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MEDICAL LIBRARY ASSOCIATIONQUALITY INFORMATION FOR IMPROVED HEALTHwww.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 Visit www.mlanet.org/education/index.html to learn about MLA CE opportunities • CORE Member Professional Toolbox • Discussion Groups Program (aka Journal Clubs) • Web-based CE course design
MLA Fall Webcast Keeping Patients Safe: Roles for Information Professionals November 16, 2005 www.mlanet.org/education/distance_ed/patient_safety/index.html
MLA CE Institute-Coming Spring 2006“Developing Web-based Instruction” Sixteen slots availableCo-sponsored by NNLM Greater Midwest RegionApplication deadline: December 5, 2005 www.mlanet.org/education/index.html
Health Information Literacy-Get Involved! • Communications Plan • Send samples to mlaedo1@mlahq.org • Visit MLA Booth for a free HIL Kit! www.mlanet.org/resources/healthlit/healthlit_resources.html
Hospital Library Project: Vital Pathways 1. Benchmarking data 2. Survey 3. Health Libraries and Medical Education 4. Vital Pathways document and www.hls.mlanet.org/
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
Media placements Deciphering Medspeak brochure MLA in the News www.mlanet.org/press/mla_in_news/index.html www.mlanet.org/resources/medspeak/index.html
Celebrate your expertise! National Medical Librarians Month NMLM site: www.mlanet.org/resources/nml-month/2005/index.html Put the spotlight on health librarianship PR Swap and Shop
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 mlams@mlahq.org Good Luck!!
Advocacy Toolbox • Last set of cards mailed with October JMLA • Contact Tomi Gunn at mlams@mlahq.org 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!
Rick B. Forsman rick.forsman@uchsc.edu MLA Policy Statements Task force chairs: Education Please provide your input! Research Suzanne F. Grefsheim sg8d@nih.gov
See MLANET and MLA-Focus for updates on MLA relief efforts! MLA Hurricane Katrina Response www.mlanet.org
MLA International Programs Task Force on Global Initiatives Final Recommendations in the August 2005 New Webpage coming soon!
MLA Advocacy Efforts Sincerely, MLA • PubChem • Cancer-related abstracts • American Osteopathic Association revisions • International Academy of Nursing Editors (InANE)
Governmental issues For more information, visit the MLANET governmental relations page at www.mlanet.org/government/ index.html
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 Membership dues increase-final phase
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… Deadline is October 31, 2005 • play an active role in the association • tailor your leadership style • promote your ideas • learn more about MLA Apply online. Go towww.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
Email President Tooey at president@mlahq.org See the president’s site at www.mlanet.org/about/leaders/president_05-06/index.html
Transformations A-Z Join us in Phoenix, AZ for MLA ’06 May 19-24, 2006
MEDICAL LIBRARY ASSOCIATIONQUALITY INFORMATION FOR IMPROVED HEALTHwww.mlanet.org