MLA News

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Submission deadlines are six weeks prior to publication.

All MLA News material, including events and personals, should be sent to the editor unless it concerns the subject areas of the editors listed below. Submission does not guarantee publication. For mailing address and phone number of editors, refer to the MLA Online Directory (members-only access).

Editor

Linda M.G. Katz, AHIP, Hahnemann Library, Drexel University Health Sciences Libraries, tel., 215.762.7632

Column Editors 2009

Calendar

Mark Vrabel, AHIP, Library, Oncology Nursing Society, Pittsburgh, PA

Chapter News

Pamela Corley, AHIP, Health Sciences Library, Memorial Health University Medical Center

Consumer Health

Brenda Pfannenstiel, AHIP, Kreamer Family Resource Center, Children's Mercy Hospital, Kansas City, MO

Expert Searching

Terry Ann Jankowski, AHIP, Health Sciences Libraries, University of Washington

Rebecca N. Jerome, Eskind Biomedical Library, Vanderbilt University Medical Center

Hospital Librarianship

Patricia A. Hammond, AHIP, Immerman Memorial Library, Potomac Hospital

International News

Ellen N. Sayed, AHIP, Distributed eLibrary, Weill Cornell Medical College, Doha, Qatar

Leadership and Management

Terrance Burton, Ebling Library, University of Wisconsin–Madison

Medical Library Education

Ellen G. Detlefsen, School of Information Science, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA

Sections/SIGs

Kristin Hitchcock, Research Department Library, American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, Rosemont, IL

Technology

Patricia (Pat) M. Weiss, Falk Library/Health Sciences Library System, University of Pittsburgh

Lynne M. Fox, AHIP, Denison Memorial Library, University of Colorado–Denver and Health Sciences Center

Deadlines

Articles submitted directly to the editor are due on the dates indicated below. Earlier deadlines may apply for articles being submitted to the column and department editors listed above. Please contact the appropriate editor for further information.

Issue	Submission Deadline
January	November 25
February	December 25
March	January 25
April	February 25
May	March 25
June/July	April 25
August	June 25
September	July 25
October	August 25
November/December	September 25