The NN/LM MCR and The University of Wyoming Libraries are jointly sponsoring the Wyoming Symposium for Health Information Professionals- August  15-17, 2012 in Coe Library on the University of Wyoming campus in Laramie.

This will be the 8th such conference: High Altitude – Big Attitude Librarianship- for those who’d like to spend some time in the  scenic Rocky Mountains, networking with colleagues, making new friends, and learning about resources.  We”l also be discussing important issues affecting the finding of, access to and delivery of health / biomedical information.

Past conferences have attracted health sciences,  public and academic  librarians, along with health professionals and representatives of community-based organizations.

Cost: $60 (covers two nights on-campus lodging,  plus  4 meals.)

For more details please visit the web page-  http://nnlm.gov/mcr/wysym2012/index.html .  Registration and payment may be completed online.

Questions:  Jim Honour, Wyoming/Member Services Coordinator,  jhonour@uwyo.edu . or call toll Free (800) 338-7657 opts. 1,2, 8 (within the region)  or 307-766-6537 [jh]

Men’s Health -  Jim Honour will be presenting.   Men tend to have a lower life-expectancy than women. The fact is that men generally don’t like to think about their health, make unhealthy lifestyle choices and don’t do things to prevent health problems.  This interactive session will point to health information resources for men and for those who care about their health outcomes.

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.   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)

Libraries are facing with staff reductions and budget decreases. Librarians are responding by looking for ways to demonstrate their value and the value their libraries contribute to their parent organization.

We are continuing to collect data from librarians so that we can show the aggregate value of health sciences libraries – by region, by state, by library type, by service. Enter your library statistics using the Library Value Calculator on the NN/LM MidContinental Region website (http://nnlm.gov/mcr/evaluation/calculator.html), then click the Submit Data button. Your library location (state only), library type, budget, timeframe, and the value of your library services and benefits will be added to the database.

We will not receive any personal information in the submission and we will not include in the database your name, email address or feedback, if sent. We are eager include your data and to hear your thoughts about the calculator and how you have or will use it.
Data received to date suggests that the ratio of the benefits users receive to the costs expended by the library average $4.69:$1. This reflects information from 75 libraries in 31 states.

If you have ANY questions or encounter problems using the calculator please contact us or use the feedback form on the calculator website. We will be happy to work with you on the process of identifying and entering your data in the calculator.  For help, contact Betsy Kelly (kellyb@wusm.wustl.edu) or Barb Jones (jonesbarb@health.missouri.edu).  (bbj)