Erika Love (1925–2020)
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Obituaries, Medical Library AssociationAbstract
Erika Love, MLA president and early advocate for research in libraries, died October 8, 2020. Erika held many leadership positions in the profession and received several MLA awards recognizing her contributions. She has been called "the midwife" of MLA's early research initiatives [1].References
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