As a result of focus groups and usability testing, MAR has restructured our website (http://nnlm.gov/mar/) to provide entry points for the populations we serve:  libraries, unaffiliated health professionals, K-12 professionals, and organizations providing consumer health information.  We’ve heard your voices and have redesigned our site to focus on you!

New Subject Categories

We added 4 new tabs/categories directing you to content designed specifically to meet your needs:

• Libraries arranged by type of library:

• Academic Libraries:        http://nnlm.gov/mar/libraries/academic.html
• Hospital Libraries:           http://nnlm.gov/mar/libraries/hospital.html
• Public Libraries:               http://nnlm.gov/mar/libraries/public.html
• School Libraries:              http://nnlm.gov/mar/educators/

• Health Professionals

For health professionals unaffiliated with a medical library, public health professionals, mental health professionals, minority health professionals, and those working at Critical Access Hospitals:  http://nnlm.gov/mar/hp/

• K-12 Professionals

For K-12 health and science educators, as well as those providing after-school programming in a K-12 school, community-based or faith-Based Organization:  http://nnlm.gov/mar/educators/

• Consumer Health

For libraries, community-based and faith-based organizations providing consumer health information:  http://nnlm.gov/mar/consumer/

More Highlights

• We added pages for Grant & Proposal Writing, as well as Planning & Evaluation Methods:  http://nnlm.gov/mar/funding/planning.html

• We created a new Outreach Toolkit to support your own outreach initiatives:  http://nnlm.gov/mar/libraries/toolkit.html

• We added selected NLM resources to each page to get you started with resources to meet your needs

• We added your primary MAR contact person on each page—so you’ll know who can answer your questions or concerns

So visit our redesigned website and let us know what you think!

http://nnlm.gov/mar/

We have some very exciting news  – the new update for WISER (the Wireless Information System for Emergency Responders) has just been released in the Apple App Store. So, for those of you who interact with the people who help with public safety & public health, or who wear those hats yourself, I’d encourage you to get the latest update. This update sees an expansion in our user profiles (First Responder, Hazmat, EMT, & the new Hospital Provider & Preparedness Planner profiles), the integration of our Chemical Hazards Emergency Medical Management (CHEMM) tool, & the inclusion of the ERG 2012 data from the Department of Transportation (DOT). Please see the details below… & let people know – word of mouth recommendations from trusted people like you are our best form of getting the word out.

The National Library of Medicine WISER for iOS 3.1, a universal app for Apple iOS devices, is now available.  Here’s a look at what’s new in this release:

• WISER now fully integrates content from the Chemical Hazards Emergency Medical Management (CHEMM) website.  This integration includes:

o    New hospital provider and preparedness planner profiles

o    Acute care guidelines for 6 known mass casualty agents/agent classes

o    The addition of a wealth of CHEMM reference material

o    The new CHEMM Intelligent Syndrome Tool (CHEMM-IST), a help identify tool designed

• Emergency Response Guidebook data is now updated to the ERG 2012; WISER for the iPhone includes a custom ERG 2012 tool

WISER for iOS 3.1 can be downloaded and installed directly from the Apple App Store:  http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/wiser-for-ios/id375185381?mt=8

Coming Soon

Look for these exciting additions in the coming months:

• WISER for Android 1.1, which includes the same CHEMM integration and ERG 2012 updates detailed above
• Updates to our Windows and WebWISER platforms to include CHEMM integration, ERG 2012 data, and more

WISER for Android 3.1, which adds Help Identify Chemical and protective distance mapping to this popular platform

PARTICIPATION IN MARCH 2013 GROUP LICENSING OFFER IS OPEN

TO ALL MID-ATLANTIC HOSPITAL LIBRARIES

PRINCETON, NJ (March 14, 2013)—For the 11th year, the Group Licensing Initiative formed under the umbrella organization Health Sciences Library Association of New Jersey (HSLANJ), has prepared an offer listing more than 446 resources from 10 vendors, at a cost savings of 15-60% off regular pricing. This March 2013 offer is extended to all hospital librarians throughout the Mid-Atlantic region (DE, NJ, NY and PA).

