HSLM - Health Science Libraries of Minnesota

Please see the following message forwarded from NLM - this is an interesting online collection!

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The History of Medicine Division of the National Library of Medicine is pleased to announce our newest website, AIDS Ephemera, based on an exhibit of that name at the NLM from November 2002 to June 2003.

AIDS was first identified in 1981 and the initial response to the disease generated ephemeral public health materials, such as buttons, posters, cards, comic books, and even lunch boxes. Since AIDS was both incurable and invariably fatal, these messages of prevention were the only effective steps public health officials could take.

Produced by government health departments as well as private organizations, these ephemeral objects became an important medium for messages of awareness, prevention, compassion, and responsibility. Buttons and posters provided information on disease symptoms and safe practices, while comic books spun tales of the consequences of risky sex and needle sharing.

The materials for this website are drawn from the NLM’s Prints & Photographs collection. Many donors contributed these materials—we wish to take special note of the contributions of William H. Helfand, who, as a consultant to the Library, organized and carried out a project to secure AIDS posters from the many agencies and organizations that were producing and distributing them in the 1980s and '90s.

Please visit the site at: http://www.nlm.nih.gov/exhibition/aidsephemera

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Please see the following message forwarded from NLM.

Subject: Secretary's Advisory Committee on National Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Objectives for 2020 Meeting Announcement

You and others in your organizations may wish to "attend" the Secretary’s Advisory Committee on National Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Objectives for 2020, which will hold its fourth meeting on July 30, 2008, from 12:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) on the Internet (via WebEx software). This meeting will be the equivalent of an in-person meeting of the Committee and will be open to the public. Please feel free to forward this announcement to your members.

Members of the public are invited to listen to the online Committee meeting. To listen to the Committee meeting, individuals must pre-register to attend at the Healthy People Web site at http://www.healthypeople.gov. There will be no opportunity for oral public comments during the online meeting.

Written comments are welcome throughout the development process of the national health promotion and disease prevention objectives for 2020. They can be submitted through the Healthy People Web site at: http://www.healthypeople.gov/hp2020/comments/ or they can be e-mailed to HP2020@hhs.gov. Please note that the public comment Website will be updated throughout the Healthy People development process, so people should return to the site frequently to provide their input.

Participation in the meeting is limited. Registrations will be accepted until maximum WebEx capacity is reached and must be completed by close of business EDT on July 29, 2008. A waiting list will be maintained should registrations exceed WebEx capacity. Individuals on the waiting list will be contacted as additional space for the meeting becomes available. For detailed instructions about how to make sure that your windows-based computer and browser are set up for WebEx, please visit the “Secretary’s Advisory Committee” page of the Healthy People Web site at: http://www.healthypeople.gov/hp2020/advisory/default.asp.

Registration questions may be directed to Hilary Scherer at HP2020@norc.org (e-mail), (301) 634-9374 (phone), or (301) 634-9301 (fax).

Regards,
Lisa

Lisa A. Lang, MPP Assistant Director for Health Services Research Information Head, National Information Center on Health Services Research and Health Care Technology (NICHSR) National Library of Medicine 301-435-2242 langl@nlm.nih.gov

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A thirty minute online search clinic will be presented by the NLM® and the National Training Center and Clearinghouse (NTCC) via Adobe® Connect™ on Thursday, July 17, 2008 (2:00 pm ET). The presentation will cover changes to PubMed including how PubMed handles your search (the new automatic term mapping process and the citation sensor, and Advanced Search beta).

For more information and access to the meeting, go to: http://www.nlm.nih.gov/bsd/disted/clinics/pmupdate08.html. Please note that, due to technical limitations, there is a maximum capacity of 300 participants permitted. The clinic will be recorded and available for viewing at this address.

Posted by Liz Fine at 11:58 AM | Permalink | Comments (0)

Dear Network Member,

The GMR is extending an invitation for all network members to provide feedback about the strengths of its program and future directions it should take. This project will help us prepare for the upcoming site visit from the National Library of Medicine on August 12, 2008. The goal of the site visit is to help GMR and NLM understand how the RML is serving its network membership, learn how GMR can strengthen its program to meet current and emerging needs in the region, and gather ideas for how NLM can support the national network.

