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		<title>Meet us at the Oasis!</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2009 07:59:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Heidi Sandstrom</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[On July 15, NN/LM PSR staff will host the first of its monthly web conferences, “Midday at the Oasis.”  ]]></description>
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		<title>NN/LM PSR Contract Site Visit</title>
		<link>http://nnlm.gov/psr/newsletter/?p=875</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2009 23:46:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Heidi Sandstrom</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[On October 21, 2008, NLM conducted a site visit at UCLA about the programs and services of the National Network of Libraries of Medicine, Pacific Southwest Region. This article describes the findings of that visit.]]></description>
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		<title>Rural Assistance Center: Your Online Tool Box about Rural Communities</title>
		<link>http://nnlm.gov/psr/newsletter/?p=925</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2009 23:31:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sue Yasharpour</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Rural Assistant Center (RAC) is a comprehensive information portal created by the Department of Health and Human Services with access to a full range of available programs, funding, and research about rural communities. RAC offers a variety of services to help inform decisions affecting rural health and human services.
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		<title>New Funding Opportunities for 2009-2010!</title>
		<link>http://nnlm.gov/psr/newsletter/?p=883</link>
		<comments>http://nnlm.gov/psr/newsletter/?p=883#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2009 17:02:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alan Carr</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[For the 2009-2010 contract year, NN/LM PSR is offering a new funding opportunity for major outreach subcontract awards of up to $40,000. In addition, the maximum funding amount for as the popular express outreach awards program has been increased from $6,000 to $12,000 per project. The deadline for major outreach award submissions is July 31, 2009; express outreach award proposals may be submitted at any time. All projects funded by the two programs must be completed by April 30, 2011.  All projects will be funded through a subcontract mechanism (purchase order agreement). Any Network member is invited to submit a proposal. 
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		<title>MLA Spring Webcast 2009</title>
		<link>http://nnlm.gov/psr/newsletter/?p=861</link>
		<comments>http://nnlm.gov/psr/newsletter/?p=861#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2009 07:59:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Melina Duenas</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[The Medical Library Association's educational webcast, "Finding Work-Life Balance: Strategies for You and Your Institution," was a success!]]></description>
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		<title>News from NLM at the MLA meeting in Honolulu</title>
		<link>http://nnlm.gov/psr/newsletter/?p=827</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Jun 2009 07:59:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kay Deeney</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Ten tips from NLM discussed at MLA '09 in Honolulu.]]></description>
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		<title>PHPartners: Your Gateway to Community Needs Assessment</title>
		<link>http://nnlm.gov/psr/newsletter/?p=707</link>
		<comments>http://nnlm.gov/psr/newsletter/?p=707#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 27 May 2009 21:31:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sue Yasharpour</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Outreach]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Training]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Doing outreach projects with your local community offers many opportunities and challenges. A crucial beginning to any outreach project is conducting a needs assessment of the community you want to work with. A community needs assessment requires use of quality resources for valid supporting evidence to convince the funders about the merits of your project to the community.]]></description>
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		<title>Membership Changes</title>
		<link>http://nnlm.gov/psr/newsletter/?p=472</link>
		<comments>http://nnlm.gov/psr/newsletter/?p=472#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2009 22:24:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Julie Kwan</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Our numbers are growing! 18 new members joined the NN/LM Pacific Southwest Region since September 2008.]]></description>
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		<title>Announcing the new NLM Applied Informatics Grants</title>
		<link>http://nnlm.gov/psr/newsletter/?p=675</link>
		<comments>http://nnlm.gov/psr/newsletter/?p=675#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Apr 2009 23:00:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alan Carr</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[NLM has announced a one time opportunity for its Applied Informatics Grants, which follows on after the suspension of Planning Grants for Integrated Advanced Information Management Systems (IAIMS) and Knowledge Management &#038; Applied Informatics Grants.]]></description>
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		<title>Technology in Libraries: Providing Access, Linking Communities</title>
		<link>http://nnlm.gov/psr/newsletter/?p=639</link>
		<comments>http://nnlm.gov/psr/newsletter/?p=639#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2009 23:35:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Heidi Sandstrom</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Technology]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[This Technology in Libraries: Providing Access, Linking Communities Symposium, held at the Cerritos Public Library on Friday, March 6 was an overwhelming success, thanks to the efforts of Co-Chairs Cheryl Bartel and Jeff Williams and of all their diligent and hardworking committee members! ]]></description>
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