Making a Better MLA

Making a Better MLA

Thursday, February 14, 2019

6:00pm Pacific/9:00pm Eastern  

Context:

ALA: Statement of Appropriate Conduct: <http://www.ala.org/conferencesevents/statement_appropriate_conduct> 

MLA: Statement of Appropriate Conduct at MLA Meetings <https://www.mlanet.org/page/mla-meeting-code-of-conduct>

"providing a harassment-free environment for everyone, regardless of gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, disability, physical appearance, ethnicity, religion, or other group identity."

Topic 1: What do we see?

• What steps are we taking to challenge our own preconceived notions?

Topic 2: What do we say? 

• What can we actively do and say at conferences and in other professional settings to watch out for and support one another, to create a positive and welcoming environment for all? 

Topic 3: What can we do? 

• What actions, what steps can we take to prepare to counter negative and unwelcoming situations when we see them? This includes but is not limited to racism, sexism, ableism, homophobia, discrimination, and hate acts.

Final thoughts? I will do [_______] to make MLA Annual Meeting 2019 the best experience for everyone. 

About #medlibs

Join us on Twitter using the #medlibs hashtag to share your stories and engage with colleagues. Never been to a Twitter chat before? Check out this overview and come on in - all are welcome including first timers, lurkers, students and others interested in the topic and the field.

July chat

July 2018 Chat

Thursday, July 12, 2018

6:00pm Pacific/9:00pm Eastern  

Led by @pfanderson @openpeonie & @pat_devine  

Calling all #medlibs !  Pat Devine (@pat_devine), Patricia Anderson (@pfanderson), and Sola Whitehead (@openpeonie) are trying to reinvigorate the Twitter medical librarians community with a rebirth of the #medlibs Twitter chats!

The first chat is this Thursday evening at 9:00pm EDT (6:00 pm PDT). Topic: what do YOU want for the reborn #medlibs chat? This first time, we have a few questions for YOU (and we'll also be making a survey for those of you who can't make the chat for whatever reasons, or reach out to us on Twitter).

1) Are Thursday evenings a good day and time for YOU? If not, what's better? Should we pick one time for all meeting, or alternate times to be accessible to different groups?

2) #MEDLIBS used to be weekly, which was a bit much for some. Is that what you want. or would it be better to try monthly, quarterly, or other?

3) Topics! We have ideas! You have ideas! Let's brainstorm a bit, and find out what YOU want most. 

About #medlibs

Join us on Twitter using the #medlibs hashtag to share your stories and engage with colleagues. Never been to a Twitter chat before? Check out this overview and come on in - all are welcome including first timers, lurkers, students and others interested in the topic and the field.

2018 Meeting Chat

Transcript: https://bit.ly/2HayRns

MLA 2018 Meeting Chat

Thursday, May 31, 2018

6:00pm Pacific/9:00pm Eastern  

Led by Nikki Dettmar (@runbrarian) even though she's not there

Take a while to catch up on your work email and reflect after the 2018 meeting in Atlanta. What caught your attention there? What are you and your colleagues/fellow students talking about now that you've settled back in at the office/at school for a week? What's ahead? Come share your thoughts and perspectives!

About #medlibs

Join us on Twitter using the #medlibs hashtag to share your stories and engage with colleagues. Never been to a Twitter chat before? Check out this overview and come on in - all are welcome including first timers, lurkers, students and others interested in the topic and the field.

New Medical Librarians

Transcript: http://bit.ly/2DvtIET

New Medical Librarians Chat

Thursday, March 15, 2018

6:00pm Pacific/9:00pm Eastern  

Leader: Nisha Mody @nishamody

Are you new to medical librarianship? Let’s chat about different challenges entering this field, professional engagement, and the upcoming Medical Library Association (MLA) Meeting in Atlanta - MLA 2018! This chat is welcome to anyone in medical librarianship. More experienced librarians are encouraged to provide guidance/tips.

Questions for discussion:

1. What are the challenges and opportunities for getting involved as a new medical librarian?
2. How can a new medical librarian become professionally engaged?
3. What would you like to get out of the annual MLA meeting?
4. What are some tips for navigating the annual MLA meeting?

About #medlibs

Join us on Twitter using the #medlibs hashtag to share your stories and engage with colleagues. Never been to a Twitter chat before? Check out this overview and come on in - all are welcome including first timers, lurkers, students and others interested in the topic and the field.

Suspended Chat Operations

#medlibs is open for future scheduled hashtag chats, just let Nikki Dettmar @runbrarian know and we'll make arrangements!

Covidence Chat

Transcript: http://bit.ly/2bGDoVk

Conducting Systematic Reviews with Covidence Chat

September 1, 2016

6:00pm Pacific/9:00pm Eastern  

Presenter: Dr Julian Elliott, CEO of Covidence 

Covidence is a web-based software platform that streamlines the production of systematic reviews. Reviewers can keep all their data in one place and collaborate easily with their team no matter where they are based.

Covidence is a non-profit service for the systematic review community and is now partnering with Cochrane to make Covidence more widely available. Covidence is the standard platform for Cochrane Reviews and is being taken up by academics all over the world.

Dr Julian Elliott is Head of Clinical Research in the Department of Infectious Diseases at the Alfred Hospital and Monash University, Melbourne, Australia. He is also Cochrane's lead for Evidence Systems and a Senior Research Fellow at the Australasian Cochrane Centre. Please join us as he answers questions and discusses the story behind Covidence.

Some questions we'll discuss (please bring your questions and moderator Nikki Dettmar (@runbrarian) will add them to the list:

1. What can Covidence do to help me and my faculty get reviews done?
2. How do I access Covidence?

About #medlibs

Join us on Twitter using the #medlibs hashtag the first Thursday evening of the month to share your stories and engage with colleagues. Never been to a Twitter chat before? Check out this overview and come on in - all are welcome including first timers, lurkers, students and others interested in the topic and the field.

August - Les Vacances

First Thursday - September 1, 2016 - Special guest from Covidence!

August Break
Thursday, August 4, 2016
Not at 9pm Eastern/6 pm Pacific time

That's because your friendly #medlibs host forgot to post - on break for August, like France. https://t.co/87GztrCpRF

— Nikki Dettmar (@runbrarian) August 4, 2016