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Twenty-five years of Medical Library Association competencies and communities
Stephanie Fulton1, Gale G Hannigan2, Rikke S Ogawa3
1s-fulton@library.tamu.edu, Associate University Librarian for Health Sciences & Veterinary Medicine, University Libraries, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX.
Journal of the Medical Library Association : JMLA
|September 23, 2024
Summary
The Medical Library Association (MLA) revised its professional competencies and restructured its community organization over 25 years. While competencies remained consistent, community restructuring faced challenges in member engagement and leadership.
Area of Science:
- Library and Information Science
- Professional Association Management
Background:
- Professional associations are vital for member career development and networking.
- The Medical Library Association (MLA) has undergone significant organizational changes over the past 25 years.
Purpose of the Study:
- To describe the Medical Library Association's (MLA) activities concerning professional competency revisions.
- To detail the restructuring of MLA's organizational communities over a 25-year period.
Main Methods:
- Review of MLA's Platform for Change and competency statement revisions.
- Analysis of organizational restructuring initiatives, including the transformation of sections and special interest groups into caucuses.
- Examination of the establishment and impact of domain hubs.
Main Results:
- MLA's competency statement was revised twice, maintaining consistent core themes.
- Organizational restructuring involved transforming sections/special interest groups into caucuses and establishing domain hubs.
- The implementation of domain hubs did not meet expectations, highlighting ongoing challenges in member engagement and leadership.
Conclusions:
- Despite consistent core themes in competencies, MLA's community structure has seen significant evolution.
- Challenges in member engagement and leadership persist, necessitating continued iterations of community structure and competency revisions.
Keywords:
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