To access our feedback form, please click on the link below. You can answer as many questions as you want or provide other comments.

http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=jh_2fJ_2fRY6GdRlD0LQ13ec_2fA_3d_3d

The responses from this questionnaire will be provided unedited (but without names attached) to those involved in the site visit, specifically the visiting site team along with the staff from GMR and NLM. These responses will also be included in the site team's written report, which is made available to GMR staff. GMR, in turn, may decide to share the site visit report with advisors or groups such as our Regional Advisory Committee.

We will be collecting responses through July 14th. Your responses are very important to us, so please take a few moments to send your feedback!

Sincerely,

Kate Carpenter, GMR Director <khc@uic.edu>

and Ruth Holst, GMR Associate Director <rholst@uic.edu>

Posted by Liz Fine at 11:56 AM | Permalink | Comments (0)

Please see the following message forwarded on behalf of the MLA Public Health/Health Administrative Section. Note: July 25 deadline.

Do you work with public health professionals? Are you interested in public health? Are you interested in attending the American Public Health Association Annual Meeting?

This year’s APHA meeting will take place in San Diego, CA from October 25 - 29, 2008. Its theme is Public Health Without Borders.

The Grace and Harold Sewell Memorial Fund, Inc. is offering stipends to librarians and other information professionals to help cover the costs of their attending and/or participating in this meeting. Successful applicants from the greater San Diego area will receive a stipend of at least $650. Successful applicants from outside greater San Diego will receive at least $1,000. This amount covers most of the APHA Membership at $195 and Early Bird (pre-August 15, 2008) Member Registration at $380. Though significant, these amounts will NOT cover all costs, so stipend recipients will need to find additional monies to cover remaining costs.

Completed applications are due July 25, 2008--just over 3 weeks from today. To apply, download the Word application form at http://phha.mlanet.org/activities.html. Add all required application materials to the completed form and send as a SINGLE email attachment to Joey Nicholson at jnicholson@nyam.org.

For more information, contact Joey Nicholson at jnicholson@nyam.org.

Joey Nicholson
Chair, Client Relations Committee
PH/HA Section, MLA

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Hello Network Members,

We are checking in again to see if you suffered damages or interruption of services related to recent storms and/or current flooding. We hope that you are all OK. We have received reports from a number of institutions that have sustained damage so far - look at the Cornflower blog for latest updates: http://nnlm.gov/gmr/blog/2008/06/17/regional-flooding-storm-reports/

Please keep us informed of any status changes.

If you or another network member you know has need for assistance from the GMR to change DOCLINE status to "Inactive" because of inability to maintain regular DOCLINE services due to storm damage, please contact the GMR.

Our toll-free RML phone number is 1-800-338-7657 (1-800-DEV-ROKS).

Thanks.

The GMR Staff

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Max C Anderson, MLIS
Technology Coordinator
National Network of Libraries of Medicine
Greater Midwest Region
1750 W. Polk St. M/C 763
Chicago, IL 60612-433

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This is a cross-post from the Midwest Chapter MLA list, in case anyone is interesting in the NLM Gateway/PubMed/TOXNET series sooner than September. Note - TOXNET is not one of the classes offered in Minneapolis this fall.

The Ebling Library at the University of Wisconsin-Madison will be hosting three sessions presented by The National Training Center and Clearinghouse (http://nnlm.gov/ntcc/) in July, 2008:

(1) NLM Gateway & ClinicalTrials.gov will be held on Tuesday, July 22, 2008 (a half day session from 1:00pm - 4:30pm).
(2) PubMed will be held on Wednesday, July 23, 2008 (a full day session from 8:30am - 5:00pm).
(3) TOXNET will be held on Thursday, July 24, 2008 (a full day session from 9:00am - 4:00pm).

