MEDLIB-ED FAQ

MEDLIB-ED is a learning portal that lists all MLA-approved courses, resources and third-party vendor course offerings of interest to health information professionals. MEDLIB-ED is owned and managed by the Medical Library Association (MLA). To fully explore MEDLIB-ED, visit the links on the blue toolbar under the MEDLIB-ED logo.

In general, you can:

• View, search, and find courses approved for MLA CE credit (see "Catalogs" on the blue toolbar under the MEDLIB-ED logo)
• Purchase or enroll in available courses (see Scheduled Courses)
• Manage your current courses and your learning history (see My Learning)
• Print your certificates and your learning transcript (see My Learning)
• View and learn about MLA’s Competencies for Lifelong Learning and Professional Success (see Competencies)
• Access MLA and other career- and education-related resources (see Resources)
• Learn about Certificates or Specializations, which attest that you have obtained an extra level of expertise on a particular topic (see Certificates)
• Learn about credentials, including the Academy of Health Information Professionals, MLA’s career development and recognition program (see Credentials)

Come back frequently to see new courses and resources!

Visit "Catalogs" on the blue toolbar under the MEDLIB-ED logo.

• To find all courses with scheduled start dates, view Scheduled Courses.
• Within each catalog, narrow your search by selecting a “Category,” or “Tag,” or by entering keywords into the search bar.
• To find courses that you can request to be offered at or hosted by your site, in your organization, or online from the provider, view Unscheduled Courses. You can refine your unscheduled course search by “Category,” or “Tag,” or by entering keywords into the search bar.

Categories are based on 6 major course types, plus unscheduled courses:

• Face-to-Face: Courses offered live, in person.
• Webinars: Webinars offered live or recorded.
• Online: Synchronous courses (instructor and participants are online at same time) and asynchronous courses (self-paced, with or without interaction with an instructor).
• Blended: Courses that combine elements of face-to-face and online courses.
• Vendor: Courses of any type offered by a product or service vendor.
• Unscheduled: courses that have been developed by organizations or independent instructors/course owners that are not currently offered or scheduled. Listings are often used to find offerings for regional meetings.
• Other: Education offerings that don't fit into any above categories, such as MLA’s Independent Reading Program.

Almost all courses on MEDLIB-ED are approved for MLA CE credit. Exceptions (such as vendor courses, self-assessments, etc.) are specifically marked as not approved for CE credit.

Examples of how you can use MLA CE credits and course credit certificates include:

• attesting your completion of a course to your employer;
• meeting credentialing requirements (for example, MLA’s Academy of Health Information Professionals requires a certain number of points of professional accomplishments; a certain number can be credits from MLA-approved CE courses);
• meeting certificate or specialization requirements (for example, you need to complete MLA-approved courses for the Medical Library Association Disaster Information or Consumer Health Information specializations).

MEDLIB-ED does not currently offer CE credits that meet educational requirements in other professions (e.g., CMEs, CNEs).

Email the primary contact person identified at the top of the course description.

Your Activity	Need an Account?
Browse the course catalog	No
Link to courses on external sites	No
Take a free course on MEDLIB-ED	Yes
Purchase a webinar or other course on MEDLIB-ED	Yes
Complete a course evaluation and receive MLA CE credit	Yes

Your account is on MLANET because it is a more robust system that can better manage your primary information, communication preferences, and privacy. Your login, and the connection to MEDLIB-ED, ensures you can

• take a course or make a purchase seamlessly;
• get learning certificates (with your name on them); and
• get a personalized transcript that you can review and use to track your learning;
• tell us if you do or don’t want email about new education offerings.

Your login also ensures our systems are more secure against spammers, scammers, and bots.

There is no cost to create an account on MEDLIB-ED. There is also no cost to redeem codes provided to take a course or to complete an evaluation and claim an MLA credit certificate.

