Medical Library Association

MLA is a nonprofit, educational organization with more than 4,000 health sciences information professional members and partners worldwide. MLA provides lifelong educational opportunities, supports a knowledgebase of health information research, and works with a global network of partners to promote the importance of quality information for improved health to the health care community and the public.

Join the dance by applying for an MLA committee. See the online application form for a list of the committees and juries (sign in to the members-only area and click on “Apply for an MLA Committee”). The application deadline is October 31.

Start making your plans for MLA '13, May 3–8, 2013, in Boston, MA.

MLA '12 meeting content, including plenaries, posters, and more, is now available for all MLA '12 registrants. If you didn't attend MLA '12, you can still purchase e-conference registration.

Continuing Education

MLA is now accepting ideas for thought-provoking and innovative courses and symposia to offer at MLA '14 in Chicago, IL—tell the Continuing Education Committee what courses you'd like to take or teach.

MLA's "Leveraging Mobile Technologies for Health Sciences Libraries" webcast was a great success. If you missed it, purchase a DVD of the program through the MLANET Online Store.

MLA's Online Boot Camp for New Health Sciences Librarians

Publications

Have you added the latest MLA publications to your professional library? Be sure to check out The Patient Safety Perspective, revised edition (updated for 2012) and Position Descriptions in Health Sciences Libraries: Traditional and Emerging Roles. All MLA Dockits and Bibkits are available in both ebook and print editions.

The September issue of the MLA News is now online.

The July issue of the Journal of the Medical Library Association is now available.

Preprints for the October issue of the Journal of the Medical Library Association are now available.

MLA Members Area

Current edition of MLA-FOCUS, MLA's electronic newsletter