(via the Medical Library Association) The Medical Library Association’s (MLA) Collection Development Caucus will be hosting its forum on collection development policies online this Thursday, March 12, at 12:00 PM CDT. Please join us then via Zoom. No registration is required. The session will start with brief presentations from librarians who will talk about how their collection development…
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Call for Chapter Proposals: Upcoming MLA Book Health Sciences Library Instruction: Scenarios for Scalable Design–Deadline Tues., March 31
(via Caitlin Plovnick, New York University Health Sciences Library) We are seeking contributors for a forthcoming book we are editing, to be published by MLA Books, in collaboration with Bloomsbury Publishing. The book is entitled Health Sciences Library Instruction: Scenarios for Scalable Design. About the Book Health Sciences Library Instruction: Scenarios for Scalable Design is designed…
Registration Open for NNLM Region 4 Webinar “Designing and Implementing a Statewide Subsidized Article Delivery Service”–Wed., March 25, 2:00-3:00 PM CDT
(via Lauren Wittek, Network of the National Library of Medicine Region 4) Region 4 of the Network of the National Library of Medicine invites you to join us for our free webinar this month. Registration is required. Please note: You must be a NNLM member to register (it’s free!). Please reach out to region4@nnlm.gov with any questions you may have.
MLA Collection Development Caucus Holding Online Forum on Education Opportunities That Strengthen Negotiation Skills–Mon., April 6, at 12:00 PM CDT (No Registration Required)
(via Ramune Kubilius, Galter Health Sciences Library and Learning Center at Northwestern University) The Medical Library Association’s (MLA) Collection Development Caucus will be hosting a forum to explore education opportunities that strengthen negotiation skills, a critical competency for managing vendor relationships, licensing agreements, and subscription renewals. Please join online Monday, April 6, at 12:00 PM CDT here….
Registration Open for MLA Webinar “Micro-Changes that Matter: Strategic Responses for Shifting Medical Library Environments”–Thurs., March 12, 1:00-2:30 PM CDT
(via the Medical Library Association) Registration is open for the MLA webinar “Micro-Changes that Matter: Strategic Responses for Shifting Medical Library Environments”. It will take place on Thursday, March 12, from 1:00 to 2:30 PM CDT. Please see below for more information, including the link to registration. This webinar will offer practical tools to recognize,…
CANCELED: MLA Favorite Features & Sneaky Solutions Database Tips Lightning Talks Scheduled for Thurs., March 5
(via Hilary Kraus, Brown University) The User Experience and Systematic Review Caucuses of the Medical Library Association regretfully announce we will have to cancel the planned Favorite Features & Sneaky Solutions: Database Tips Lightning Round that was scheduled for Thursday, March 5, 2026. Thank you to those who submitted proposals. While we unfortunately will not…
Registration Open for MLA Webinar “Exploratory Research on Applying AI Tools in Medical Literature Mining and Navigation”–Thurs., March 26, 1:00-2:30 PM CDT
(via the Medical Library Association) Registration is open for the MLA webinar “Exploratory Research on Applying AI Tools in Medical Literature Mining and Navigation”. It will take place on Thursday, March 26, from 1:00 to 2:30 PM CDT. Please see below for more information, including the link to registration. This webinar explores whether current scholarly…
HSLI Member Michelle Nielsen Ott Has Article in Latest Issue of JMLA
(via Frances Drone-Silvers, Carle Foundation Hospital) Michelle Nielsen Ott, Assistant Professor, Sciences/Health Sciences Librarian and Head of Reference Services at Bradley University’s Cullom-Davis Library, is one of three co-authors for the article “Navigating Unique Challenges: Librarian Perceptions in Supporting Physician Associate (Assistant) Programs”, in the January, 2026, issue of Journal of the Medical Library Association….
Registration Open for NNLM Webinar “Interlibrary Loan: From Basics to Current Issues”–Wed., March 11, 10:00-11:00 AM CDT
(via the Network of the National Library of Medicine) Registration is open for the NNLM webinar “Interlibrary Loan: From Basics to Current Issues”. It will take place on Wednesday, March 11, from 10:00 to 11:00 AM CDT. While interlibrary loan has been a core service for health science libraries for decades, changes in policies, software,…
Reminder: Applications for MLA Research Training Institute Due Mon., Feb. 16–Instructors Include Northwestern’s Guzman
(via Susan Lessick, University of California Irvine) The Medical Library Association’s Research Training Institute (RTI) is a year-long, mentored research fellowship for librarians and LIS graduate students who want to design, conduct, and disseminate high-quality research that advances library programs, education, and health services. For RTI ’26, RTI is expanding its curriculum by adding new content areas and…