1. Lynn M. Fortney, MLS Board of Directors, MLA, 2000 – 2003 Chair, Southern Chapter/MLA, 2001 Vice President & Director, Biomedical Division EBSCO Information Services The Medical Library Association

2. Lynn Fortney - ALIA, 20012 The Medical Library Association An Association of Health Information Professionals n Why do health librarians have an organization apart from the American Library Association or the Special Library Association? n Important past initiatives n Organizational structure n Academy of Health Information Professionals (AHIP) n Current and future initiatives

3. Lynn Fortney - ALIA, 20013 History of MLA n Founded in 1898 by four librarians and four physicians n Early goals & projects u Exchange of duplicate journals u Developing “public medical library collections” u Creating a Union Catalog n Early meetings held in conjunction with AMA to assure good attendance

4. Lynn Fortney - ALIA, 20014 Notable past initiatives n Ongoing - MLA Exchange n 1930’s - Campaign against the high cost of German periodicals n 1940s – MLA Bomb Plan u Create “Shadow libraries” in caves for safety

5. Lynn Fortney - ALIA, 20015 Notable past initiatives n Standards n Professional credentialing programs n Continuing professional education n International cooperation

6. Lynn Fortney - ALIA, 20016 MLA’s Organizational Structure n Membership u 3,610 individual members u 1,048 institutional members

7. Lynn Fortney - ALIA, 20017 MLA’s Organizational Structure n Headquarters (Chicago, IL) established in 1961 n Operating Budget - $2,655,711 FY 2000/01 u Annual meeting income u Membership dues u Publications u Administration

8. Lynn Fortney - ALIA, 20018 MLA’s Organizational Structure n 14 Standing Committees u Subcommittees u Ad hoc task forces n 23 Sections u 17 Special Interest Groups (SIGS) n 14 Chapters (regional groups)

9. Lynn Fortney - ALIA, 20019 MLA Governance – elected officers n The “Presidents” u Current President (Carol Jenkins) u Immediate Past President (Michael Homan) u President-Elect (Linda Watson) n The “Directors” – nine in all n Executive Director (Carla Funk) u Nonvoting, ex officio

10. Lynn Fortney - ALIA, 200110 Role of the Board of Directors n Goals and objectives set by the President, approved by the Board n Issues/ projects referred to the Board for action by Committees, Chapters, Sections or by individual members n Board deliberates and acts upon motions

11. Lynn Fortney - ALIA, 200111 Appointed officials n T. Scott Plutchak, AHIP, Editor, Bulletin of the Medical Library Association Bulletin of the Medical Library Association n Beverly Murphy, AHIP, Editor, MLA NewsMLA News n Scott Garrison, MLANET Editor n Valerie G. Rankow, MEDLIB-L CoordinatorMEDLIB-L n Lucretia W. McClure, AHIP, Parliamentarian n Millie M. Moore, Sergeant-at-Arms

12. Lynn Fortney - ALIA, 200112 Committees n Executive committee n Nominating Committee n 14 standing committees u Various subcommittees n Ad Hoc Committees and Task Forces Ad Hoc Committees and Task Forces

13. Lynn Fortney - ALIA, 200113 23 Sections n Cancer Librarians Cancer Librarians n Chiropractic Libraries n Collection Development Collection Development n Consumer and Patient Health Information Consumer and Patient Health Information n Corporate Information Services Corporate Information Services n Dental Dental n Educational Media and Technologies Educational Media and Technologies n Federal Libraries Federal Libraries n History of the Health Sciences History of the Health Sciences n Hospital Libraries| Hospital Libraries n International Cooperation International Cooperation n Leadership and Management Leadership and Management n Medical Informatics Medical Informatics n Medical Library Education Medical Library Education n Medical Society Libraries n Nursing and Allied Health Resources Nursing and Allied Health Resources n Pharmacy and Drug Information Pharmacy and Drug Information n Public Health/Health Administration Public Health/Health Administration n Public Services Public Services n Relevant Issues Relevant Issues n Research Research n Technical Services Technical Services n Veterinary Medical Libraries Veterinary Medical Libraries

14. Lynn Fortney - ALIA, 200114 Section Governance n Joining a section is optional n Sections have elected officers n Section Council n Sections contribute substantially to annual meeting programming n May have special initiatives, but must be sanctioned by MLA

