MEDICAL LIBRARY ASSOCIATION

Quality Information for Improved Health

Joanne G. Marshall, AHIP, FMLA,

President

PAST, PRESENT, FUTURO MAGNIFICO!

RECRUITMENT CHALLENGE Ad Hoc Professional

Recruitment and Retention Committee

IMLS Support Letters

Open Forum at MLA ’04

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STUDENT FOCUS

MLA ’04 Focus Group Virtual Student Group

Website

www.mlanet.org/students/

“Overwhelmingly smaller professional associations were recommended as

avenues for meaningful interaction and collegiality, with the Medical Library

Association taking the prize for best large organization.” – Library Journal, July 2004

DUES INCREASEIndividual members Regular members: $150 in 2005 and $165 in 2006 Regular members with annual salaries less than $30,000: $90 in 2005

and $100 in 2006 Introductory members: $100 in 2005 and $110 in 2006 Student members: $35 in 2005 and $40 in 2006 Affiliate members: $90 in 2005 and $100 in 2006 International members: $100 in 2005 and $110 in 2006 Emeritus members: $55 in 2005 and $65 in 2006

Institutional members Budgets up to $199,000: $235 in 2005 and $255 in 2006 Budgets between $200,000 and $699,999: $380 in 2005 and $420 in

2006 Budgets above $699,999: $545 in 2005 and $600 in 2006

Programs and services made possible by year 2000 dues increase

Online directory Electronic versions of

JMLA and MLA News Benchmarking

Network Advocacy Toolbox

Educational Clearinghouse expansion

Web-based learning courses

Mentoring database

Task force

Open forum

NLM Fellowships

www.mlanet.org/research/informationist/isic_rfp.html

Health Information Literacy

National Academy on an Aging Society statistics

Task Force Health Information

Literacy Website and brochure

www.mlanet.org/resources/healthlit/define.html

MLA/ARL PARTNERSHIP

www.mlanet.org/education/web/web_courses.html

INDEPENDENT READING PROGRAM (IRP)

“Virtual education” Choose JMLA articles See the MLANET

continuing education page

www.mlanet.org/education/irp/index.html

MLA Teleconferences

Reading Between the Lines Roles and Essential Skills for the Expert Searcher

Videos and DVDs available!

www.mlanet.org/order/index.html

BENCHMARKING UPDATE

THANK YOU for participating!

www.mlanet.org/members/benchmark/bce_list.html

MLA’s Professional Toolbox

www.mlanet.org/members/toolbox/

Send suggestions to: toolbox @mlahq.org

MLA Advocacy ToolboxOnline and PDF versions

also available

www.mlanet.org/members/advocacy/index.html

2004 Golden Trumpet Award Winner!!

National Medical Librarians Month!!

www.mlanet.org/resources/nml-month/index.html

Celebrate

MLA Media Placements

www.mlanet.org/press/mla_in_news/index.html

Scholarly Publishing/Open Access Issues MLA/AAHSL joint

statement Alliance for Taxpayer

Access Information Access

Alliance (IAA) Task force Publishing letter Advocacy Toolbox card

www.mlanet.org/resources/publish/index.html

Publishing Accolades

                       

Join us May 14 -19, 2005!

www.mlanet.org/am/am2005/index.html

MEDICAL LIBRARY ASSOCIATION

Quality Information for Improved Health