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Spotlight! On National Library of Medicine Resources



Introduction and Instructions

What: Spotlight! On National Library of Medicine Resources

When: Usually the fourth Wednesday of each month, 1:00-2:00 pm Mountain Time or 2:00-3:00 pm Central Time

What: Coordinators from the the RML will present information on National Library of Medicine resources. Instruction will include hands-on exercises. Participants should have access to a phone and a computer on which they will be able to see the presentation and complete exercises for the class.

How: The updates are conducted using Adobe Acrobat Connect (formerly Macromedia Breeze). To test whether you can view the session try playing back one of our archived versions. If you have problems contact John Bramble, Technology Coordinator, to help trouble shoot your system.

Registration: Register at www.tinyurl.com/mcrclasses

Logging In: Go to http://webmeeting.nih.gov/mcr/. Enter as a guest. Sign in with your first and last names. Follow the instructions in the meeting room to have the Adobe Acrobat Connect system call you on your telephone.


Upcoming Sessions - 1:00pm Mountain Time, 2:00pm Central Time

  • February 8, 2012 - Mobile Resources
  • March 28, 2012 - Minority Health Resources
  • April 25, 2012 - PubMed Health
  • May 23, 2012 - Women's Health
  • June 27, 2012 - Men's Health

Previous Sessions:

January 25, 2012
National Library of Medicine Digital Resources presented by Marty Magee
View the archived recording at: https://webmeeting.nih.gov/p12663228/ PowerPoint presentation PDF of presentation

November 9, 2011
Enviornmental Health Resources presented by Jim Honour
View the archived recording at: https://webmeeting.nih.gov/p95845022/ PowerPoint presentation PDF of presentation

October 26, 2011
Genetics Resources presented by Dana Abbey
View the archived recording at: https://webmeeting.nih.gov/p94766851/ PowerPoint presentation PDF of presentation

September 28, 2011
Diabetes Resources presented by Marty Magee
View the archived recording at: https://webmeeting.nih.gov/p19551267/ PowerPoint presentation PDF of presentation

August 24, 2011
Anatomy Resources presented by Marty Magee
View the archived recording at: https://webmeeting.nih.gov/p33628412/ PowerPoint presentation PDF of presentation

July 27, 2011
Neurological Resources presented by Barb Jones
View the archived recording at: https://webmeeting.nih.gov/p60784065/ PowerPoint presentation PDF of presentation

June 22, 2011
Toxicology Resources presented by Dana Abbey
View the archived recording at: https://webmeeting.nih.gov/p40983556/ PowerPoint presentation PDF of presentation

May 25, 2011
Sexual Health Resources presented by Siobhan Champ-Blackwell
View the archived recording at: https://webmeeting.nih.gov/p46646059/

April 27, 2011
Cancer Resources presented by Marty Magee
View the archived recording at: https://webmeeting.nih.gov/p98474179/ PowerPoint presentation PDF of presentation

March 23, 2011: Barb Jones presented on How to Find Articles - PubMe d Central, Loansome Doc and Evidence-Based Medicine. View the archived recording at: https://webmeeting.nih.gov/p70856223/

February 23, 2011: John Bramble presented on Pillbox, Daily Med & My Medication List. View the archived recording at: https://webmeeting.nih.gov/p74523328/

January 26, 2011: John Bramble presented on Drug Information Portal and MedlinePlus Drug Information. View the archived recording at: https://webmeeting.nih.gov/p69194732/

December 8, 2010: Marty Magee presented on Healthy Kids' Resources PDF version of the PowerPoint presentation; PowerPoint presentation. View the archived recording at: https://webmeeting.nih.gov/p46786831/

November 10, 2010: Rebecca Brown presented on Public Health Partners PDF version of the PowerPoint presentation; PowerPoint presentation. View the archived recording at: https://webmeeting.nih.gov/p51489238/

October 27, 2010: Jim Honour presented on Senior Health Resources PDF version of the PowerPoint presentation; PowerPoint presentation. View the archived recording at: https://webmeeting.nih.gov/p59983491/

September 22, 2010: Dana Abbey presented on MY NCBI. View the archived recording at: https://webmeeting.nih.gov/p32336930/

August 25, 2010: Jim Honour presented on Alcohol and Drug Abuse Resources: PDF version of the PowerPoint presentation; View the archived recording at: https://webmeeting.nih.gov/p56451347/

July 28, 2010: Sharon Dennis presented on Mobile MedlinePlus and MedlinePlus Twitter: PDF version of the PowerPoint presentation; PDF version of the exercises View the archived recording at: https://webmeeting.nih.gov/p33076145/

June 23, 2010: NN/LM Liaison Dana Abbey, and medical librarian Lilian Hofnecker from the University of Colorado gave a presentation on Mobile PubMed. View the archived recording at: https://webmeeting.nih.gov/p87388780/

April 28, 2010: NN/LM Liaison Barb Jones gave a presentation on Mental Health Resources. View the archived recording at: https://webmeeting.nih.gov/p57805895/

March 24, 2010: NN/LM Liaison Siobhan Champ-Blackwell gave a presentation on HIV/AIDS Resources. View the archived recording at: https://webmeeting.nih.gov/p61587278/

January 27, 2010: NN/LM Liaison Dana Abbey gave a presentation on ClinicalTrials.gov. ClinicalTrials.gov is a registry of federally and privately supported clinical trials conducted in the United States and around the world. View the archived recording at: https://webmeeting.nih.gov/p49099903/

November 11, 2009: Barb Jones covered NIHSenior Health. Click here to view the archived recording

October 28, 2009: Jim Honour covered Genetics Home Reference, My Family Health History and Information RX. Click here to view the archived recording

September 30, 2009: Siobhan Champ Blackwell presented on Racial Ethnic Resources. Click the URL to view the archived recording https://webmeeting.nih.gov/p91185258/. Download the handouts for this presentation: Spotlight on NNLM Racial Ethnic Resources and Scenarios for Recial Ethnic Health

August 26 , 2009: Marty Magee gave a presentation on PHParters.org. PHPartners is the product of a collaboration of U.S. government agencies, public health organizations and health sciences libraries. The Wednesday, August 26 webinar focused on the web site, which includes information on current topics such as Bioterrorism, ongoing projects such as Healthy People 2010, and public health resources including promotions and statistics. Click on the URL to view the archived recording: /https://webmeeting.nih.gov/p28529463/

July 22, 2009: This one-hour “capstone” class for the Toxicology databases was presented as the third of three focused on this topic in the monthly series of classes - Spotlight! on National Library of Medicine Resources, presented by the National Network of Libraries of Medicine, MidContinental Region. The topic included coverage of the Hazardous Substance Data Bank, Haz-Map, and WISER, TOXLINE, TOXMAP, Toxics Release Inventory, and Tox Town. Presented by John Bramble. Click here to view the recording or go to https://webmeeting.nih.gov/p18089890/

June 17, 2009: The National Library of Medicine’s Environmental Health and Toxicology Portal provides access to numerous databases that can help you explore environmental chemicals and risks. In this second of three classes, Dana Abbey presented TOXLINE, TOXMAP, Toxics Release Inventory, Tox Town. Click here to view the recording or go to https://webmeeting.nih.gov/p61493833/

May 17, 2009: Siobhan Champ-Blackwell gave a presentation that focused on the Hazardous Substance Data Bank, Haz-Map and WISER. Click here to view the recording or go to https://webmeeting.nih.gov/p96431196/