15. Lynn Fortney - ALIA, 200115 Special Interest Groups (SIGS) Special Interest Groups (SIGS) http://www.mlanet.org/sections/sigs.html http://www.mlanet.org/sections/sigs.html n African American Medical Librarians Alliance n Clinical Librarians n Complementary Medicine Complementary Medicine n Department of the Army Medical Command Libraries n Department of Veterans Affairs Librarians n Geriatrics/Gerontology Geriatrics/Gerontology n Lesbian/Gay/Bisexual Health Sciences Librarians Lesbian/Gay/Bisexual Health Sciences Librarians n Mental Health Mental Health n Molecular Biology and Genomics Molecular Biology and Genomics n Osteopathic Libraries n Outreach n Pediatric Librarians n Primary Care (formerly Family Practice) n Problem-Based Learning n Rehabilitation Hospital n Vision Science Vision Science n White House Conference on Library and Information Services

16. 14 Chapters Regional groups, independent of MLA

17. Lynn Fortney - ALIA, 200117 Chapter Governance http://www.mlanet.org/chapters/index.html http://www.mlanet.org/chapters/index.html n Quasi-affiliated with MLA n Chapter Chair elected for one- year term u Usually involves a three-year commitment n Other officers and committees n Annual meetings n Chapter Sharing Roundtables n MLA’s Chapter Council u http://www.chaptercouncil.mlanet.org/ http://www.chaptercouncil.mlanet.org/

18. Lynn Fortney - ALIA, 200118 MLA Publications

19. Lynn Fortney - ALIA, 200119 MLA Books Publishing Program Books n Current Practice in Health Science Librarianship u 8 volumes n The Medical Library Association Guide to Managing Health Care Libraries

20. Lynn Fortney - ALIA, 200120 MLA Books Publishing Program Books n DocKits DocKits u Packets of materials n BibKits BibKits u Annotated bibliographies

21. Lynn Fortney - ALIA, 200121 Other MLA Publications n MLA Exchange List MLA Exchange List n Making a Difference: Communications ToolKit Making a Difference: Communications ToolKit n Marketing Information Marketing Information n Standards and Other Publications Standards and Other Publications

22. Lynn Fortney - ALIA, 200122 Deciphering MedSpeak Brochure n Over 30,000 distributed to date n Recently revised n Includes ten most useful health websites n Full text on MLANET

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24. Lynn Fortney - ALIA, 200124 Standards and Practices n Librarian's Guide to JCAHO Accreditation Librarian's Guide to JCAHO Accreditation n Value of the Hospital Library Fact Sheet Value of the Hospital Library Fact Sheet n Standards for Hospital Libraries Standards for Hospital Libraries n Challenge to Action: Planning and Evaluation Guidelines for Academic Health Sciences Libraries Challenge to Action: Planning and Evaluation Guidelines for Academic Health Sciences Libraries n Standards for Chiropractic College Libraries Standards for Chiropractic College Libraries

25. Lynn Fortney - ALIA, 200125 Honors and Awards Scholarships and Fellowships http://mlanet.org/awards/ http://mlanet.org/awards/ n 16 different honors and awards are bestowed by MLA u Many others by Sections and Chapters n 10 grants or scholarships available

26. Lynn Fortney - ALIA, 200126 Professional Credentialing n 1949 – original Code for the Training and Certification of Medical Librarians u Three levels n 1964 revision required: u A graduate degree in library science u Plus an approved medical libraries course u Or passing the Certification Exam

27. Lynn Fortney - ALIA, 200127 Professional Credentialing n 1974 revision required: u Graduate degree and certification exam u Two years of professional experience u Recertification required every five years

28. Lynn Fortney - ALIA, 200128 Academy of Health Information Professionals (AHIP) - 1989 http://www.mlanet.org/academy/index.html http://www.mlanet.org/academy/index.html n Professional Development and career recognition program n Peer reviewed n Based on: u Academic preparation u Professional experience u Professional accomplishments n Application & renewal process

29. Lynn Fortney - ALIA, 200129 Academy of Health Information Professionals (AHIP) - 1989 http://www.mlanet.org/academy/index.html http://www.mlanet.org/academy/index.html n MLA membership is not required n 4 levels u Provisional, Member, Senior Member, Distinguished Member n Masters Degree u ALA- accredited OR Council on Post-Secondary Accreditation n Must be renewed every five years

30. Lynn Fortney - ALIA, 200130 Consumer Health Credential Program Consumer Health Credential Program u improve health information services for consumers u create partners in the delivery of consumer health information u increase access to consumer health courses n Who can participate? u medical librarians, public librarians, librarians working in consumer health libraries, allied health professionals

31. Lynn Fortney - ALIA, 200131 Continuing Education n 1958 – 12 “Refresher courses” offered the day prior to the start of the Annual Meeting n Platform for Change Platform for Change u Seven essential areas of knowledge n Educational Clearinghouse Educational Clearinghouse u Lists courses approved for MLA Continuing Education (CE) contact hours.