Sessions will be held in Room 2121 Health Sciences Learning Center (see map).
Sessions are FREE and OPEN TO ALL.

For more information and to register, please go to http://nnlm.gov/ntcc/classes/schedule.html

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It was great to see you all at the Annual Meeting on Friday! As promised, here are a few GMR-related links for you to get reacquainted with.

First of all, here is the home page for the GMR: http://nnlm.gov/gmr/. Take a look around! The major categories run across the top of the page. Something not immediately evident about the site is that once you get to a subject page, there are unique links on the left sidebar. They're easy to miss, so get used to looking for them - there's a lot of good stuff stashed over there.

See especially:
Funding: http://nnlm.gov/gmr/funding/
On the Funding page, you can see the different types of awards that are available, view recipients, and apply for funds. Many types of grants are available, from $1000 professional development awards to $40,000 subcontracts.

Training and Educational Opportunities: http://nnlm.gov/gmr/training/
This page lists the classes GMR staff will come teach for free, and also links to numerous handouts and training materials. You can view the GMR calendar from here to locate and register for existing training opportunities in the area. For example, on September 15th and 16th, classes on ClinicalTrials.gov and PubMed will be held in the Bio-Medical Library at the U of M.

I hope this information is helpful! As always, let me know if you have any questions or if there is anything I can help with. Thanks!

Liz

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Message from Betsy Humphreys about Clinical Trials Summary Results Database.
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Colleagues,

As you may know, NLM is working on the development of a clinical trials summary results database to implement provisions of the FDA Amendments Act of 2007 (FDAAA). A preliminary mockup of the results data entry system is available for review and comment at http://prsinfo.clinicaltrials.gov/rrs-mockup-intro.html.

Information about how to comment (by June 18, 2008) is on the website - as is a way to sign up to receive notification when subsequent drafts and other information about FDAAA registration and results reporting requirements are posted. These requirements are likely to apply to many drug and device trials carried out in NN/LM institutions. In addition, the approach taken in ClinicalTrials.gov is likely to influence requirements for summary reporting from clinical research information systems.

Please share this message with interested parties in your institutions.

Thanks very much.

Betsy

Betsy L. Humphreys
Deputy Director
National Library of Medicine
8600 Rockville Pike
Bethesda, MD 20894
email: humphreb@mail.nih.gov
tel. 301/496-6661

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The GMR is delighted to announce that Samanthi Hewakapuge began working as the Consumer Health Coordinator on May 16, 2008.

Samanthi was the Health Sciences Reference and Outreach Librarian at Ohio University until May 2008. She was the liaison librarian and conducted library instruction classes to Schools of Health Sciences, Nursing, Hearing Speech & Language Sciences, Recreation and Sport Sciences and served as the subject bibliographer for the Consumer Health book collection . Her outreach work included Go Local Ohio Southeast site navigation presentations.

Samanthi earned her Library Science degree from the University of Arizona in 2003. Soon after graduation, Samanthi was employed by the Southwest Environmental Health Sciences Center at the University of Arizona for three years as an outreach information specialist. She conducted health education outreach projects on environmental health and toxicology for local schools and communities. She was also the project coordinator for the Health Observances and Public Education (HOPE) Partnership, which was a partnership among seven other universities to promote health education literacy.

Samanthi had the opportunity to work with the Native American tribes in Arizona and South Dakota. She was an intern for the Native American Access to Technology Program in Arizona, sponsored by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation during 2001-2003. She visited and taught computer literacy classes at several tribal libraries. Samanthi worked on the reproductive health manual, Indigenous Women's Health Book, Within the Sacred Circle, as a co-editor when she was interning at the Native American Women's Health Education Resource Center in Lake Andes, South Dakota.

Samanthi holds a second masters degree from Ohio University, in Communication and Development Studies. She presented at a panel at the International Communication Association Meeting in 2000. Samanthi is a native from Sri Lanka and has been living in the United States since she came to pursue her graduate studies in 1998. She is interested in information dissemination, health communication, health literacy, and working with diverse communities.

