The annual Medical Library Association (MLA) conference is something HSLIC looks forward to participating in every year. The 2023 conference was held in Detroit from May 16th to May 19th. This year, several of HSLIC’s faculty members were present at the 2023 MLA conference. Below is a brief overview of the presentation topics given at the conference this year by HSLIC in collaboration with other libraries across the nation.
Lightning Talks
Kelleen Maluski: Collaborative Approaches to Improving MeSH
Melissa Rethlefsen: Establishing Organizational Identity: Collaboratively Creating a Library Mission and Values Statement
Papers
Kelleen Maluski, Alexis Ellsworth-Kopkowski: Subjected: Investigating the Impact of MeSH Terms on Underrepresented Groups
Lisa Acuff, David Lucero, Jonathan Pringle, Melissa Rethlefsen: Customizing Faculty Success to Showcase Librarian Work in an Academic Health Sciences Library
Immersion Sessions
Jonathan Eldredge: Understanding and Applying the Evidence-Base in Library and Information Science
Jonathan Eldredge: How to Work Effectively with Journal Editors and Peer Reviewers
Melissa Rethlefsen: Redefining Professionalism: Reflection on What Professionalism Looks Like in 2023
Congratulations to all of HSLIC’s presenters at the MLA 2023 Conference.