Our Mission:
* Provide a forum for cooperation and communications among librarians having a interest in cancer-related libraries and information services.
* Promote the continued development of cancer libraries, information resources and services.
* For more information, please see the Cancer Librarians Section Bylaws(pdf format).
More about the Medical Library Association and the 2008 Annual Conference:
* Get information about the 2008
MLA conference in Chicago.
* Our Section's 2008 Business Meeting is scheduled for Tuesday May 20th 4:30-6:00 PM.
We hope that you will attend the business meeting.
* The Cancer Sectionıs 2008 program is scheduled for Tuesday May 20th
from 2:00-3:30 PM. Our program is entitled "Translational medicine and the library's role".
We will have a panel of distinguished librarians who have worked in this area: Terry Burton [Univ of Wisconsin, Madison], Carolyn Reid [Weill Cornell Library, Andrew Hamilton [Oregon Health
& Science University] and Jon Eldredge [Univ. Of New Mexico]. The panel will provide us with
an overview of translational medicine what it is and the impact it will have on how we
understand the epidemiology, diagnosis, and therapy of diseases; followed by discussion
of the role of the library in translational medicine within (particularly in CTSA
Clinical Translational Science Awards) and across institutions. Case studies of library
programs in translational medicine will be featured, with an open discussion session to follow.
* Learn more about the Medical Library Association (MLA) by visiting
the web site or by reading MLA
President Mark Funk's blog.
