DOCLINE now makes using EFTS (Electronic Fund Transfer System) easier for all sized libraries. Via the DOCLINE “Requests” tab, the EFTS Transaction File Builder allows you to review and select transactions to create a file to upload to EFTS for billing. It also allows you to exclude transactions if you don’t wish to bill for them.

NLM encourages all libraries to consider joining EFTS to reduce ILL costs and labor, and eliminate waiting for outgoing checks to be issued and incoming payments to be received. See the NLM Technical Bulletin article, EFTS and DOCLINE® Assist Libraries with Billing for more information.

Join the 52 Pacific Northwest Region Network members who already participate in EFTS and start saving time and money. If you have any questions, or to request EFTS promotional materials (bookmarks, labels, pamphlets or emery boards), please contact Patricia Devine.

The Pacific Northwest Region welcomes three new members to the National Network of Libraries of Medicine:

Bartlett Regional Hospital
Juneau, Alaska
NN/LM Liaison: Dana Haff, Coordinator–Volunteer Services and Community Partnerships

Central Oregon Project Homeless Connect
Bend, Oregon
NN/LM Liaison: Cindy Pasko

Society of St. Vincent DePaul
Bend, Oregon
NN/LM Liaison: Cindy Pasko, Manager

The following libraries and community-based organizations have joined the National Network since November 2006:

Affiliate Members

211info
Portland, OR
NN/LM Liaison: Jen Matheson

Alaska Education Health Library Project
Juneau, AK
NN/LM Liaison: Paula Recchia (more…)

There are 3 new books in the NN/LM PNR Professional Development Lending Library:

ALA-APA Salary Survey: A Survey of Public and Academic Library Positions Requiring and ALA-Accredited Master’s Degree. (2006)

Lipinski, Tomas A. The Complete Copyright Liability Handbook for Librarians and Educators. (2006)

Schott, Michael J. Medical Library Downsizing: Administrative, Professional, and Personal Strategies for Coping with Change. (2005)

To order, send email to: nnlm@u.washington.edu. To view the entire Library Library, please see the NN/LM PNR Lending Library web page.

Digital library initiatives for public health workers, multi-cultural information on immunizations, and health literacy activities utilizing Rx Information prescriptions are some of the features of new outreach projects in the Pacific Northwest. Each project will also include training and community development in settings with limited health information expertise. The RML received many excellent proposals in response to Outreach to Underserved Health Professionals and Community Outreach RFPs, issued last summer. (more…)

Article by Rose M. Jackson, MLIS
Portland State University

In July 2005, Portland State University received an Express Outreach Award to develop a consumer health collection for the clients and staff of Outside In, a social service agency, located less than five blocks from the campus. After several consultations, the clinic staff at Outside In, felt that a targeted collection aimed at the Transgendered Communities would be the best usage of the award. Within the past five years, Outside In medical clinic has experienced a significant increase in the number of gender queer, Transgendered, and questioning youth and homeless people using their services. (more…)