1	Role of Associations ‘Ties’ profession together Networking Art of the possible Publications Advocacy and lobbying Research Statistics
2	Ties Profession Together Defines profession Certification Enculturation Historical knowledge and appreciation Sets priorities Established and chronicles trends
3	Medical Library Association Founded in 1898 1,100 Institutions and 3,600 Professionals Sections, SIGs, and Chapters Publishes BMLA (in 2002, JMLA) Annual Meeting (Doe lecture, papers given) Certification of Medical Librarians (AHIP) since 1990.
4	Networking and Communication National, Regional and Local MLA Listserv and Website JMLA (used to be BMLA) Meetings - annual and regional
5	Advocacy, Lobbying, and Support AAHSL/MLA Joint Legislative Task Force Problem-solving at individual and org levels Pricing and licensing issues Compensation
6	Continuing Education Roster of MLA Courses Offered widely and often Academy of Health Information Professionals Scholarships for professionals and students
7	Advances the Profession Through all of the previous methods Fosters research and publication Encourages lifelong learning
8	Annual MLA Meeting Presentation of papers Section meetings Networking - what others are doing Janet Doe Lecture NLM Update by Director/Deputy Director Awards and recognition
9	MLA’s Current Focus Pricing and licensing of Journals Role of the librarian, information specialist, informationist . . . . . . Downsizing/elimination of hospital libraries Compensation for librarians
10	MLA Sections Cancer Librarians Chiropractic Libraries Collection Development Consumer & Patient Health Dental Educational Media and Technologies Federal Libraries
11	MLA Sections (cont’d.) History of the Health Sciences Hospital Libraries International Cooperation Medical Informatics Medical Library Education Medical School Libraries Nursing and Allied Health Resources
12	MLA Sections (cont’d.) Pharmacy and Drug Information Public Health/Health Administration Public Services Relevant Issues Research Technical Services Veterinary Medical Libraries
13	MLA Selected SIGs Clinical Librarians Veterans Affairs Librarians Geriatrics/Gerontology Lesbian/Gay/Bisexual Mental Health Osteopathic Vision Science
14	MLA Chapters Hawaii-Pacific Southern California and Arizona Mid-Atlantic Midcontinental Midwest New York/New Jersey North Atlantic Health Sciences libraries
15	MLA Chapters (cont’d.) Northern California and Nevada Pacific Northwest Philadephia Regional Pittsburgh South Central Southern Upstate New York and Ontario
16	Association of Academic Health Sciences Libraries (AAHSL) Founded in 1977 142 Academic Health Sciences Libraries in U.S. and Canada Represented by Directors of the Libraries Society within AAMC Annual Statistics Legislation/Lobbying w/MLA,NLM,AAMC
17	AAHSL Annual Statistics Begun in 1977 by R. Lyders - HAM-TMC Descriptive information for collections, staff, budgets, facilities, equipment, etc. Quinquennial measures Trends analysis and mini-surveys Listing of salaries by region and position
18	Networking and Communication AAHSL Listserv - problem-solving/support Annual Meeting at AAMC Matheson Lecture at AAMC
19	AAHSL and other Orgs National Library of Medicine Medical Library Association Association of Research Libraries Association of American Medical Colleges Council of Academic Societies Group on Information Resources
20	AAHSL’s Current Focus Scholarly Communication New task force and charge Research Integrity Grant proposal(s) and Matheson Speaker Measurement, Evaluation, and Outcomes LibQUAL+, ARL Academy, and Assessment Workforce and Leadership Fellows Program, Education, Recruitment
21	AAHSL ‘other’ Building Symposium and ‘Library as Place’ LCME Accreditation Education of the Next Generation 25th Anniversary of Organization