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MLA Leaders

MLA Representatives to Allied Organizations

The Medical Library Association strives to be a significant and influential force in all decisions affecting the field of health sciences librarianship and biomedical information management. Central to this goal is a consociation with allied associations, agencies, networks, and organizations that share our concerns.

Many of these vital connections are maintained by MLA members, who may also serve as ex officio representatives and resources to MLA standing committees. In some allied organizations, MLA is represented by its membership through the joint sponsorship of meetings and participation in programs of mutual interest. These activities are not funded by MLA.

The representatives to these organizations outside the jurisdiction of MLA serve terms as required by the sponsoring organization or for a three-year term (parenthetical numbers below indicate number of years yet to serve). Appointments are reviewed annually. The duties of these representatives are

  • to represent, interpret, and promote the interests of MLA
  • to attend meetings of the allied organization
  • to serve ex officio on the appropriate committees of MLA to facilitate communication between MLA and the allied organization
  • to make recommendations through the appropriate MLA committee for action to be taken by the board of directors concerning activities of mutual interest to the allied organization and MLA
  • to prepare and submit midyear and annual reports

Last Updated 11/19/2008.

Allied Organization
MLA Representative
American Association for the Advancement of Science, Section T: Information, Computing and Communication, Consortium of Affiliates for International Programs Andrew Hamilton (2)
American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy, Inc., Libraries Section Sharon Giovenale (3)
American Library Association, Committee on Cataloging: Description and Access Chamya P. Kincy (1)
American Library Association, Publisher/Vendor–Library Relations Committee Patricia M. Rodgers, AHIP (1)
American Library Association, Reference and User Services Association, Section for Transforming Access and Resource Services (STARS) Executive Committee
Eliza Cortez (3)
American Medical Informatics Association (AMIA) Janis F. Brown, AHIP (3)
American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) Diane Rourke, AHIP (3)
Association for Health Information and Libraries in Africa (AHILA) Lenny Rhine, FMLA (3)
Association for Library and Information Science Education (ALISE) Carla J. Funk
Canadian Health Libraries Association (CHLA)/Association des Bibliothèques de la Santé du Canada Penny Logan, AHIP (3)
Coalition for Networked Information (CNI) John Howard, MD (1)
The Copyright Society of the U.S.A. Lucretia W. McClure, AHIP, FMLA
European Association for Health Information and Libraries Bruce Madge (2)
Federal Libraries and Information Center Committee (FLICC) Jane A. Pellegrino, AHIP (1)
Friends of the National Library of Medicine, Board of Directors Lucretia W. McClure, AHIP, FMLA (1)
Interagency Council on Information Resources for Nursing (ICIRN) Susan K. Jacobs, AHIP (1)
Janet Schnall, AHIP (3)
International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA) Carla J. Funk
JAMA Journal Review Editor  
Joint Commission on the Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO) Katherine Stemmer Frumento, AHIP (1)
Carla J. Funk
National Information Standards Organization (NISO) Amy Faltinek, AHIP (3)
North American Serials Interest Group (NASIG) Lisa Blackwell (1)
OCLC Nadine Ellero, AHIP (3)
Partners in Information Access for the Public Health Workforce Kristine M. Alpi, AHIP (2)
Special Libraries Association, Biomedical and Life Sciences Division Patricia Thibodeau, AHIP (3)
URAC Health Website Accreditation Committee Michele A. Spatz (3)

*Joint appointment with AAHSL.