CLIR Requests Proposals for Hidden Collections Grant
The Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR) has opened the application period for its new grant program, Cataloging Hidden Special Collections and Archives. Information about the program and links to the online application and guidelines are available at http://www.clir.org/hiddencollections/index.html scb]

Create and edit screenshots of web pages using the Firefox browser. This Firefox plugin provides a set of editing and annotation tools, which let users quickly modify captures and insert text and graphical annotations. [rb and mm]

http://screenshot-program.com/fireshot/

NLM and the MidContinental Region offices will be closed Friday, July 4 in observance of Independence Day.

This collection of open access articles, which includes highlights for quick reference and a topic summary, reflects the arduous work of experts in animal disaster preparedness and response who have grappled with the central questions involved and offered their findings and recommendations within the covers of the AVMA scientific journals. Areas discussed include:

• the veterinarian’s role in preparedness and response;
• biosecurity and bioterrorism preparedness;
• search-and-rescue dogs; and
• preparedness and response policy.

Use this direct link: http://www.avma.org/avmacollections/disaster/default.asp

This is available for personal and scholarly use as single-copy downloads and links to the collection are encouraged, but articles should not be further reproduced or distributed at web sites other than that of the AVMA. [Thanks to Diane Fagan, Librarian at the American Veterinary Medical Association]

We have heard from Adobe Connect technical support that there is a problem with the audio when an older version of Flash is used. If you have tried to listen to an archived Breeze session and it sounds like Alvin and the Chipmunks are talking, here is what Adobe suggests:

After further examination, we have determined that customers running a version of Flash older than 9.0.115 would receive accelerated audio when viewing the Adobe Connect (Breeze) recordings below. To resolve this issue, we recommend upgrading Flash Player to the latest version (9.0.124) to hear all Connect recordings at their normal pace.

Adobe Flash Player is available at no cost from http://www.adobe.com/go/EN_US-H-GET-FLASH

Please let us know if this does not resolve your problem. Thanks! [sd and rb]

MCMLA Library Advocacy Task Force is sponsoring a contest for “Frontier Forerunners of Library Marketing and Promotion!” Here is your chance to show off your marketing project or promotional activities that you have used to improve or expand services in your library or for your users. MCR members are encouraged to submit materials to Marketing and Promotion Categories: you may enter one or both categories

Prizes for the best entry scoring above 80 points will be awarded. Entries will be evaluated on Design, Presentation and Evaluation Criteria. Entries should be submitted to Barb Jones jonesbarb@health.missouri.edu by September 1, 2008. Judges for the contest will be members of the MCMLA Library Advocacy Task Force. All entries are encouraged to display their projects and promotional materials at the Marketing Booth at MCMLA. The winners will be announced at MCMLA 2008 in Cody, Wyoming. (bbj)

Enabling Collaboration to Strengthen Research and Care
A joint conference of the U.S. National Cancer Institute and the U.K. National Cancer Research Institute
September 2-3, 2008, Bethesda, Maryland, U.S.
Admission is free. For more information and to register, please visit
https://cabig.nci.nih.gov/nci-ncri2008conference.
Abstracts are welcomed on a number of relevant issues. Guidelines and instructions for submissions may be found at https://cabig.nci.nih.gov/nci-ncri2008conference/AbstractFolder/. Abstracts are due July 15. [scb]

The Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) solicits Resource Program Grants in Bioinformatics for supporting the continued operation, improvement, and dissemination of databases, digital information, or software tools that are unique, and of special importance to research using animal models of embryonic developmental processes. http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=true&oppId=17926 [posted on Grants.gov Opportunities Posting Update] scb

The Association for Prevention Teaching and Research (APTR) and the Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (ODPHP), U.S.Department of Health and Human Services proudly announce the request for applications for the ehealth fellowship as part of the APTR-ODPHP Health Policy Fellowship Program. This newly offered fellowship offers opportunities in public health planning as well as federal initiatives in ehealth and health communication. Fellows will gain leadership experience working in an inter-professional setting, and training alongside leading experts. The application package describes this opportunity in greater detail and includes all the materials candidates need in order to apply. This application package, along with more information, is available on the training portion of the APTR website: http://www.aptrweb.org/prof_dev/fellowships_HCF.html. [posted on HealthLiteracy 2083] scb

Using Feedbooks (http://www.feedbooks.com/), a new online tool, you can create customized newsletters from any RSS feed. The newsletters can be in PDF format or even in an e-book format such as Sony reader. You can print the PDF out for later reading or view on your e-reader. [SD]