Participation has grown from 75 to more than 100 Mid-Atlantic hospital libraries during the past year. Known as the first consortium of its kind in the nation, the non-profit Group Licensing Initiative strives to provide  access to the highest-quality, current electronic resources in the form of medical journals, books and databases, and at the most cost-effective pricing available thanks to the organization’s leverage of group purchasing strategy.

To receive a copy of the March 2013 offer, please contact Project Manager Robert Mackes, MLS, AHIP, at 570-856-5952 or rtmackes@gmail.com. Deadline for participation is April 15.

For more information, on the HSLANJ Group Licensing Initiative, including FAQs and testimonials, see www.hslanj.org/gli.html.

This project has been funded in whole or in part with Federal funds from the National Library of Medicine, National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services, under Contract No. HHS-N-276-2011-00003-C with the University of Pittsburgh, Health Sciences Library System.

Digital Memories: preserving personal digital photos, documents, and videos

Sponsored by

National Network of Libraries of Medicine (NN/LM)

National Network Office

National Library of Medicine

April 23, 2013 from 3-4 PM EDST

URL:  https://webmeeting.nih.gov/preservationweek2013/

Calling Number:  1-888-850-4523

Participant Code: 825882

As part of National Preservation Week, the National Library of Medicine will sponsor a one- hour webinar for NN/LM members on preserving personal digital photos, documents and videos.  A panel of NLM staff including Walter Cybulski from the Preservation and Collection Management Section and Stephen Greenberg, Christie Moffatt, and Ginny Roth from the History of Medicine Division will discuss how to preserve personal digital information.

Presenters’ Biographical Information

Walter Cybulski is a Preservation Librarian in NLM’s Preservation and Collection Management Section.  He supervises a digitization lab, serves as collections disaster response chief and has taught preservation classes at the University of Maryland and Catholic University.

Stephen Greenberg earned his PhD from Fordham University and his library degree from Columbia.  For over twenty years he has provided collection access and public services in the History of Medicine Division here at NLM.

Christie Moffatt, MSLS, is an archivist in the History of Medicine Division and manager of the Digital Manuscripts Program.  Her primary focus is on the development of NLM’s Profiles in Science Web site at http://profiles.nlm.nih.gov/, which provides access to the digitized manuscript collections of leading innovators in science, medicine, and public health.

Ginny Roth is Curator for the Prints & Photographs collection in the History of Medicine Division.  Her areas of specialization include collection management, visual resource cataloging, and photography.

Roxanne Beatty is the webinar moderator.  She is the Web Program Specialist in the History of Medicine Division and earned a MLIS from The Catholic University of America in May 2011.

Presenter:      Missy Harvey, Technology & Communication Coordinator, NN/LM MAR

Location:         Online

Date:                 March 29 and April 5, 2013

Details:            http://nnlm.gov/ntcc/classes/class_details.html?class_id=601

Earlier this year, we announced that MAR would begin offering a quarterly technology webinar series called TechTime.  Here was the announcement in our newsletter:  http://nnlm.gov/mar/newsletter/2013/02/announcing-a-new-technology-webinar-series-techtime/

As a result of focus groups and usability testing, MAR has restructured our website (http://nnlm.gov/mar/) to provide entry points for the populations we serve:  libraries, unaffiliated health professionals, K-12 professionals, and organizations providing consumer health information.  We’ve heard your voices and have redesigned our site to focus on you!

