The Health Sciences Library at Creighton University and the Dykes Library at the University of  Kansas Medical Center are both recruiting for their coordinator positions with the NN/LM MCR. Creighton is looking for a Health Information Literacy Coordination. Dykes Library is looking for their Kansas/Technology Coordinator. Links to both postings and instructions on applying are available from the MCR front page under QuickLinks. http://nnlm.gov/mcr/

If you’d like to work with a dynamic, committed team, please apply. /ch

This webinar sponsored by AHA Solutions (affiliated with the AHA) and the Copyright Clearance Center is meant to  provide an overview of copyright law, how it works, and what is protected. It will also provide guidance on when to obtain copyright permission. The Library Manager from Carle Foundation Hospital and a representative of the Copyright Clearance Center are the presenters.

Date: Tuesday, October 18. 11 am MT, 12 pm CT
Registration and details at: http://www.aha-solutions.org/events/909000800?source=web?source=ptnr
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The new National Library of Medicine (NLM) page Developing and Using Medicines for Children is now available. This page provides links to resources that can help researchers, medical professionals and parents provide and administer medications safely to children. The links include information about pediatric drug development, clinical trials and policy.

Visit the NLM Technical Bulletin for more information on this resources, as well as other health topics. [da]

PubMed Health is a new National Library of Medicine (NLM) resource for locating systematic reviews and summaries. Debuting with 200 entries, the site now boasts over 5,000 items dating back to 2003. PubMed Health has easy-to-read summaries for consumers as well as full technical reports on clinical effectiveness research for clinicians and policymakers. Visit the site, or the NLM Technical Bulletin for more information. [da]

With EBSCO’s recent purchase of NetLibrary, the NN/LM MidContinental Region e-book collection has taken on a new look!  All the books are still there – ready for you to read online, but there is no current way to “browse” the collection in EBSCO Host.   Check our NetLibrary brochure for a listing of books located at:   http://nnlm.gov/mcr/education/pdf/TrifoldNetLibrary0610.pdf. As always, if you access the collection through the NN/LM MCR webpage, it’s FREE, and you can also print out a handy brochure. See: http://nnlm.gov/mcr/education/netlibrary.html (mm)

The National Library of Medicine enhanced access to herb and supplement information on MedlinePlus.  On the English and Spanish supplements index pages, links to external sources of herb and supplement information now appear along with the information that is licensed from the  National Medicines Comprehensive Database.  These links also appear on MedlinePlus search results pages in the Drugs & Supplements collection.  For example, MedlinePlus provides links to Acai information from both the National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine and Natural Medicines Comprehensive Database.

If you have any questions, contact the MedlinePlus team by clicking the Contact Us link that appears at the top of every MedlinePlus page. (mm)

This Spotlight! session focusing on National Library of Medicine Diabetes Resources, will be presented by Marty Magee.  Taking the one-hour class and completing the exercises and class evaluation makes you eligible to receive 1 Medical Library Association Continuing Education credit. This online training is FREE. Register online at http://tinyurl.com/mcrclasses (registration is not required but is appreciated).

URL: https://webmeeting.nih.gov/mcr/ Equipment: connection to the Internet and a phone, Login: as a guest with your first and last name. Instructions to connect to the audio will show up once you’ve logged in. Captioning will be provided.  Questions to mmagee@unmc.edu. (mm)

Donald A. B. Lindberg Research Fellowship
Application deadline is November 15
The Donald A. B. Lindberg Research Fellowship funds research aimed at expanding the research knowledgebase, linking the information services provided by librarians to improved health care and advances in biomedical research. The endowment will provide a $10,000 grant, awarded by MLA through a competitive grant process, to a qualified health sciences librarian, informatician, health professional, researcher, educator, or health administrator.

Research in alignment with the MLA research agenda’s top ranked research questions is preferred over other areas of research, and information about the research agenda is located at www.mlanet.org/research/agenda_2008.html. For questions, contact Brian P. Bunnett, AHIP, Lindberg Research Fellowship jury chair, at bbunnett@salud.unm.edu

The NN/LM MCR staff is attending the MCMLA 2011 annual meeting in St. Louis this week. We hope to see many of you there.

The September issue of the Plains to Peaks Post, newsletter of the NN/LM MidContinental Region is now available at :

http://archie.kumc.edu/bitstream/handle/2271/988/Vol10No1Sep2011.pdf?sequence=3

In This Issue:

• Health Sciences Library Awarded $13.2 million
• 2011-2012 Objectives
• 2011 Outstanding Public Library/Public Health Partnership Awards
• Better Prepared by Being Better Informed
• Want some excitement? Why not exhibit?
• Whooo Says…
• Integrating the Medical Library into Hospital Emergency Planning
• mHealth
• What is a QR Code?