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…)

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

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…)

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.

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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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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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 ^*. 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 .

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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…)

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.

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…)