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MEDICAL LIBRARY ASSOCIATION
QUALITY INFORMATION FOR IMPROVED HEALTH
www.mlanet.org
2005/06 President
“Transforming ourselves, our profession, our association”
See the 2005/06 priorities at www.mlanet.org/about/leaders/president_05-06/
mj_prior.html
MLA’s CE Program
CORE Member Professional Toolbox
Discussion Groups Program (aka Journal Clubs)
Web-based CE course design
Visit www.mlanet.org/education/index.htmlto learn about MLA CE opportunities
MLA Fall WebcastMLA Fall WebcastKeeping Patients Safe: Roles for
Information Professionals
November 16, 2005November 16, 2005
www.mlanet.org/education/distance_ed/patient_safety/index.html
MLA CE Institute-Coming Spring 2006“Developing Web-based Instruction”
Sixteen slots available
Co-sponsored by NNLM Greater Midwest Region
Application deadline: December 5, 2005
www.mlanet.org/education/index.html
Health Information Literacy-Get Involved!
Communications Plan
Send samples to [email protected]
Visit MLA Booth for a free HIL Kit!
www.mlanet.org/resources/healthlit/healthlit_resources.html
Hospital Library Project: Vital Pathways
1. Benchmarking data2. Survey3. Health Libraries and Medical Education4. Vital Pathways document
www.hls.mlanet.org/
and
MLA’s Recruitment and Retention Initiatives
PRRC Committee Mentoring Website Media placements New Members SIG Leadership/Management
Section Middle Management Project
Share your recruitment ideas!
Recruiting materials available!
www.mlanet.org/career/index.html
MLA in the News
Media placements
www.mlanet.org/resources/medspeak/index.htmlwww.mlanet.org/press/mla_in_news/index.html
Deciphering Medspeak brochure
NMLM site: www.mlanet.org/resources/nml-month/2005/index.html
Creative Promotions Award
Win $200, $150 or $100 in “MLA Money”
Postmark entries by November 30, 2005
Send to Tomi Gunn at headquarters office or [email protected]
Good Luck!!
Advocacy Toolbox
Last set of cards mailed with October JMLA
Contact Tomi Gunn at [email protected] for toolbox and cards
www.mlanet.org/members/advocacy/index.html
Compensation and benefits survey
Summary results available on MLANET Fall
2005
www.mlanet.org/members/index.html
Re-envisioning MLANET
Low hanging fruit Pilot new technology
(blogs, wiki, RSS, podcasting, etc)
Evaluate Survey Focus groups Open Forum Segmentation? Integration of CORE! Redesign!
MLA Policy Statements
Rick B. Forsman
Suzanne F. [email protected]
Task force chairs:
Please provide
your input!
MLA Hurricane Katrina Response
See MLANET and MLA-Focus for updates on MLA relief efforts!
www.mlanet.org
MLA International Programs
Task Force on Global Initiatives
New Webpage coming soon!
Final Recommendations in
the August 2005
MLA Advocacy Efforts
PubChem Cancer-related abstracts American Osteopathic Association revisions International Academy of Nursing
Editors (InANE)
Sincerely, MLA
Sincerely, MLA
Governmental issues
For more information, visit the MLANET
governmental relations page at
www.mlanet.org/government/index.html
Membership dues increase-final phase
Regular - $165 Lower dues - $100 Introductory - $110 International - $110 Emeritus - $65 Affiliate - $100 Student - $40
Institutional (budget of 0-$199,999) -$255
Institutional (budget of $200,000-$699,999) - $420
Institutional (budget of $700,000 and over) - $600
New JMLA Editor:
Dr. Nunzia Bettinsoli Giuse
www.mlanet.org/publications/jmla/index.html
New MLA News Editor
Linda Katz, Associate Director,
Health Sciences Library, Drexel University,Philadelphia, PA
MLA’S Publishing Program
Order online at the MLA Store
www.mlanet.org/order/index.html
Join an MLA committee and…
play an active role in the association tailor your leadership style promote your ideas learn more about MLA
Apply online. Go to www.mlanet.org/members/comappf.html
for an application
For more information on joining a committee, visit the MLA booth or see the August 2005 MLA News
Deadline is
October 31, 2005
Email President Tooey at
See the president’s site at
www.mlanet.org/about/leaders/president_05-06/index.html
Join us in
Phoenix, AZ for
MLA ’06May
19-24, 2006
Transformations A-Z
MEDICAL LIBRARY ASSOCIATION
QUALITY INFORMATION FOR IMPROVED HEALTH
www.mlanet.org