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We have received funding from NN/LM Region 6 to host the MLA September webinar: Predatory Publishing 101: What Every Medical Librarian Needs to Know

• Date/Time: Thursday, Oct. 23, 2025, 2:00pm – 3:30pm EST.
• Registration: MDMLG will not be holding live viewings at a particular site, all participants will attend remotely. There is no charge for this webinar. To register to view the live webinar and/or the recording, please complete the Online Registration Form.

As with previous MLA webinars, we received Region 6 funding for a license that includes 25 CE codes for 25 individuals to claim 1.5 contact hours of MLA CE credit. CE codes will be provided on a first come, first served basis to the first 25 registrants that request it. To claim CE, individuals log-in to their MEDLIB-ED account, watch the live webinar or recording, complete the evaluation, and claim CE certificates.

To view the webinar, an access code will be provided to all registrants within two days of the webinar date. You will need a MEDLIB-ED account to participate if you don’t already have one. These are free to set-up, and you don’t have to be an MLA member.

Registration deadline for all participants is Friday, October 17, 2025.

As this is sponsored by MDMLG, our members will receive priority for the viewing codes. Registration will open up to MHSLA members on Friday, October 10 - so register ASAP if you want one!

As a reminder, this is our fall programming after our general business meeting:

Thursday, October 25, 2025

• MDMLG General Business Meeting: 1:00pm (link to join coming soon)
• MLA Webinar: 2:00-3:30pm

If you have any questions, please contact Bethany Figg at Bethany.Figg@cmich.edu

The MDMLG Program and Professional Development Committee would like to invite you to an informal, social networking event on Thursday, September 25, 2025 at North End Taproom in Royal Oak, MI. We have reserved what should be ample space for everyone. The event will begin at 5pm and conclude by 8pm.
 
Please be aware that while MDMLG is organizing this event, attendees will be responsible for purchasing their own food or drink. The food menu can be found here. They have a large list of beers on tap, but also have ciders, seltzers, and wines on tap as well. A few non-alcoholic options are on tap too: a NA beer, a cold brew coffee and soda. They are dog friendly, though there is only a small patio area out front for pups. 
 
Date & Time
Thursday, September 25, 2025
5:00pm-8:00pm
 
Location & Parking
North End
111 South Main St.
Royal Oak, MI 48067
 
There is a parking structure right next to North End, and parking in Royal Oak is now 2 hours free. 

Please fill out this brief registration form to give us an idea of how many people to expect: Registration.
 

Save the Date for the MDMLG Fall Program and General Business Meeting

Thursday, October 23, 2025
•    General Business Meeting: 1:00pm
•    Webinar: 2:00pm -3:30pm

Webinar topic:
Predatory Publishing 101: What Every Medical Librarian Should Know

Medical librarians and other information professionals will learn about predatory publishers and how to identify these types of journals/publishers. The session will provide a brief introduction to the open access movement and how predatory publishing fits into this model. We will talk about the key characteristics of predatory journals and how to identify potential red flags when looking at a publisher’s website. Participants are invited to bring their own examples of questionable journals, and we will provide an opportunity to evaluate examples of journals during the session. We will offer suggested resources for locating reputable open-access journals.

Everyone is invited to the business meeting. Registration for the webinar will go out in late September or early October. This is an NNLM funded webinar with first access to registration going to MDMLG members.
 

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