I hope you will all join me in welcoming Samanthi to the GMR Office.

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The GMR is delighted to announce that Max Anderson began working as the Technology Coordinator on May 12th.

Max earned his MLIS in 1999 from Florida State University. Shortly after graduating, he worked as a Public Access Computer Trainer for the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, installing granted computer technology and training ibrarians in rural libraries across the country. While working with the Gates Foundation, Max became involved with the creation of what became WebJunction, an online portal for libraries. He serves as an advocate for WebJunction, and has taught informational courses online about the portal.

From 2003 to 2008, he worked at SOLINET as an Educational Services Instructor. He wrote and taught classes on OCLC products and services, web design, application of social software to libraries, PubMed as part of a web searching class, and general technology to librarians around the Southeast.

Max is a well-known speaker, and has presented at various conferences including: Computers in Libraries, state library conferences, Midwest Chapter of MLA, and Southern Chapter and Mid-Atlantic Chapter of MLA Joint Conference. In 2007, he was invited to Australia and New Zealand by CAVAL to teach classes about social software in libraries. In 2008, he participated in the MLA Webcast on Web 2.0. He recently published an article in the Georgia Library Quarterly on RFID in Libraries. Some of his interests include emerging technologies, web design, planning for library futures and technology change, cataloging, and advocacy and support for libraries.

Max will be attending the MLA meeting in Chicago. Please introduce yourself if you get the opportunity.

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GMR began a new year on May 1, 2008. We are delighted to announce that we again have multiple funding opportunities for Network members for Year 3 of our contract with the National Library of Medicine (NLM). For a summary, go to: http://nnlm.gov/gmr/funding/current.html

We offer two types of funding; Awards are for under $5000, and Subcontracts are over $5000. The Requests for Proposals (RFPs) have some minor revisions, so we urge you to check the latest versions on our Web site to make sure your applications are complete.

This year we have five Awards, including Exhibit Awards (up to $1500), Outreach Express Awards (up to $4900), Professional Development Awards (up to $1000), Professional Instruction Awards (up to $1500), and Technology Improvement Awards (up to $4900). Please use the online application forms linked to the RFPs to make your submissions.

MedlinePlus Go Local subcontracts are available again at $25,000. In addition, we have three types of outreach subcontracts: Consumer Health, Health Disparities, and Public Health. These latter three subcontracts are available at two levels of funding: $12,000 and $40,000. Online applications are NOT available for the subcontracts, but we have provided outlines within the RFPs to assist you with constructing your proposals.

Please don’t hesitate to contact us if you have questions about any of our funding opportunities or about the application process.

We look forward to hearing from many of you during Year 3.

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MedlinePlus has a multilingual feature, providing access to high quality health information in languages other than English and Spanish. This new service benefits people who prefer to read consumer health information in their native language. It also helps the information professionals and health care providers who serve them.

The new collection contains over 2,500 links to information in more than 40 languages and covers nearly 250 Health Topics. Continuous growth is expected.

Users can navigate the new collection of health information in multiple languages either by language or by topic. A page listing all of the languages covered is on the MedlinePlus homepage, in the list on the left side of the page. Users can browse these languages or link to the page listing all of the topics covered.

Also, on individual English language health topics pages, a "languages" box appears on the right side of the page. The languages box lists the languages with links on that topic in MedlinePlus. The languages box also links users to the collection of health information in multiple languages. Users can also search the new collection of health information in multiple languages. Additionally, a new collection called Multiple Languages appears on the MedlinePlus search results pages.

The MedlinePlus collection of health information in multiple languages is not meant to be comprehensive. Instead, as with our English and Spanish collections, MedlinePlus staff selects materials according to our quality guidelines (quality guidelines specific to the new collection are available at http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/languages/criteria.html).

As always, NLM welcomes your comments and suggestions about MedlinePlus. A Contact Us link appears at the top of every MedlinePlus page.

