Showing posts with label MLA Forum. Show all posts
Showing posts with label MLA Forum. Show all posts

Thursday, January 8, 2026

Upcoming MLA Forum on Collection Development Policies: Open to non-MLA Members

 

The Medical Library Association’s (MLA) Collection Development Caucus will be hosting a forum on collection development policies on Thursday, Jan. 29 at Noon CT

Non-MLA members are welcome to attend and participate in the discussion. 

To receive the Zoom link contact Karen Gau (gaukh@vcu.edu)

The session will start with brief presentations from librarians who will talk about how their collection development policies were developed, what their policies include, and some of the challenges they faced in developing them. We will hear from:

Following the presentations, there will be time for Q&A and discussion.

The session will not be recorded to encourage open conversation.

See you there!

Thursday, January 9, 2025

Upcoming FREE MLA Webinar on COUNTER 5.1: Updates and Tips

 

 

The Medical Library Association’s (MLA) Collection Development Caucus will be hosting a forum  [FREE Webinar] on COUNTER 5.1, which became effective this month. Tasha Mellins-Cohen, Executive Director of COUNTER, will briefly cover some of the changes with 5.1, and share some tips and common misunderstandings when interpreting COUNTER usage stats. As usual, there will also be time for questions and discussion!

Join us on Wednesday, Jan 29th at 10am (PT) / 1pm (ET) via this Zoom link:

https://vcu.zoom.us/j/84150240637?pwd=1eHwikvXSh7rJFRnrcjWK0BgIDRhql.1

For folks who are new to COUNTER, visit their Education page for more information.

Non-MLA members are welcome to attend and participate in the discussion. The session will not be recorded to encourage open discussion.

See you there!