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GMR Sponsoring MLA Webcast Sites for Scholarly Publishing and Open Access

Friday, September 21st, 2007

The GMR is offering sponsorship of webcast sites for the upcoming MLA Webcast: Scholarly Publishing and Open Access: Straight Talk to be held on November 20, 2007. Visit http://nnlm.gov/gmr/funding/mlawebcast.html for detailed information on how to become a sponsored site. (more…)

New Full Text and PubMed Brochure

Wednesday, September 5th, 2007

We’ve added a new brochure to the PubMed® pantheon! Like PubMed Basics, PubMed My NCBI and Searching PubMed with MeSH, Full Text and PubMed is a trifold brochure in pdf format which you are welcome to copy and print. Additionally, by downloading the brochure and opening it in Adobe Reader® , you will find you can add and save your own local library information in the box provided. Full Text and PubMed may be accessed at: http://nnlm.gov/training/resources/fulltexttri.pdf.

For a complete list of available NLM and NN/LM brochures and flyers, visit the GMR Handouts page at: http://nnlm.gov/gmr/training/handouts.html

New on GMR Web: August 2007

Friday, August 17th, 2007

Because of feedback received from a GMR network member, a listing of resources for gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender persons has been added to our Regional Resources, information about specific populations in the Greater Midwest Region. Find the page directly at the following URL: http://nnlm.gov/gmr/regional/populations/lgbt.html. (more…)

A New Look

Friday, August 17th, 2007

An updated version of WordPress, the software behind the GMR blog, and the National Network of Libraries of Medicine template have standardized the general look of the GMR blog, The Cornflower. Look for the familiar NN/LM GMR page header and a new left navigation bar for the blog. The new look debuted on August 15, 2007.

Farewell to Tammy Mays

Thursday, June 21st, 2007

Tammy Mays will be leaving her position as the Consumer Health Coordinator, GMR, on August 16, 2007. She is excited and honored to be accepted in the University of Wisconsin at Madison’s School of Library and Information Studies PhD program and a recipient of the ALA Spectrum Doctoral Fellowship.

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GMR Year 2 Funding Announcement

Friday, June 1st, 2007

Since many of you have recently returned from the Medical Library Association meeting and are eager to initiate new projects for your libraries, June 1st seems like a great time to remind you that we have multiple funding opportunities for Network members for Year 2 of our contract with the National Library of Medicine (NLM). For a summary, go to: http://nnlm.gov/gmr/funding/current.html

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Communicating Change: A New Email Address 4U

Monday, February 19th, 2007

The GMR is moving to a new general email address. It is not an electronic discussion list and will not replace GMRLIST. This new address is Graphic of GMR email address *. It is the address for network members and others to send email messages to the GMR. Our new email address is ready to use. Just send your email correspondence to Graphic of GMR email address.

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GMR Sponsoring MLA Webcast Sites for Survival of the Fittest

Thursday, January 25th, 2007

The GMR is offering sponsorship of webcast sites for the upcoming MLA Webcast: Survival of the Fittest: Strategies to Prove Your Library’s Value to be held on March 7, 2007. (more…)

New GMR Classes Focus on Patient Safety and Evaluation

Thursday, December 21st, 2006

Two new classes have been added to the pantheon of available courses GMR Coordinators are available to teach to library groups, associations and consortiums.

  • Patient Safety Resource Seminar: Librarians on the Front Lines focuses on understanding the issues of and becoming involved in the solutions to patient safety and was developed by Holly Ann Burt (GMR)
  • Measuring Your Impact: Using Evaluation to Demonstrate Value provides methods for librarians to show the value of their library’s services and was developed by the NN/LM Outreach Evaluation Resource Center.

Both are offered for Medical Library Association (MLA) continuing education (CE) credits. For more information about these and other courses, visit http://nnlm.gov/gmr/training/classes.html.

Inaugural 2006-2011 Regional Advisory Council Meets

Thursday, December 14th, 2006

The first annual meeting of the 2006-2011 Greater Midwest Region (GMR) Regional Advisory Council (RAC) was held in Chicago on December 5, 2006. Four breakout groups followed the orientation and introduction sessions. The following topics were discussed by the groups: elicensing, communications technologies, public health, and partnering with community based organizations. (more…)