In November 2007, I assisted as an NLM exhibitor at the Radiological Society of North America’s (RSNA) Conference held at McCormick place in downtown Chicago. As an exhibitor, I welcomed attendees of the conference and instructed in one-on-one sessions about the usefulness of PubMed®. Watching the multitudes of international radiologists, I wondered at the information exchange of the combined knowledge of the world’s leading radiologists. I also marveled at how it was possible that many radiologists are not aware of useful, FREE tools such as PubMed. (more…)

Anna Ercoli Schnitzer
InfoPoint Librarian
Health Sciences Libraries
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, MI

As part of our project, Creating Health Information Connections for Persons with Disabilities, funded by the National Network of Libraries of Medicine, Greater Midwest Region, the staff members of the University of Michigan (U of M) Health Sciences Libraries attended one of two Disability Sensitivity Sessions presented by representatives of the Ann Arbor Center for Independent Living, our partner and collaborator in the project. (more…)

Chris Allen, MSLS, AHIP
Munson Community Health Library
Traverse City, MI

On a snowy Monday, January 14, 2008, two intrepid GMR librarians braved the elements to come to Traverse City, Michigan, for a day of MLA credit workshops. Holly Burt began the day presenting Making the Most of PubMed and after lunch, Jacqueline Leskovec shared Beyond an Apple a Day: Providing Consumer Health Information at your Library. This kind of training is a free service offered to members by the NN/LM GMR! (more…)

Ulrike Dieterle
Distance & Outreach Coordinator
Ebling Library
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Madison, WI

Outreach started with a bang on January 2, 2008, as Ulrike Dieterle, University of Wisconsin-Madison Ebling Library’s Outreach Coordinator, ushered in the new year by providing an Information Resources Workshop for hospital health educators from 12 Wisconsin counties at their member Education Round Table meeting. While most of the participants were onsite at the RWHC Sauk City facility, some joined in via distance technologies as well. (more…)

Karla Block
Associate Librarian
Bio-Medical Library
Minneapolis, MN 58701

The Minnesota Library Association’s 2007 meeting, All the World’s a Stage, was held October 24-26 in Mankato, MN. My Health Minnesota → Go Local was included in the meeting with an exhibit and a presentation, Health Information Takes Center Stage: My Health Minnesota → Go Local, by Karla Block. The conference provided a great opportunity to share Go Local, along with other wonderful NLM resources, with librarians and library staff throughout the state.

Jerry Kaup
Minot Public Library Director
516 2^nd Ave SW
Minot, ND 58701

Karen Anderson
University of North Dakota Clinical Campus Librarian
Angus L. Cameron Medical Library Director
20 Burdick Expy W
Minot, ND 58701

Jerry Kaup, the Minot Public Library Director and I, Karen Anderson, University of North Dakota’s Northwest Clinical Campus Librarian, Angus L Cameron Medical Library Director at Trinity Health in Minot, are in the used book room at the Bagel Stop and Book Nook for lunch, talking about our cooperative library adventures. We are composing this article as we eat. We were asked to write an article about how we have partnered with our libraries, both of them being members of the Greater Midwest Region (GMR). (more…)

Daneen Richardson
Reference Librarian
Graham Hospital
School of Nursing Library
Canton, IL

Have you seen the request from the NN/LM GMR for volunteers to help exhibit at conferences? Well, I did and thought that it sounded interesting. I felt that it was a way I could help them as they had helped me when they awarded my 2005 Technology Improvement Award: Providing access: Digital nursing resources past and present. (more…)

Kudos to network member Paul Blobaum who was recently elected to a two-year term as president of the Governors State University (GSU) Faculty Senate. Paul is an associate professor, reference librarian in the University Library, and librarian for the College of Health Professions at GSU. Read more: http://www.starnewspapers.com/chicagoheights/news/612654,102107z1gsusenate.article.

Congratulations to our own Tammy Mays, one of the Spectrum Scholarship winners, who is beginning her doctorate program at the University of Wisconsin at Madison. Hear about Tammy’s journey - and learn more about the Spectrum Doctoral Fellowship program - at: http://www.ala.org/ala/diversity/spectrum/phdfellowship/mays.htm.

Kudos to Network member Pam Rees who was honored for her 35 years of service at the State Library of Iowa. Read more online from the State Library website: http://www.statelibraryofiowa.org/archive/2007/09/prees.