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The annual meeting of the RML Directors, Associate Directors, RML staff, and National Library of Medicine, National Network Office staff was held in conjunction with the MLA annual meeting in May in Dallas. Two priorities for the RML's were identified and agreed upon. They are:

• 1. Outreach to public health professionals
• 2. Outreach to consumers in collaboration/partnerships with public libraries In response to these priorities, the NER office staff met and established the following action plans. We welcome your reactions,feedback, suggestions and participation.

NER Public Health Outreach Action Plan

1. NLM sent NER a list of 750 public health officials in the six New England states. The NER staff will do a mailing to them, promoting NLM services and products and NER training and outreach opportunities.

2. NER will develop a brochure geared to public health officials.

3. Each NER Outreach Coordinator and the Associate Director will be assigned a state and serve as a liaison to the public health officials in that state and respond to any calls for training or services that result from the mailing.

4. NER will exhibit at public health meetings held in New England and offer training classes at those meetings whenever possible.

5. NER network members will be encouraged to respond to NER subcontracts and awards with a focus on outreach to public health officials. NER network members wishing to apply for NER subcontracts and awards geared towards public health officials may contact the NER office for a list of public health officials in their state.




NER Public Library Outreach Action Plan

1. NER will obtain a mailing list from PLA of public libraries in New England and prepare a mailing geared to public libraries, advertising MedlinePlus and NER consumer health information services.

2. NER will continue to identify public library conferences, meetings, and other opportunities to exhibit, offer training sessions or serve as a speaker.

3. The NER Associate Director will contact the 6 New England State Librarians and arrange a site visit.

4. The Consumer Health Coordinator will identify contact persons in public library regional library groups or systems in each state if they exist and make a site visit.

5. The Associate Director will solicit information from NER network members about their involvement in multi-type library systems/consortia, etc., and ask for their help in identifying teaching/exhibiting/subcontracting and other opportunities.

6. NER network members will be encouraged to apply for NER subcontracts and awards and focus them on public library partnerships.

7. NER will advertise the upcoming national outreach award from NLM geared towards consumer health outreach to its network members and assist members in applying.





For comments or more information regarding these plans, feel free to contact me or Debbie Sibley, NER Associate Director. As you can see, we have an exciting year ahead.

Elaine Martin, Director