For the current contract under which the NN/L SE/A Region is functioning, we proposed that we work with an advisory body comprised of representatives of network members, health care professionals, educators, and consumers to develop and monitor programs that meet the needs of constituent bodies and outreach targets.

Our objectives were to:

1. Develop a structure for the RAC committees and a mechanism selection of members.
2. Devise methods to obtain advice and feedback on regional programs.
3. With the RAC, plan an evaluation of NN/LM SE/A programs and services at the end of years 2 and 4.

Our rationale was to: Use the Regional Advisory Committee (RAC) as an important component of the mechanism by which the SE/A regional programs and services are planned, implemented and evaluated. These representative bodies of the Region’s constituent populations will act in both an advisory and oversight capacity during the contract period. In the past, the RAC has helped the RML identify target audiences with which to work, provided feedback on strategies to employ to maximize limited resources, tested and provided feedback on NLM’s products such as PubMed and MedlinePlus and served as ambassadors throughout the Region and among their constituencies in furthering the goals of the NN/LM.

We proposed a more decentralized structure - four advisory committees and an oversight committee. Each of the four RAC committees focus on a specific program area: outreach to health professionals, consumer health, network access, and technology. The committees’ charge is to represent the needs of Network members and target populations, review and make recommendations about SE/A programs and funding initiatives, and develop programming recommendations and plans that will assist the SE/A in meeting its goals and objectives.

The Oversight Committee will consist of the four committee chairs, the chairs of ad-hoc committees or task forces when appropriate, the SE/A director, ex officio, and the SE/A executive director, ex officio. The Oversight Committee provides assessment, program development, and evaluation of SE/A programs. Ad hoc committees or task forces may be formed as needed to conduct SE/A business. The newly decentralized structure of the RAC provides an opportunity for widespread input on SE/A goals and objectives and encourages broad membership participation in planning SE/A programs and services.

Regional Advisory Access Committee
The members include:

Hilary Doane
Library Technical Assistant
Coy C. Carpenter Library
Wake Forest University School of Medicine
Winston-Salem, NC 27157

Karen Dillon
Director-NN/LM Liaison Reference
Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital
Roanoke, VA 24033

Jan Orick
Director, Biomedical Library
St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital
Memphis, TN 38105

Roxanne Nelson
Assistant Director for Public Services
Mercer University School of Medicine
Medical Library
Macon, GA 31207

Nancy Patterson
Head, Document Delivery Management
University of Maryland Baltimore
Health Sciences and Human Services Library
Baltimore, MD 21201

Barry Powell Library Technician
VA Medical Center
Medical Library
Memphis, TN 38104Karen Roth
Manager, Medical Libraries
Morton Plant Mease Health Care
Medical Library
Clearwater, FL 33756

Holly Willis
Director
McGlannan Health Sciences Library
Mercy Medical Center
Baltimore, MD 21202

Beth Wescott, ex-officio
Network Access Coordinator
NN/LM SE/A

Regional Advisory Consumer Health Committee
The members include:

Linda Gorman
Director
Harrison Medical Library
Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center
Baltimore, MD 21224

Elizabeth Ketterman
EAHEC/Outreach Librarian
William E. Laupus Sciences Library
East Carolina University
Greenville, NC

Rebecca Mitchell
Director
Alabama Public Library
Montgomery, AL

Cynthia Westley
Director of Patient and Family Education
University of Virginia Medical Center
Charlottesville, VA

Janet Schneider
Patient Education Librarian
James A. Haley Veterans Hospital
Tampa, FL

Christie Silbajoris
Director
NC Health Info
Health Sciences Library
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, NC

Nancy McKeehan
Assistant Librarian and Head of Systems
Medical University of South Carolina
Charleston, SC

Reverend Lance Watson
Senior Pastor
Saint Paul’s Baptist Church
Richmond, VA

Georgia Lanford
Manager
Congregational Nursing Program
Spartanburg Regional Healthcare System
Spartanburg, SC

Debbie Michaels
Reference Librarian
Cape Fear Community College, LRC
Wilmington, NC

Terri Ottosen, ex-officio
Consumer Health Outreach Coordinator
NN/LM SE/A

Vacant, ex-officio
Community Outreach Coordinator
NN/LM SE/A

Regional Advisory Outreach to Health Professional Committee
The members include:

Ellen Sayed
Head of Collections Management
Charles M. Baugh Biomedical Library
University of South Alabama
Mobile, AL 36688

Cathy Jordan
Reference Librarian
Walther Reed Medical Center
Washington, DC 20307

Rita Smith
Education and Outreach Coordinator
Mercer University
School of Medicine Medical Library
Macon, GA 31207

Diana McDuffee
ILS Network Director
NC AHEC Information and Library System
UNC Chapel Hill
Health Sciences Library
Chapel Hill, NC 27599

Feili Tu
Assistant Professor
University of South Carolina
School of Library & Information Science
College of Mass Communications and Information Studies
Columbia, SC 29208

Martha Earl
Librarian
University of Tennessee Graduate School of Medicine
Preston Medical Library
Knoxville, TN 37920

Frances Henderson
Special Assistant to the Director
Jackson Heart Study
350 West Woodrow Wilson Drive, Ste 701
Jackson, MS 39213

Toni Yancey, ex-officio
Outreach/Exhibits Coordinator
NN/LM SE/A

Sheila Snow-Croft, ex-officio
Outreach/Education Coordinator
NN/LM SE/A

Regional Advisory Technology Committee
The members include:

Pat Hammond
Director
Potomac Hospital
R. P. Immerman Memoral library
Woodbridge VA 22191

Biddanda Poovaiah Ponnappa (Suresh)
Associate Dean Learning Resources/Edu Tech Director
Medical Library
East Tennessee State University
James H. Quillen College of Medicine
Johnson City, TN 37614

John Paul Myrick
County Librarian
Cullman County Public Library
Cullman, AL 35055

Beverly Murphy
Assistant Director, Marketing and Publications
Duke University
Medical Center Library
Durham, NC 27710

Justin Robinson
Website Coordinator
University of South Alabama
Charles M. Baugh Biomedical Library
Mobile, AL 36688

Jennifer Watson
Assistant Professor/Head
Electronic & Collection Services
University of Tennessee
Health Science Center Library
Memphis, TN 38163

Tillie Horak
Library Informationist
Harrison Medical Library
Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center
Baltimore, MD 21224

Mark A. Spasser
Director of Medical Libraries
Palmetto Health Richland
Columbia, SC 29203

Devica Samsundar
Electronic Resources Librarian
Baptist Hospital of Miami
Jaffee Medical Library
Miami, FL 33176

Shannon Jones
Education Services Outreach Librarian
Virginia Commonwealth University
Tompkins-McCaw Library for the Health Sciences
Richmond, VA

Dale Prince, ex-officio member
Technology Coordinator, NN/LM SE/A

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