Calling all members interested in judging research! No experience necessary, just interest.

We have two opportunities for you this year. If you are attending the MLA 2026 annual conference in Milwaukee, you are eligible to assist in judging research papers and posters on-site. If you are unable to attend the MLA meeting in-person this year, we still can use your help with judging JMLA research papers for the biannual JMLA Research Award. 

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Hello!

I'm hoping to share some information with SCC members who are also members of MLA's Hospital Library Caucus (HLC).

In preparation for our annual business meeting, the HLC Executive Board wants to know about our members' accomplishments over the past year and any presentations at the upcoming MLA annual conference.

1. Please let us know what you'll be presenting at MLA in Milwaukee. Fill out our quick survey, and we will share the info with the caucus prior to the annual conference. https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://forms.office.com/r/tz1HqGrSP4__;!!GNU8KkXDZlD12Q!8wsow3BrmLpYy3a2NHX8qp-31HSI92xjJxyQAeBFV5fy75hZ-v6hfY0NKrYbd3XRagp7WTraqtmukbg91HFNWRShYOG8w7w$ [forms[.]office[.]com] 

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Join us for the April 2026 Health Bytes with Region 3 session, featuring Dr. Steph Hoelscher, Professor and MSN Informatics Program Director at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center.

Health professionals are increasingly expected to use, teach, and share information in environments where some content may be generated or influenced by artificial intelligence (AI) rather than written directly by a person. Yet many nurses and healthcare-related professionals have received little preparation on how these systems work or how to evaluate their reliability. This webinar introduces practical AI literacy using the N.U.R.S.E.S. AI Literacy Framework, a nursing-centered approach for understanding and 

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This month, the NNLM Reading Club has selected three books to discuss Adverse Childhood Experiences to support understanding of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder in Children<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.cdc.gov/children-mental-health/about/post-traumatic-stress-disorder-in-children.html__;!!GNU8KkXDZlD12Q!4ZMzWK7nhWS2S3OlqkKt_G5WW5wEWe9pcxdk76tYcKfHJx2n7sIZANsuPjLkZ-i_qU7xy_J1gjb0VQ_APezZk9-RQYPlyWIP$ [cdc[.]gov]>. To find resources to read and share, visit the NNLM Reading Club<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.nnlm.gov/resources/reading-club/topic/272__;!!GNU8KkXDZlD12Q!4ZMzWK7nhWS2S3OlqkKt_G5WW5wEWe9pcxdk76tYcKfHJx2n7sIZANsuPjLkZ-i_qU7xy_J1gjb0VQ_APezZk9-RQSk66bnj$ [nnlm[.]gov]> and get the conversation started.

Best wishes,
Dana