Advocacy is all of us: recommendations to enhance the Medical Library Association's advocacy initiatives

Authors

  • JJ Pionke Assistant Professor, University Library, University of Illinois–Urbana-Champaign, Champaign, IL https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3261-7684
  • Kathleen Phillips Nursing and Allied Health Librarian, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA
  • Alyssa Migdalski
  • Erin M. Smith Reference and Instruction Librarian, Library of Congress, Washington, DC

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5195/jmla.2022.1327

Keywords:

Association Record, Rising Stars, Advocacy, Report

Abstract

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Published

2022-02-11

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Vol. 110 No. 1 (2022): January 2022

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