You initially create your account, login, and profile on the Medical Library Association’s website, MLANET. If you do not have an existing MLANET account, you can create a free guest account or join MLA. If you already are an MLA member or have a guest account and are logged in, you will have seamless access to MEDLIB-ED.

When you log in to MLANET, you can update your profile which includes your email address, mail address, and communication preferences. Changed information will transfer when you visit MEDLIB-ED. You can also change your password.

When you create a login and profile on MLANET (or at any time you wish to modify your profile), you can update or change your communication preferences. For example, as a guest on our system, you can opt out of receiving different types of email or direct mail from MLA or vendors. MLA never gives your email address to vendors. MLA does license postal mail addresses to vendors for single use and only for approved mailing pieces; you control if you want to receive this direct mail. For more information about your MEDLIB-ED account privacy, please read our privacy policy. You may not opt out of certain notifications, such as our confirmation of a purchase you make, a course enrollment, a password reset email, or platform- or association-wide announcements about major changes to systems, service terms, or policies that affect you.

Visit us and log in at least once every 2 years and we will keep your MLANET/MEDLIB-ED account active indefinitely. We are happy to deactivate or reactivate accounts on request.

As a MEDLIB-ED account holder, you get:

• your own space in which you can
• View and print a transcript of all courses that you have claimed credit for on MEDLIB-ED
• Generate additional copies of your MLA Credit Certificates
• Set notifications to go to an email of your choice
• Choose to share information about yourself with others on MEDLIB-ED
• 180-day access to any courses you purchase (or are enrolled in by your institution)

If you have received a course enrollment code, visit the “My Learning” tab and view the top left of your page. Enter your code and select the “REDEEM” button. This will

• add the course to your “My Learning” page;
• allow you to open the course and take the course, if it is offered on MEDLIB-ED;
• allow you to access handouts, if available, learning materials, and other activities that are part of the course;
• allow you to complete a course evaluation and download a statement of credit; and
• show the course in your transcript.

Yes. MEDLIB-ED keeps a record of

• every course you have taken or attempted on MEDLIB-ED;
• every course for which you have come to MEDLIB-ED to complete the evaluation and download a statement of credit.

Your MEDLIB-ED transcript provides you with an ongoing record of any of these activities.

To create a printable (PDF) transcript: select your name in the upper right corner, then “My Account”, then the “Transcript” tab. Select the date range for which you want information, then choose which categories of information you want on your transcript: incomplete courses, all completed courses, or just courses that have MLA CE credit. When you are satisfied with your filters, select “Print Transcript” to create a PDF you can view and save, or download and print.

You can print credit certificates for past courses you have taken in two ways:

• Visit the “My Learning Area” and select the course. In the course “claim credit” area, select the “Print” button to create a PDF you can view and save, or download and print. Or,
• In your transcript (select your name >> “My Account” >> tab “Transcript”), select the “Credits Earned” area. Select the icon in front of each course listed to create a PDF you can view and save, or download and print.

Once you are enrolled in a course on MEDLIB-ED, you have 180 days (approx. 6 months) to complete the course and claim your credit. Some courses also list a “closing” date; this means they will be removed from any catalog and no longer available for purchase—but you still have to the end of your 180 days to complete that course and get your certificate. You can always access these courses through your “My Learning” area. If you took a course not hosted on MEDLIB-ED or a face-to-face course, you generally have 30 days from the end of the course to evaluate the course and claim your certificate or credit.

MEDLIB-ED only tracks credits you have earned by taking a MEDLIB-ED course or by completing an evaluation and claiming MLA CE credit through MEDLIB-ED. However, you can record a “course completion” in your transcript area for your own records. Select your name in the upper right corner, then choose “My Account” >> “Transcript” tab >> “Completions”. Select the “+ Add New” button and add the required course/activity information. This will only record a “course completion” and will not record credits you may have earned by taking that course. MEDLIB-ED does not provide an area for you to upload a course certificate.

