areas of health science academic programs. Prepare and teach information literacy/research instruction classes. Provide research assistance to students, faculty and staff. Provide supervision of student staff
If you have a dog and would like to bring him or her to Staunton please feel free. Information about hospitality for our four legged friends can be found on the dogespitality page at: macmla.libguides.com/dog. Email
Roy Brown, Elizabeth Hinton and Gregg Stevens invite you to participate in a survey about health science librarians working with Advanced Practice Nursing (APN) programs. The purpose of this survey is to assess how librarians are providing research and instruction services to these programs. https://stonybrookuniversity.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_5bPXOg9QqZv3mqV The survey takes about 5-10 minutes to
Applications Now Open for the 2018 MLA Research Training Institute for Health Sciences Librarians 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
Please consider the MLA Librarians without Borders®/ Elsevier Foundation/ Research4Life Grant opportunity. Application are currently being accepted. The deadline for submission is December 1, 2017. The Medical Library Association (MLA) has established the MLA Librarians without Borders® / Elsevier Foundation/ Research4Life Grants for 2016 to 2018. Funded by the Elsevier Foundation, up
For meeting attendees looking for interesting things to do in and around Staunton, the Green Valley Book Fair will be open the weekend of the conference, and is always fun to attend. In addition to books, they have all sorts of gifts at significant markdowns. The fair is located a very short
The Majors/MLA Chapter Project of the Year Award, sponsored by J.A. Majors, was established by the MLA Board of Directors in 1995. This award recognizes excellence, innovation, and contribution to the profession of health sciences librarianship. These attributes must be shown through special projects beyond the normal operational programming of the chapter.
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