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Please see the announcement the EBM for Librarians class, to be held in Peoria in July. I took this class in Chicago at the end of March, and it was EXCELLENT - I highly recommend it. Let me know if you have any questions! -Liz
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EBM for librarians: Appraising the evidence for validity.

This 3 day class will be offered in Peoria, Il on July 16, 17, and 18, 2008

Introduction to EBM: Research Design and Searching Tools - Day 1
Critically Appraising the Medical Literature for Validity; Diagnosis and Therapy - Days 2 & 3

http://www.uic.edu/depts/lib/lhs/temp/ebm/ebmclass.shtml

Day 1 places an emphasis on the first two steps of the EBM process: formulating a searchable clinical question and efficiently searching the literature. Tools available to facilitate the EBM process will be introduced. These tools include PubMed Clinical Queries, Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, Practice Guidelines and other electronic resources available. The course will provide an overview of levels of evidence, research design, and bias in publication. Librarians will have the opportunity to work as teams, each sharing his/her unique perspective and knowledge.

Days 2 and 3 provide an in-depth exploration of the third step of the EBM process - critically appraising the medical literature for validity. Days 2 and 3 focus on the evidence based medicine process of critically appraising therapy and diagnosis articles for validity and by analysis of results. In the context of analyzing journal articles and answering case-based clinical questions, an in-depth understanding of the statistical concepts used in the medical literature will be covered. A focus will be placed on the epidemiological concepts fundamental to understanding the clinical literature such as number needed to treat, absolute risk reduction, likelihood ratio, confidence interval and intention to treat.

COST: $375 [includes 21 MLA CEs, Lunch (all 3 days), Workbook and Materials, Coffee, Snacks]

CE HOURS: This course has been approved for 21 MLA CE hours.

FACULTY: Sandra De Groote, MLIS; Cleo Papas, MLIS; Peg Burnette, MLIS; Jo Dorsch, MALS; Jordan Hupert, MD; Leo Niederman, MD;

For more information and to register - visit:
http://www.uic.edu/depts/lib/lhs/temp/ebm/ebmclass.shtml

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See the below message from Ruth Holst at the GMR. The Regional Emergency Preparedness Coordinator for Minnesota is Paul Dahl, at the Minnesota Department of Health Library.

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A major focus for the National Network of Libraries of Medicine (NN/LM) during the current five-year contract is emergency preparedness. Many of your organizations have enhanced their efforts to prepare for natural disasters, man-made disasters, and new security threats, and many of you are already involved in some of that planning.

The NN/LM has been working on a National Emergency Preparedness and Recovery Plan intended to promote emergency preparedness planning among Network Members and to provide some basic tools and resources to assist with this process. To assist with implementation of the National Plan, one Regional Emergency Preparedness Coordinator has been designated for each state in our region.

The purpose of this message is to announce these individuals to you. Below is the list of Regional Coordinators arranged by state. These ten individuals will comprise the GMR Emergency Preparedness Working Group, which will be chaired by Logan Ludwig of Loyola University Medical Center. The Working Group held its first meeting on April 16th during which Dan Wilson, Coordinator of Emergency Preparedness and Recovery Planning for NN/LM, introduced them to the national plan and facilitated a discussion about goals and issues for the region.

This is just the beginning. You will be hearing more from the Regional Coordinators at your state meetings in the months to come and more information from the GMR about resources and possible training opportunities. We will be using the GMRLIST and the GMR Blog, The Cornflower (http://nnlm.gov/gmr/blog/) to communicate with you about this important topic.

Ruth
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Regional Coordinators

IL Logan Ludwig, Loyola University Medical Center, Maywood, Chair
IN Joan Zivich, Community Hospital, Munster
IA Linda Walton, University of Iowa, Hardin Library of the Health Sciences, Iowa City
KY Mary Congleton, Southern Kentucky AHEC, Mt. Vernon
MI Barbara Platts, Munson Healthcare, Traverse City
MN Paul Dahl, RN Barr Public Health Library, Minnesota Dept. of Health, St. Paul
ND Ann Pederson, Altru Hospital, Grand Forks
OH Maryann Mlodzik, Cuyahoga Falls General Hospital, Cuyahoga Falls
SD Pat Hamilton, Rapid City Regional Hospital, Rapid City
WI Robert Koehler, Meriter Hospital Park, Madison

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AIDS Community Information Outreach 2008

The National Library of Medicine (NLM) is pleased to announce the solicitation of quotations from organizations and libraries to design and conduct projects that will improve access to HIV/AIDS related health information for patients, the affected community, and their caregivers.

