The Middle Atlantic Region (MAR) of the National Network of Libraries of Medicine (NN/LM) announces the availability of awards that: support access to health information for libraries, consumers, health professionals, and in particular those reaching underserved populations; enhance the capacity of libraries to share resources, strengthen network member librarians’ skills in the use of NLM databases; and increase the visibility of the NN/LM and NLM products and services.

Awards are for network members to conduct or obtain training, host conferences, and conduct outreach that raises the awareness of health information resources available to health professionals, consumers, and librarians.

Deadline for applications for all awards is March 30, 2007.

Training Awards

For members to support hosting a workshop, technology fair or forum, or other professional educational activity that will assist network members in developing their skills and knowledge, and enhance their abilities as participants in the National Network of Libraries of Medicine (NN/LM). Multiple awards to a single institution are possible.

Online Training Development Awards

For members to support the development of instructional programs that improve the knowledge and skills of librarians, health care providers, and other groups. Courses are to be delivered over the web. Access to the web technology is available through MAR.

Online Training Awards

For members to support online instruction that will assist network members in developing their skills and knowledge, and enhance their abilities as participants in the National Network of Libraries of Medicine (NN/LM).

Exhibit Awards

For members’ participation at venues that promote health information resources. Funds support registration and fees, travel, and related expenses. Members can promote their local library resources while promoting the National Library of Medicine.

Outreach Conference Awards

To fund two conferences: one on health disparities and one on health literacy. The goal of these awards is to identify regional issues in health disparities and information literacy by involving key players, including staff of public and health sciences libraries, community- or faith-based organizations, and research institutes that can inform,educate, and potentially build partnerships within the region.

For more information, or to apply for an award go to: http://nnlm.gov/mar/funding/

The Powerpoint presentations from the RAC meeting have been converted to PDF format and are now available to be downloaded and viewed!

• Regional Advisory Committee Library Achievements
• RAC Meeting Presentation - Kathel Dunn
• Language, Literacy and Patient Education - Francesca Gany, MD

This notification form is designed by the Medical Library Association (MLA) to rapidly collect information on major changes within individual hospital libraries in the US. These changes may be reported by the hospital library staff or by colleagues who are aware of any major changes going on within the library.

Changes in your hospital library? Report it!

See the “RML Update” Kathel Dunn presented at the UNYOC Conference! Available in PDF.

The Regional Medical Library invites volunteers for four committees. The four committees are: Outreach, chaired by Val Gross; Technology, chaired by Andrew White; Resource Sharing, chaired by Robb Mackes and Library Improvement, chaired by Michelle Volesko Brewer.

The committees will each help shape the work of the RML, identifying and setting regional priorities. Committees will conduct needs assessments, or participate in the larger regional needs assessment, ensure inclusion of the concerns and viewpoints of all network members and collaborate with other committees and the Regional Advisory Council. Complete committee charges can be found online.

Approximately eight committee members are needed for each committee. Committee volunteers will commit to a two-year period of service. All meetings will be held virtually (phone and web conferencing).

To volunteer, please provide name, contact information and a brief statement of interest by September 21, 2006. Submissions may be made via the web.

If you are currently a member of our RAC please forward your comments to Naomi Adelman at nadelman@nyam.org regarding suggested new members for the RAC. These suggestions may include either the names of people that you would like to recommend or a type of institution that you would like to recommend.

We welcome the library of the US Environmental Protection Agency, Region 2 (NYUWZN) as a full member of the Network and DOCLINE participant.

We welcome the library of Information Link (PAUCPV) as a full member of the Network and DOCLINE participant and congratulate it on joining EFTS.

We congratulate Magee Rehabilitation Hospital (PAUMAC) on joining EFTS.

At a recent RAC meeting attendees were asked to share the title of the book that they are currently reading:

Bach, David: Start Late, Finish Rich: A No-Fail Plan for Achieving Financial Freedom at Any Age

Bossidy, Larry, et al.: Execution: The Discipline of Getting Things Done

Braun, Lilian Jackson: The Cat Who Talked Turkey

Caldwell, Taylor: Dear and Glorious Physician

Callanan, Maggie & Patricia Kelley: Final Gifts

Cleverly, Barbara: The Last Kashmiri Rose

Evans, Liz: Sick As A Parrot

Kamler, Kenneth: Surviving the Extremes

Mankoff, Robert: The Complete Cartoons of the New Yorker

O’Dell, Tawni: Back Roads

Phillips, Bill: Body for Life: 12 Weeks to Mental and Physical Strength

Rickards, Maurice et al.: Encyclopedia of Ephemera

Robinson, Marilynne: Gilead: A Novel

Robinson, Marilynne: Housekeeping: A Novel

Runyon, Brent: The Burn Journals

Scheuer, Michael: Imperial Hubris: Why the West is Losing the War on Terror

Schlosser, Eric: Fast Food Nation

Sierra, Judy & Marc Brown: Wild about Books

Stewart, James B.: DisneyWar

Tanenbaum, Robert K.: Hoax : A Novel

Truss, Lynne: Eats, Shoots & Leaves

Warren, Rick: The Purpose-Driven Life: What on Earth Am I Here For?

Wilson, Valerie: Dying In the Dark: A Tamara Hayle Mystery

Wolfe, Tom: I Am Charlotte Simmons