Executive summary

Greg Bodin, Technology Coordinator, resigned his position effective July 26, 2006.

 

Network infrastructure

No information to report for this quarter.

TABLE 1. Quarterly infrastructure data

	Current quarter (July, 2006)	Previous quarter (Feb-June, 2006)
Network members full	181	N/A
Network members - affiliate	N/A	N/A
Libraries providing services to unaffiliated health professionals	97 (55%)	N/A
Libraries providing services to public users	93 (52%)	N/A
Average fill rate for resource libraries	84%	81%

Regional Advisory Committee (RAC) activities: There were no RAC activities during the first quarter.

Needs assessment and evaluation activities/data: No activities/data for this quarter.

 

Outreach

No projects were funded in this quarter.

TABLE 3. Exhibits. Note that separate exhibit reports should not be included with the RML quarterly report.

Dates	Organization name	Meeting name	Location
RML national exhibits
July 26 - 8, 2006	National Association of County and City Health Officials	Annual 2006 Conference	San Antonio, TX
RML regional/state/local exhibits
None
Subcontracted national exhibits
None
Subcontracted regional/state/local exhibits
None

Actionable feedback received from exhibit visitors: No information to report for this quarter.

MedlinePlus Go Local: A MedlinePlus Go Local proposal was submitted by the Baton Rouge General Medical Center, Baton Rouge LA for a Louisiana Go Local project. The proposal was reviewed by NN/LM SCR Staff and forwarded to the NLM for further review.

TABLE 4. Presentations and training provided by RML staff

Date	Staff	Title	Location	Number of attendees	In person or distance education
July 5, 2006	Bodin	DOCLINE	Dallas, TX	2	Distance Ed
July 11, 2006	Malizia	Resources and Services of Regional Medical Libraries	Houston, TX	28	Distance Ed
July 14, 2006	Bodin	Nursing on the Net: Healthcare Resources You Can Use	Oklahoma City, OK	18
July 21, 2006	Bodin	Prescription for Success: Consumer Health on the Web	Haltom City, TX	9
July 24, 2006	Bodin	Geeks Bearing Gifts: Unwrapping New Technology Trends	Albuquerque, NM	18
July 24, 2006	Bodin	Geeks Bearing Gifts: Unwrapping New Technology Trends	Albuquerque, NM	20

 

Other staff activities

Elizabeth Eaton, PhD, Renée Bougard, and Michelle Malizia attended the Conference on Native American Health Information Services in the United States, July 20-21, 2006 in Albuquerque NM.

 

Publications and resources developed by RML staff

No activity to report for this quarter.