by Maria Collins, Collection Access Section, NLM collinm@mail.nlm.nih.gov

The guideline for delivery method is that the lender should send via the borrower’s preferred delivery method indicated in the Ship to: area of the receipt.  If that method is unavailable to the lender, the lender may send by any of the listed alternate delivery methods shown in the body of the receipt.  If a technical problem temporarily prevents delivery by all of the requested methods, the lender should contact the borrower to ask permission to send via a method not listed, or reject the request.  If the borrower does not respond or says no, the request should be updated as Not Filled for reason of Other. The lender’s institution record should be updated to reflect their current delivery abilities.

Libraries may wish to take this opportunity to review their borrow preferences to ensure they reflect their actual delivery method requirements. NLM strongly recommends selecting your preferred delivery method as your Network Delivery Method, and selecting acceptable alternate delivery methods.

The DOCLINE will match your delivery method choices with lenders providing those delivery methods and that also report owning the title and requested volume OR year.  Using the comments field to indicate delivery preference may result in inaccurate routing, unnecessary work by lenders, and delays in filling the request.

To update your borrow preferences and lending delivery methods, go to Institutions, Update, then go to the DOCLINE Options page.

For more information on how routing works, see the FAQ at:

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/services/doc_new_routing.html

by Terri Ottosen, Consumer Health Outreach Coordinator

Have you ever heard one of your Regional Medical Library staff members mention a funding opportunity with us at the National Network of Libraries of Medicine (NN/LM) and wondered whether you should apply? Perhaps you know of us, but are curious to know more. A new online tutorial is available on the NN/LM SE/A web site, the first in a series called “Wishing Well”. Envisioned as an objective in the 2006-2011 contract with the National Library of Medicine, this series of tutorials is intended to serve as an introduction to the National Network of Libraries of Medicine and to instruct potential funding seekers to the specific step-by-step instructions for applying, implementing and concluding an outreach project.

Part 1 of the series, entitled “Wishful Thinking”, has been completed and is now on our web site and located at http://nnlm.gov/sea/training/wishingwell/part1/part1.htm. This tutorial is an introduction to the National Network of Libraries of Medicine, Southeastern Atlantic Region and covers general funding ideas including partnership tips and how to write a good proposal. It is intended to help community, faith-based and other organizations learn about the benefits of partnering with libraries, such as, how to find a partner and how to create a successful partnership.

The tutorial was created by Mandy Meloy, Community Outreach Coordinator and Terri Ottosen, Consumer Health Outreach Coordinator to assist network members and potential network members interested in receiving funding to provide outreach to their community. This tutorial uses Adobe Captivate software and is available to anyone with high-speed Internet access. Slides can be viewed and/or listened to using a computer with speakers. Future tutorials planned are outlined below.

Part 2, “Be Careful for What You Wish For”, is the second tutorial and it gets even deeper into the funding process and is intended for people planning a full outreach project.  This level covers the full proposal including outlines, examples, templates, and samples of good proposals to review. Wording and the elements of a good proposal such as researching, community needs assessments, and outcomes will be provided in this training.  Other topics include management of time, staff, and resources. Part of the “Measuring the Difference Guide to Planning and Evaluating Health Information Outreach,” developed by NN/LM and NLM staff, will be used. The training will cover the NN/LM funding process specifically.

Part 3, entitled, “Your Wish is Granted”, is the third part of the series and is intended for those whose proposals have been accepted and funded.  Once an award is made, an organization may ask – “Now what?”  This training covers the steps of ordering equipment and other items needed for your project, an introduction to the NN/LM staff, how to enter an Outreach Activity Reporting Form (OARF) into the system, and how to write reports.  Reporting will cover the report schedule, how to structure and how to submit the reports.  Anyone who has been awarded funding from us could benefit from taking this online tutorial.

Part 4, entitled “Was Your Wish Fulfilled?”  is the final part of the series and covers the last part of the funding process including evaluating the project, ideas for future projects, and sustainability. Qualitative and quantitative evaluation of the project will be reviewed for awardees. This training is suitable for Network members having completed or are near completing a full outreach project.

For details on the entire series of tutorials planned, please visit this page on our site: http://nnlm.gov/sea/training/wishingwell/

To view Part 1, Wishful Thinking, of the tutorial series, please visit: http://nnlm.gov/sea/training/wishingwell/part1/part1.htm