MLA will ONLY accept a MEDLIB-ED transcript of “Credits Earned” for an Academy application or renewal. In this case, the transcript is adequate evidence and no additional certificate or evidence is required. Do not submit other information (e.g., “completions” you have entered yourself) on the transcript.

Examples of how you can use MLA CE credits and course credit certificates include:

• attesting your completion of a course to your employer
• meeting credentialing requirements (for example, MLA's Academy of Health Information Professionals requires a certain number of points of professional accomplishments; a certain number an be credits from MLA-approved CE courses)
• meeting certificate or specialization requirements (for example, you need to complete MLA-approved courses for the Medical Library Association Disaster Information or Consumer Health Information Specializations).

At this time, MEDLIB-ED does not list courses approved for CE credit by organizations other than MLA.

Great question! Our goal is to realize our vision of MEDLIB-ED as The Learning Destination for Health Information Professionals in the next 3-4 years by offering:

• Many MLA online courses, with offerings in all six competency areas.
• Opportunities for any health information professional and institutions that serve health information professionals to offer their courses on MEDLIB.
• Instructional design tutorials and resources.
• And more!

Any individual or organization that offers a course that meets our standards for receiving MLA CE credit approval or a Vendor that offers a course of interest to health information professionals.

• Many potential learners will visit MEDLIB-ED. MEDLIB-ED is linked to MLANET and open to anyone on the internet. Increased MLA marketing efforts will draw users to MEDLIB-ED and to your course. Responsive design ensures that the site displays properly on all devices.
• Catalogs and search functionality will make it easy for learners to find offerings that interest them.
• All course evaluations and functionality for claiming MLA CE credit will also move to MEDLIB-ED. This ensures the integrity of MLA CE credits and means that you get a comprehensive evaluation of your MLA-approved course.
• Learners will be able to generate transcripts of all courses taken or evaluated on MEDLIB-ED.

Definitely! Please see How to Get Your Course Approved for MLA CE Credit for instructions on getting your unscheduled course approved and listed on MEDLIB-ED.

Yes. Please complete the Scheduling Form. This will allow attendees to find your course in MEDLIB-ED, login, complete an evaluation, and download an MLE CE certificate. MEDLIB-ED is the sole source of MLA CE Certificates. If you choose this option, upon approval of your course, we will list it in appropriate MEDLIB-ED catalogs (e.g., Scheduled and By Competencies catalogs).

Please see Course Approval and Scheduling Fees for listing fees.

Unscheduled courses are listed for one, two, or three years, as chosen by the course owner. Scheduled courses are listed for the duration of registration, as indicated by the course owner.

Please go to How to Get Your Course Approved for MLA CE Credit. You will find complete information on MLA CE credit approval and MEDLIB-ED listings.

Please go to How to Get Your Course Approved for MLA CE Credit. You'll find complete information on MLA CE credit approval and MEDLIB-ED listing.

Please go to How to Get Your Course Approved for MLA CE Credit. You'll find complete information on MLA CE credit approval and MEDLIB-ED listings.

Write to MEDLIB-ED@mail.mlahq.org with your request and we will update the entry. Please be as specific as you can. Include the text you want to change and the text you want to add.

We offer a catalog of Unscheduled course for this purpose.

To find courses that you can request to be offered at your site, open the Unscheduled catalog and search as above. You can find unscheduled courses by course type by searching for:

• Face-to-Face
• Online
• Blended

Once you have found courses that interest you, contact the instructor listed at the bottom of the course description.

No. Not at this time.

Please go to How to Get Your Course Approved for MLA CE Credit. You'll find complete information on MLA CE credit approval and MEDLIB-ED listings.

Yes. There is a cost to schedule a hosted course so that learners can receive MLA CE credit. Please go to How to Get Your Course Approved for MLA CE Credit for complete information on MLA CE credit approval and MEDLIB-ED listing.

Course hosts and instructors will receive an aggregate evaluation report.