The National Network of Libraries of Medicine, Middle Atlantic Region is happy to announce the recipients for the Technology Improvement Awards!  The Technology Improvement Award is available to member libraries in amounts up to $7500 to allow them to purchase, install and upgrade information technologies that enhance access to health information.

Congratulations to all our award recipients!

The award recipients are:

• Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences – Kimberly Mitchell – Microform Scanning at the ACPHS Libraries
• Baruch College, Newman Library – Arthur Downing – Using E-readers to Strengthen Health Professional’s Information Skills for Decision-Making
• Biomedical Library, University of Pennsylvania – Anne Seymour – Don’t buy it! Borrow it! Lending Technology Tools for Teaching, Learning and Research
• Catskill Regional Medical Center – MaryAllison Farley – Technology Improvement
• Commonwealth Medical College – Linda Hogan – Improving Physician’s Access to Information Technology for Medical Education and Patient Care
• Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine – Peggy Gross – Basic Medical Concepts and E-Health Information: A service learning partnership between second year medical students and a 7^th grade PA state YMCA after school initiative
• Fox Chase Cancer Center – Beth Lewis – Talbot Research Library Public Computer Upgrade
• Hunter-Rice Health Sciences Library at Samaritan Medical Center – Michael Chartand – Mobile Computing Technology Upgrade Project
• Jersey Shore University Medical Center – Catherine M. Boss – An iPad Lending Library for On Call/Night Float House Staff in a Hospital Setting
• Library Consortium of Health Institutions in Buffalo – Martin Mutka – Implementation of Serials Solutions SUMMON
• Long Island Library Resources Council – Christina Rivera – OCLC ILLiad Upgrade for Enhanced Consortium Sharing
• Matheny Medical and Educational Center – Jungwon DeVone – Upgraded Workstations and Printer for Enhanced Library Patron Services
• Northport VA Medical Center – Mary Lou Glazer – Education lab/Wireless
• NYU Health Sciences Libraries – Emily Molanphy – Extending the Reach of Library Instruction with Adobe Connect
• Penn State Hershey George T. Harrell Health Sciences Library – Cynthia Robinson – Improved Access to Biomedical Information Resources via Ebook Readers
• Samuel and Sandra Hekemian Medical Library, Hackensack University Medical Center – Deborah Magnan – Upgrade of Liberty Integrated Library System
• St. John’s Riverside/Cochran School of Nursing – Paul Hersh – Catalog Accessibility Project for St. John’s Riverside Healthcare System
• St. Luke’s Cornwall Hospital – Twila Snead – Training and Technology Access to NLM Resources
• Staten Island University Hospital – Yelena Friedman – Enhancing the Quality of PubMed Instruction Through Improving Library Training Facilities
• UMDNJ – Jenny Pierce – Going Mobile
• United Memorial Medical Center – Karen Lamson – UMMC Library Health Information Access Project
• University of Pittsburgh, Health Sciences Library System – Frances Yarger – Creating Virtual Offices and Classrooms with Apple’s iPad
• Vassar Brothers Medical Center – Mary Jo Russel – Library Technology Expansion Project
• White Plains Hospital Center – Rimma Perelman – To Improve Access To Library Services At White Plains Hospital Center

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