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The End of an Era: Sunsetting the VA COVID-19 Evidence Reviews Website
As of September 30, 2022, the evidence review website that I have been updating since April 2020 will start to make its way to sunnier pastures. The close of over two years of almost daily updates on COVID-19 evidence reviews feels like closing a significant chapter on a big part of my professional life and…
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My Experience at “Systematic Reviews and Evidence Synthesis Beyond the Health Sciences: A Training for Librarians”
I’ve been interested in taking a systematic review workshop for the past two or three years, since my previous library discussed starting a formal systematic review service. This year, I was finally able to attend a virtual workshop organized by the Cornell University Library, “Systematic Reviews and Evidence Synthesis Beyond the Health Sciences: A Training…
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What I Learned from #100DaysOfCode
When I first started playing around with web development, I came across the #100DaysOfCode challenge. I had just started a Udemy web development course and the new year had just started, so I figured, why not? On January 6, 2020, I committed to the challenge on Twitter and figured I’d be done by April. I…
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PNC/MLA Statement of Solidarity
It has been a tumultuous year to be the Chair of the Pacific Northwest Chapter of MLA. While things haven’t played out the way I had hoped they would when I transitioned into the Chair position, I’ve done my best to be an effective and compassionate leader. This week, our Executive Board decided it was…
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New MLAConnect Article!
I wrote a short piece called “Let’s Stop Reinventing the Wheel: Locating and Evaluating Existing Systematic and Rapid Reviews on COVID-19 Topics”, which addressed the importance of checking for existing systematic reviews before starting a new one during the COVID-19 pandemic. I also included links to resources of systematic and rapid reviews, like the Cochrane…
Kathryn Vela
Librarian at Large
Kathryn Vela 