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Membership Benefits Guide

Core Member Benefits

Whether you're looking for personal growth or advocacy for your institution, MLA's membership categories and benefits are designed to fit your needs. But no matter what category you choose, your MLA membership will always provide you with great opportunities.

With your MLA national professional network, you and your peers can share ideas, resolve problems, and face issues that affect your future, by
  • sharing ideas and information at sharing ideas and information at annual and chapter meetings
  • tapping into specialized topics and libraries in 23 special interest sections—from collection development to consumer health, from medical informatics to relevant issues
  • contacting your peers easily using your online membership Directory; and
  • staying current on professional issues and MLA activities with the MLA News, your monthly newsletter, available in print and electronically.
We help you update and improve your professional skills with professional attention to your career goals. MLA offers a wide range of conferences, meetings, workshops, and publications, including
  • extensive state-of-the-art continuing education courses featuring practical, hands-on career information;
  • conference sessions, developed by your peers, that give you cutting-edge information on library management and professional growth; and
  • opportunities to develop or expand your leadership skills by participating in regional, section, and national committee activities.
We represent your interests in the changing world of health information by giving you a voice on Capitol Hill... and around the country. On your behalf, MLA
  • provides public testimony on critical legislation, such as health care reform and high-performance computing;
  • actively represents you and your institution with accrediting agencies, such as JCAHO;
  • develops and interprets standards for medical libraries;
  • promotes salary standards and the economic interests of medical librarians; and
  • maintains active liaison with more than 20 allied organizations to monitor critical professional issues.

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