Projects must involve one or more of the following information access categories:
-Information retrieval
-Skills development
-State-of-the-art resources
-Resource development
-Document Access

Emphasis is placed upon the following types of organizations or arrangements for developing these programs:
-Community-based organizations (CBOs) or patient advocacy groups currently providing HIV/AIDS related serves to the affected community
-Public libraries serving communities in the provision of HIV/AIDS-related information and resources
-Health departments or other local, municipal, or state agencies working to improve public health
-Faith-based organizations currently providing HIV/AIDS-related services
-Multi-type consortia of the above-listed organizations that may be in existence or formed specifically for this project.

Standard Awards are offered for up to $60,000; Express Awards are offered for up to $10,000.

Quotations are due to NLM on Monday, June 16, 2008.

The solicitation for the 2008 AIDS Community Information Outreach Projects is posted at http://www.sis.nlm.nih.gov/hiv/2008aidsrfq.html.

Previously funded AIDS Community Information Outreach Projects are posted at http://www.sis.nlm.nih.gov/outreach/aids_cio_projects.html.

If there are any questions or concerns regarding the Request for Quotations (RFQ) or submission of the proposal, please contact Robin Hope-Williams, the NLM Contracting Officer, at (301) 496-6546 or email to: rhwilli@mail.nih.gov.

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Librarian

Schedule: Full-Time

Location: Cedar Rapids, IA

Department: Library

Job Summary: Primary duties will include developing and implementing bibliographic instruction programs for clinical & medical staff as well as outreach/marketing initiatives. Additional duties will include providing reference services to the public, staff, patients & visitors, interlibrary loan, serials management, some copy cataloging and
assisting the Library Director with additional projects.

Qualifications:
Qualified candidates must have: MLS or MLIS degree, 3+ years library exp, exp with providing bibliographic instruction and reference services in a professional manner. Prefer experience with webpage development,
CQI, TQM or Lean.
https://www.mercycare.org/employment/otherjobs.aspx?JobID=1213

Please post this where other interested candidates would look. This would be a great opportunity for someone (with an MLS or working toward their MLS) who is looking for a position to create their own process in the areas of instruction, outreach and marketing.

Thanks,
Randi

Randi Thon
Library Director, Watts Medical Library

Mercy Medical Center
701 - 10th St. SE
Cedar Rapids, IA 52402
Library: (319) 398-6165

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Please see the following forwarded message from the Specialized Information Services (SIS) at the National Library of Medicine:

News channels report an incident of ricin poisoning in Las Vegas. SIS felt that this would be a great opportunity to remind people that we have an Enviro-Health Topic page on Chemical Warfare, http://sis.nlm.nih.gov/enviro/chemicalwarfare.html, that includes information on ricin.

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The GMR is pleased to announce the availability of two classes from the OERC (Outreach Evaluation Resource Center) outreach evaluation workshop series to be offered at two different times during the upcoming year. These classes are approved for MLA continuing education credit. The classes are Community Assessment (3 hours) Course #3013; and Planning Outcomes-Based Outreach Programs (3 hours) Course #3011.

The GMR will sponsor the classes to be held in Chicago at the UIC Library of the Health Sciences on March 13, 2008. These classes on March 13th will be offered free to Network members; however, transportation and lodging will not be covered by the GMR. Class size will be limited to approximately 20 attendees for each class. Community Assessment #3013 will begin at 9:00 am; Planning Outcomes-Based Outreach Programs #3011 will be offered at 1:00 pm.

