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A diverse array of special guests share their insight into MLA career discovery, networking opportunities and professional development. A monthly podcast, your hosts have a half-an-hour (or so) conversation about MLA-related topics and take a deep look into services, products, and issues affecting the health information community. Whether you want to learn more about MLA, are navigating networking opportunities, or want more information on the profession, this is the podcast for you.

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    • Apr 27, 2022 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 31m AVG DURATION
    • 10 EPISODES


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    MLA Podcast 010: Hispanic/Latinx Inclusive Terminologies Project

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 27, 2022 41:36


    Join host Sally Gore in her discussion with Aidy Weeks, Ruby Nugent, Stephanie Roth, and Rebecca Orozco, where they discuss their Hispanic/Latinx Inclusive Terminologies project. The transcript for the episode is available here. Resources mentioned: Latinx Caucus with Links to Search Hedges and MeSH Terms Hispanic/Latinx Inclusive Terminologies Projects Technical Report Hispanic/Latinx Inclusive Terminologies Project  

    MLA Podcast 009: Nurturing Plants During the Pandemic

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 4, 2021 45:17


    One of the surprising experiences during the pandemic was about office plants. Should you care for them in the office or bring them home? How can caring for plants be a form of self-care? Join host Emily Hurst in her conversation with Adela Justice and Kelsa Bartley on taking care of plants during the pandemic. The transcript for the episode is available here. Resources mentioned: Adela's ChicaPlantz Instagram Kelsa's PlantKrew Instagram 10 Things Nobody Tells You About Fiddle-Leaf Fig Trees Poltergeist (1982 film) Bringing the Outdoors In: The Benefits of Biophilia Horticultural Therapy Public Services Caucus 

    MLA Podcast 008: Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Libraries

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 22, 2021 41:18


    Join host Sally Gore in her conversation with Beverly Murphy and Shannon Jones on diversity, equity, and inclusion in libraries and their 2019 book Diversity and Inclusion in Libraries: A Call to Action and Strategies for Success. The transcript for the episode is available here.  Resources mentioned: Diversity and Inclusion in Libraries: A Call to Action and Strategies for Success, edited by Shannon Jones and Beverly Murphy 2021 Janet Doe Lecture: Diversity That Defines Us: The View Through A Crystal Lens, by Sandra G. Franklin, AHIP, FMLA How Diversity Makes Us Smarter, by Katherine W. Phillips High on the Hog: How African American Cuisine Transformed America The Cooking Gene: A Journey Through African American Culinary History in the Old South Hear to Slay podcast Call for contributors to Shannon and Beverly's next book, Cultural Humility in Libraries  

    MLA Podcast 007: Graphic Medicine and Comic Books

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 16, 2021 30:08


    Join Sally Gore and Matthew Noe in their conversation about graphic medicine, the Graphic Medicine website, and the scoping review of graphic medicine in medical education project.  Resources mentioned: Graphic Medicine website Mapping the Use of Comics in Health Education: A Scoping Review of the Graphic Medicine Literature  

    MLA Podcast 006: Career and Leadership Development for Librarians

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 10, 2021 33:25


    Episode 006: Join Emily Hurst in her conversation with Amy Lyons where they discuss career and leadership opportunities for librarians.  Career and leadership development opportunities mentioned: MLA Rising Stars Harvard Graduate School of Education Leadership Institute for Academic Librarians Additional Opportunities MLA Professional Development Network of the National Library of Medicine Free Training Opportunities  Association of Academic Health Sciences Libraries Leadership Fellows and Scholarships

    Episode 005: The Impact of COVID-19 on Caregiving and Children

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 26, 2021 36:08


    Join Emily Hurst in her conversation with Molly Knapp and Beth Whipple to discuss the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on their work, life, and caregiving. Resources Mentioned African American Medical Librarians Alliance Radical Self-Care and Wellness for Information Professionals Series  African American Medical Librarians Alliance Caucus  The Wheel of Emotion by psychologist Robert Plutchik  The National Center for Pyramid Model Innovations Tips for Helping Your Child During the Pandemic Additional resources https://challengingbehavior.cbcs.usf.edu/Pyramid/overview/resources.html Network of the National Library of Medicine free training opportunities  

    MLA Podcast 004: Data Services with NIH Library's Lisa Federer

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 14, 2021 19:09


    Episode 004: Sally Gore interviews Lisa Federer about MLA's DSS specialization.

    MLA Podcast 003: Sally Gore Interviews Kim MacKenzie

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 4, 2020 26:46


    MLA Podcast 003: Sally Gore interviews Kim MacKenzie and finds out what it is like starting a new job in a pandemic.

    MLA Podcast 002: Hurst Interviews Amy Blevins and Hannah J. Craven about COVID-19

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 2, 2020 18:38


    Hurst had a great conversation about library services in light of COVID-19 with Blevins and Craven, Ruth Lilly Medical Library, Indiana University School of Medicine–Indianapolis.

    MLA Podcast 001: Gore Interviews Elizabeth Suelzer, AHIP, about Scientific Article Retractions

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 26, 2020 23:49


    Gore sat down with Suelzer, MCW Libraries, Medical College of Wisconsin–Milwaukee, to learn about the fascinating 2019 JAMA Network Open article she coauthored, “Assessment of Citations of the Retracted Article by Wakefield et al with Fraudulent Claims of an Association Between Vaccination and Autism.”

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