32. Lynn Fortney - ALIA, 200132 Current or Ongoing Research u MLA/Hay Group Study (completed) u The Value of Using Library and Information Services Study (in progress) u Benchmarking Initiative

33. Lynn Fortney - ALIA, 200133 MLA/Hay Group Study u Medical librarians receive lower salaries than IT professionals while performing similar roles u Most medical librarians receive IT support but are still primarily responsible for many IT duties u available online at http://www.mlanet.org/pdf/study_89_3.pdf http://www.mlanet.org/pdf/study_89_3.pdf

34. Lynn Fortney - ALIA, 200134 The Value of Using Library and Information Services Study n Studies the value and economic benefit of medical libraries in hospitals and health care institutions n Contracted with the University of Maryland n Targeted toward upper management

35. Lynn Fortney - ALIA, 200135 Benchmarking Network n Beta test n Benchmarking Network Implementation Task Force u Define and develop a set of outcomes measures u Evaluate the success of the Benchmarking Network u Consult with Headquarters staff on product development

36. Lynn Fortney - ALIA, 200136 Diversity Initiatives n Minority Recruitment Program n Increase in annual MLA Minority Scholarship n ALA Spectrum Initiative Scholarship

37. Lynn Fortney - ALIA, 200137 Information Issues and Policies u Funding issues u Technology issues u Telecommunications u Information Access u Intellectual Property and Copyright n MLA Position Statements MLA Position Statements

38. Lynn Fortney - ALIA, 200138 The Annual Meeting n Early meetings attended only by library directors u Most heavily represented were medical society libraries and physicians u Strong emphasis on the history of medicine

39. Lynn Fortney - ALIA, 200139 The Annual Meeting n 2001 at Walt Disney World in Florida u Attended by 1650 registrants u 600 Exhibitors

40. Lynn Fortney - ALIA, 200140 The First Annual Meeting in 1898 was 2 ½ hours long Set Annual Meeting Schedule Thursday – Board of Directors meets Friday – CE courses & more Board meetings Saturday – Chapter & Section Council meetings, Committee Meetings, Symposium & CE courses. The official meeting program starts with The Welcome Reception in the Exhibit Hall

41. Lynn Fortney - ALIA, 200141 Sunday: Committee meetings, New Members Breakfast and Section business meetings start at 7 AM Presidential Address, 1 st Plenary Session Chapter Sharing Roundtable Luncheon 1 st Business Meeting, Section Programming International Visitors Reception, Library School Reunions, Friends of NLM Reception Set Annual Meeting Schedule

42. Lynn Fortney - ALIA, 200142 Monday Committee Meetings and Sunrise Seminars start at 7 AM Janet Doe Lecture, Section Programming Awards Luncheon and Ceremony Legislative Update; Poster Sessions; Informal Meetings; NLM Update Hospital Libraries Section Reception, SIG meetings; President’s Reception, Armadillo Ball Set Annual Meeting Schedule

43. Lynn Fortney - ALIA, 200143 Tuesday Committee Meetings and Sunrise Seminars start at 7 AM 2 nd Plenary Session; 2 nd Business Meeting and President’s Inaugural Address Section Business Meetings start at 12:30 Section programming; more Section Business Meetings; SIG/Informal Meetings Farewell Party Set Annual Meeting Schedule

44. Lynn Fortney - ALIA, 200144 Wednesday Committee Meetings and more SIG/Informal Meetings start at 7 AM Section Programming 3 rd Plenary Session “Official” Programming concludes at noon Board of Directors meeting, CE courses, Symposia in afternoon Set Annual Meeting Schedule

45. Lynn Fortney - ALIA, 200145 MLA’s Most Important Initiatives n MLA Exchange (ongoing) n Advocating for consumer health n Standards for health sciences libraries n Copyright n National Health Information Policies n Professional credentialing n Continuing education

46. Lynn Fortney - ALIA, 200146 Next Year….

47. Lynn Fortney - ALIA, 200147 Professionals Providing Quality Information for Improved Health “ For more than a century, the Medical Library Association has served society, through its members and programs, by providing quality information for better health care, the education of health professionals, the conduct of research, and the public’s understanding of health.” http://www.mlanet.org/