Idaho's Medical Libraries

It's not too early to start thinking about the next MLA annual meeting! Plan to join your colleagues in May 2010 in Washington, DC, for continuing education, informative sessions, networking, and more. For a quick preview, including information on posters, papers, and accommodations, see the MLA '10 Call for Participation.

From saving hospitals thousands of dollars per year to saving patients� lives, hospital librarians help fulfill many mission-critical roles in today�s hospital. The executive summary "Vital Pathways for Hospital Librarians: Addressing the Hospital's Information and Training Needs" describes critical roles for hospital librarians from a white paper to be published in the October 2009 Journal of the Medical Library Association.

The President's website for Connie Schardt, AHIP, 2009/10 MLA president, has launched! Visit the site to review Connie's presidential priorities and past activities and accomplishments.

The MLANET job page is updated weekly on Wednesdays. Jobs appear chronologically, with the most recent postings at the top of the page, and then alphabetically by state. Newest postings: (June 17, 2009) -- Collections Librarian, 1-year limited appointment, Northern Ontario School of Medicine, Thunder Bay, ON, CANADA; (June 10, 2009) -- N/T Track Faculty Community Outreach Coordinator, University of Maryland�Baltimore (UMB), Health Sciences and Human Services Library.

Meet your new MLA board members, Ann McKibbon and Cynthia Henderson, AHIP, and President-elect Roth Holst, AHIP, FMLA. Plus catch up on the MLA '09 Social Networking Software Open Forum. Register and add your comments today!