Category: Librarianship
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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…
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New Collaborations Lead to an MLA Connect Article
I had a few weeks ago, I had half a blog post written about the rise in COVID-19 reviews calling themselves “systematic reviews” and whether that was appropriate given the rapid development of literature in this area. While I was gathering my thoughts, a listserv email came into my inbox with a request from a…
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PNC/MLA 2019 in Boise, Idaho
I attended the annual meeting of the Pacific Northwest Chapter of the Medical Library Association this past week in Boise, Idaho. I look forward to this conference every year because it’s a fun, low-stakes way to share your professional activities and learn about what your colleagues have been up to. And this year gave me…
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Thinking Ahead: Goal Setting for the Next Year
I’ve been at my new job for about 6 weeks now, and I’m starting to feel more like I’m settling into my new routine. I also feel more like I know what I’m doing, although to a lesser degree – there’s definitely been a learning curve. All of this transition combined with my upcoming (abbreviated)…
Kathryn Vela 