The Specialized Information Services (SIS) Division of the National Library of Medicine (NLM)  has released an update for the Toxicology and Environmental Health (TEHIP) page (http://sis.nlm.nih.gov/enviro.html).

One of the goals of the redesign/update was to make the site more approachable and understandable with the use of images, descriptions, and other tools. The attempt was also to make it easier to navigate, with less scrolling.

Feedback on the redesign is welcome, and may be provided via the “Contact Us” tab at: http://sis.nlm.nih.gov/siscontact.html .

Healthy Roads Media has created a number of new free materials.  First, there is a set of HIV/AIDS materials in English and French that have been made possible with the support of the Specialized Information Services Division of the National Library of Medicine.  There are new materials (English and Spanish) that focus on helping to get parents to ask questions about their children’s healthcare.  These are based on the SpeakUp materials of The Joint Commission.  There are English and Somali web videos that provide guidance on drawing up insulin and giving a subcutaneous injection.  These diabetes education materials were developed by Health Information Translations (www.healthinfotranslations.org) and have been reformatted and made available here with their permission.  Lastly, there is a new English language title that deals with reading medication labels.  It is made possible through a partnership with a collaborative team from New York (Edward G. Miner Library, University of Rochester and Rochester Committee on Refugee Resettlement).  It is also being developed in the Karen language.

The recording for the March 17 SCR CONNECTions webinar, Reliable Complementary and Alternative (CAM) Websites, is available online at http://nnlm.gov/scr/training/webmeeting.html#Archives.

The next SCR CONNECTions, PubMed Update, will be held on Wednesday, April 21, at 10:30am CT.

PubMed now allows users to tailor how their search results will display.  By setting their preferences with My NCBI, users can select whether the results will be in the Summary or Abstract format, how many citations there will be per page, and the order of the results.

See the NLM Technical Bulletin article for the full details.

Have you ever read a medical word and wondered how to pronounce it?  Do your customers ask you for help pronouncing medical words?  MedlinePlus can help!

The MedlinePlus medical dictionary now includes audio pronunciations.  Learn how to say words like ptosis, Sjogren’s and fibrillation.  Search the medical dictionary on MedlinePlus and then click on the red speaker icon to hear the pronunciation.

If you have any questions or comments about this new feature, please send them to the MedlinePlus team via the contact form on MedlinePlus.

Congratulations to Stephanie Fulton, Assistant Library Director at MD Anderson Cancer Center, Research Medical Library, the recipient of the 2010 Medical Library Association’s Estelle Brodman Award for Academic Medical Librarian of the Year.  The Estelle Brodman Award recognizes an academic medical librarian at mid-career level who demonstrates significant achievement, the potential for leadership, and continuing excellence. The award was established in 1986.

Congratulations to Drs. Ana and Don Cleveland (University of North Texas, College of Information), recipients of the 2010 Medical Library Association’s Ida and George Eliot Prize, for their book “Health Informatics for Medical Librarians“!

The Ida and George Eliot Prize is presented annually for a work published in the preceding calendar year that has been judged most effective in furthering medical librarianship. They will receive the award at MLA’s annual meeting in May.

Both “Dr. Ana” and “ Dr. Don” Cleveland have taught many librarians in the South Central Region.

The NN/LM SCR will be offering Health Statistics on the Web: It’s as Easy as …1, 2, 3! at the HAM-TMC Library, Houston, TX, on Wednesday, March 24, 2010, from 9 a.m.-12 p.m.

This 3-hour hands-on course focuses on the location, selection, and effective use of statistics relevant to health on the local, state, national, and international levels. The importance and relevance of health statistics in various contexts will be discussed. Participants will have the opportunity to become familiar with the features and scope of several statistics Internet resources through the use of numerous exercises.

Upon successful completion of the class, each participant will receive 3 hours of continuing education credit awarded by the Medical Library Association.

The class is free and open to anyone. For more information on the location and how to register, go to: http://resource.library.tmc.edu/cls/register.cfm?ClassID=240

If you have any questions, please contact Cheryl Rowan at cheryl.rowan@exch.library.tmc.edu or 713-799-7880.

The NN/LM SCR Educational Needs Assessment is closing on Friday, March 12, 2010. Please go to: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/scredneeds to respond.

Social networking opportunities are attracting new users to sites such as Facebook and Twitter. Now you can stay connected with the National Library of Medicine through both Facebook and Twitter. Become a Fan of the National Library of Medicine on Facebook and follow informative tweets on Twitter by using the links below.

National Library of Medicine Facebook Fan Page

nlm_newsroom Twitter feed

Additional information about social networking from the National Library of Medicine can be found in the following press releases:

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/news/facebook_nlm.html

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/news/twitter_nlm.html