Continue reading "From the GMR: CE Opportunities in Outreach" »

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Hello HSLM members - as you may have seen, the GMR will sponsor up to two sites in Minnesota for the March 5th MLA Webcast on Web 2.0 Principles and Best Practices. Because HSLM just hosted a day-long seminar on Web 2.0 technologies in September, no one the HSLM Board was planning to sponsor a site in the Twin Cities. Doreen Roberts in Duluth is planning to request sponsorship for the webcast at St. Luke's Hospital, so there is still sponsorship of one site available. The deadline to apply is February 15th.

If you're interested in hosting a viewing of the webcast at your site and would like to request sponsorship from the GMR, instructions are in the extended entry. It would probably be a good idea to send an email to the HSLM listserv if you're planning to apply, so that if there's interest from more than one site we can be strategic about where we hold the webcast.

Liz

Continue reading "MLA webcast - GMR Sponsorship Available" »

Posted by Liz Fine at 09:29 AM | Permalink | Comments (0)

This notice is being sent to several lists; please excuse the duplication.

EBM for librarians: Appraising the evidence for validity.

This 3 day class will be offered in Chicago on March 26, 27, and 28, 2008
Day 1- Introduction to EBM: Research Design and Searching Tools
Days 2 and 3 - Critically Appraising the Medical Literature for Validity; Diagnosis and Therapy

Cost: $375 (includes 21 MLA CEs, Lunch (all 3 days), Workbook and Materials, Coffee, Snacks)

http://www.uic.edu/depts/lib/lhs/temp/ebm/ebmclass.shtml

Continue reading "Training Opportunity: EBM For Librarians, March 26-28 in Chicago" »

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To All GMR Libraries,

The American Medical Association (AMA) is currently engaged in a digitization project of JAMA and the 9 Archives journals. Our publishing area has requested that I ask for a donation of 26 volumes (see extended entry) of American Journal of Diseases of Children (currently entitled Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine) to be destructively scanned.

In exchange for the missing volumes, the AMA is offering online access to all 9 of the Archives journals in perpetuity. For those of you struggling with space shortages, this may be an offer you may want to consider.
Please respond to me at your earliest convenience.

Sincerely,
Sandra R. Schefris, MLIS
Director
James S. Todd Memorial Library
American Medical Association
Sandra.Schefris@ama-assn.org
Tele: 312-464-4860
FAX: 312-464-5226

Continue reading "From the GMR: Back Issues of American Journal of Diseases of Children Wanted" »

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MLA has recently announced that contributors to MedlinePlus Go Local will be eligible to earn AHIP points. If working on Go Local is part of your job, as it is for the Go Local coordinators and a few others, you are not eligible for these points. Others of you may be eligible, and volunteers definitely are.

According to Lori Klein, of the MedlinePlus Go Local team at NLM, contributors will be "eligible for five points per year under Section II Part 1 B (Editing: Web Sites, Mailing Lists, Listservs) of the Point Index. The online version of the Point Index will be updated to include this activity in the spring."

For more about the Academy of Health Information Professionals and the points, please see the MLA Web site at http://www.mlanet.org/academy/pointindex.html and http://www.mlanet.org/academy/acadfaq2.html

Posted by Liz Fine at 08:35 AM | Permalink | Comments (0)

The GMR still has funding available for Public Health subcontracts and several smaller awards. These are listed at http://nnlm.gov/gmr/funding/current.html. The deadline for the Public Health subcontracts has been set at February 15, 2008.

As we get closer to April 30, 2008, the end of the current GMR contract year, we may have unexpended funds available for a few additional projects. Please contact Ruth Holst at rholst@uic.edu if you have a project idea that does not fit into one of the available funding categories. The GMR staff is available to assist you with proposal development.

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POSITION AVAILABLE
Web Services/Health Sciences Librarian
Fordham Health Sciences Library
Wright State University Libraries, Dayton, Ohio

Wright State University Libraries seek a motivated, energetic and creative individual to develop innovative web-based approaches for providing access to library services and resources and to serve as liaison to academic departments in the life and health sciences.

