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 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 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 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!

MLA Policy Statements

Rick B. Forsman

rick.forsman@uchsc.edu

Suzanne F. Grefsheimsg8d@nih.gov

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

president@mlahq.org

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