Posted on August 14th, 2008 by Alison Aldrich | Filed under Funding, Technology
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We are excited to announce a new funding opportunity from the NN/LM PNR to support purchase, installation, and/or upgrading of hardware and software to enhance access to health information.
Up to three (3) awards of up to $5,000 each are available to NN/LM member organizations in Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, and Washington. The purpose of these awards is to enhance the capacity of a library or organization to offer electronic health information services for health professionals or health consumers.
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Posted on August 14th, 2008 by Catherine Burroughs | Filed under Funding, News From the RML
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Congratulations to the Spokane County Medical Society Library, the Center for Public Health Nutrition, at the University of Washington, and OR211. These 3 network member organizations were recently awarded new funding for Express Outreach projects in the Pacific Northwest Region.
For more information about their projects, please see: http://nnlm.gov/pnr/funding/OutreachAwards2006-2011.html
Posted on August 13th, 2008 by Nikki Dettmar | Filed under Member Services, News From the RML, Training & Education
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Please join us in three weeks for an RML Rendezvous on Wednesday, September 3, 2008 at 1pm Pacific time for a presentation by Medical Library Association’s Vital Pathways Task Force Chair M.J. Tooey. We will post a reminder about the Rendezvous here the day before it will occur.
For more information about Vital Pathways and how to connect to this and future Rendezvous sessions, see Next Presentation and How Do I Connect to RML Rendezvous? We look forward to having you join us!
Posted on July 31st, 2008 by Gail Kouame | Filed under News From the RML, Provide Outreach
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by Gail Kouame
Several weeks ago I posted a story about my experiences with the surgery videos on MedlinePlus.gov, the National Library of Medicine’s consumer health portal site. One of my co-workers asked me at that point, “You’re going to write an ‘after’ story, aren’t you?” To which I said, “Sure!” So, here it is… Read more »
Posted on July 30th, 2008 by Alison Aldrich | Filed under National News
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The traveling exhibit Opening Doors: Contemporary African American Academic Surgeons and a corresponding exhibit “Firsts in the History of African American Physicians and Surgeons” will be on display at the University of Washington Health Sciences Library from August 1 to September 26, 2008. Opening Doors was developed and produced by the National Library of Medicine and the Reginald F. Lewis Museum of Maryland African American History and Culture.
If you are in the Seattle area, we hope you will visit and join us in honoring the many contributions of African American physicians to the field of medicine.
photo courtesy Sharon M. Henry, M.D. and Maryland Institute of Emergency Medical Services System |
Posted on July 23rd, 2008 by Alison Aldrich | Filed under Member Services, Technology
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Site visits are one of the most enjoyable parts of my new job as Technology Outreach Coordinator. Thanks to all of you who have welcomed me into your libraries and offices. I have learned a lot from you.
Being new to the Pacific Northwest, I never leave for a trip without first consulting the NN/LM Member Maps to see which Network members I might visit along my route. The Member Maps, powered by Google and mashed up for NN/LM by programmer Aron Beal, are a new feature in our Members Directory. If you, like me, find yourself in a new job in a new place, use Member Maps as a way to identify and get connected with nearby colleagues.
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