New Subject Categories

We added 4 new tabs/categories directing you to content designed specifically to meet your needs:

• Libraries arranged by type of library:

• Academic Libraries:       http://nnlm.gov/mar/libraries/academic.html
• Hospital Libraries:           http://nnlm.gov/mar/libraries/hospital.html
• Public Libraries:               http://nnlm.gov/mar/libraries/public.html
• School Libraries:              http://nnlm.gov/mar/educators/

• Health Professionals

For health professionals unaffiliated with a medical library, public health professionals, mental health professionals, minority health professionals, and those working at Critical Access Hospitals:  http://nnlm.gov/mar/hp/

• K-12 Professionals

For K-12 health and science educators, as well as those providing after-school programming in a K-12 school, community-based or faith-Based Organization:  http://nnlm.gov/mar/educators/

• Consumer Health

For libraries, community-based and faith-based organizations providing consumer health information:  http://nnlm.gov/mar/consumer/

More Highlights

• We added pages for Grant & Proposal Writing, as well as Planning & Evaluation Methods:  http://nnlm.gov/mar/funding/planning.html

• We created a new Outreach Toolkit to support your own outreach initiatives:  http://nnlm.gov/mar/libraries/toolkit.html

• We added selected NLM resources to each page to get you started with resources to meet your needs

• We added your primary MAR contact person on each page—so you’ll know who can answer your questions or concerns

So visit our redesigned website and let us know what you think!

http://nnlm.gov/mar/

PubMed® for Librarians:  Introduction to PubMed

Presenter:      NLM National Training Center

Location:         Online

Date:                 June 3, 2013

Details:            http://nnlm.gov/ntcc/classes/class_details.html?class_id=519

PubMed® for Librarians:  MeSH

Presenter:      NLM National Training Center

Location:         Online

Date:                 June 5, 2013

Details:            http://nnlm.gov/training/schedule/class_details.html?class_id=521

PubMed® for Librarians:  Automatic Term Mapping (ATM)

Presenter:      NLM National Training Center

Location:         Online

Date:                 June 10, 2013

Details:            http://nnlm.gov/ntcc/classes/class_details.html?class_id=523

PubMed® for Librarians:  Building and Refining Your Search

Presenter:      NLM National Training Center

Location:         Online

Date:                 June 12, 2013

Details:            http://nnlm.gov/training/schedule/class_details.html?class_id=527

PubMed® for Librarians:  Customization – My NCBI

Presenter:      NLM National Training Center

Location:         Online

Date:                 June 14, 2013

Details:            http://nnlm.gov/training/schedule/class_details.html?class_id=525

PubMed® for Librarians:  Introduction to PubMed

Presenter:      NLM National Training Center

Location:         Online

Date:                 April 2, 2013

Details:            http://nnlm.gov/ntcc/classes/class_details.html?class_id=519

PubMed® for Librarians:  MeSH

Presenter:      NLM National Training Center

Location:         Online

Date:                 April 4, 2013

Details:            http://nnlm.gov/training/schedule/class_details.html?class_id=521

Beyond an Apple a Day:  Providing Consumer Health Information at Your Library

Presenter:      Lydia Collins, Consumer Health Coordinator, MAR

Location:         Online

Date:                 April 8 – May 17, 2013

Details:            http://tinyurl.com/bcox6bb

PubMed® for Librarians:  Automatic Term Mapping (ATM)

Presenter:      NLM National Training Center

Location:         Online

Date:                 April 9, 2013

Details:            http://nnlm.gov/ntcc/classes/class_details.html?class_id=523

PubMed® for Librarians:  Building and Refining Your Search

Presenter:      NLM National Training Center

Location:         Online

Date:                 April 11, 2013

Details:            http://nnlm.gov/training/schedule/class_details.html?class_id=527

PubMed® for Librarians:  Customization – My NCBI

Presenter:      NLM National Training Center

Location:         Online

Date:                 April 12, 2013

Details:            http://nnlm.gov/training/schedule/class_details.html?class_id=525

The NLM National Training Center is releasing new PubMed for Librarians sessions in April, June, and September (taught with Adobe Connect).  Based on feedback from the January and February participants, we have increased the segments from 1 hour to 1.5 hour to give more time for questions, etc.

Details:  http://www.nlm.nih.gov/pubs/techbull/ma13/ma13_pm_4_librarians.html