Continue reading "From the GMR: Web Services/Health Sciences Librarian Position Available (Dayton, OH)" »

Posted by Liz Fine at 09:49 AM | Permalink | Comments (0)

Please note the following with next application deadline of January 25, 2008.

Seva Foundation -- Native American Grants Program
The Seva Foundation is accepting applications for its Native American Grants Program to support community improvements by Native American-led organizations, such as health and wellness activities or educational development.

Award amounts are $2,000-$10,000. Eligible applicants include Native American-led nonprofit organizations, Indigenous Nations, and public agencies.

Deadline: January 25, 2008

Contact the Seva Foundation grant program directly for complete program information and program guidelines: http://www.seva.org/site/PageServer?pagename=programs_NA_content1

[posted on CHHCS Grant Alerts -- December 10, 2007 http://www.healthinschools.org ]

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The Medical Library Association (MLA), under contract and working with the National Institutes of Health/National Library of Medicine (NLM), is looking for eight hospital-based libraries to pilot a new Health Information Literacy (HIL) Curriculum designed to increase health care provider knowledge of health information literacy issues, increase patient and provider use of NLM and other consumer resources, and promote the role of librarians as key providers of health information literacy resources and support.

Continue reading "From the GMR: Hospital Library Health Literacy Pilot Sites Needed" »

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Position Announcement: SPECIAL LIBRARIAN - AQUATIC SCIENCES CENTER

Position Description: Serve as librarian for the University of Wisconsin Aquatic Sciences Center (ASC). The Center administers the Sea Grant Institute (SGI) and the Water Resources Institute (WRI), two statewide federally funded programs, together with other funding activities compatible with the ASC mission.

Continue reading "From the GMR: Special Librarian Job Announcement, Madison, WI" »

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Wanted: Librarians who Enjoy Exhibiting (even if you've never tried it before!) - AHIP points available.

The GMR is looking for volunteers to staff the NLM booth at the upcoming Public Library Association conference:
PLA's 12th National Conference and Exposition at the Minneapolis Convention Center, March 26-28, 2008
http://www.placonference.org/

We need volunteers for the following time slots (half-day volunteers are welcome!):

Wednesday, March 26 - 4:00 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.
Thursday, March 27 - 9:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Friday, March 28 - 9:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

The GMR will reimburse volunteers for transportation (mileage, tolls, parking, bus, taxi, etc.).

If you are interested, please respond to haburt@uic.edu. Thank you so much and I look forward to working with you in March.

Holly Ann Burt, MLIS
Education and Outreach Coordinator
NN/LM-Greater Midwest Region
1750 W. Polk St. M/C 763
Chicago, IL 60312-4330
phone: 1-800-338-7657 or 312-996-2464
fax: 312-996-2226
haburt@uic.edu
nnlm.gov/gmr

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The National Minority AIDS Council (NMAC) and the National Institutes of Health, Office of AIDS Research are pleased to announce the 2008 Equal Access Initiative (EAI) Computer Grants Program. Qualified community-based organizations (CBOs) in the United States are invited to submit an application to participate in this program.

The program helps organizations build their technological capacity and augment the ability to improve prevention and treatment education for clients. One hundred CBOs will be selected to participate in the EAI Computer Grants Program this year. For an application and more information, see http://www.nmac.org/programs___services/computer_grants_program/875.cfm.

Each participating CBO will receive a desktop computer system for clients and staff to use to access treatment and prevention information on the Internet. Each CBO will also receive a scholarship package to send one representative to participate in the Equal Access Initiative: HIV/AIDS Information Resources from the National Library of Medicine training, sponsored by NLM. The 2008 training will take place September 18-19, at USCA, which will be held September 18-21, at the Fontainebleau Hotel, in Miami Beach, FL. (For more information about USCA, visit www.2008usca.org.).

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Are you interested in the latest medical research by NIH and NIH-funded scientists? Check out NIH Research Matters.

NIH Research Matters, at http://www.nih.gov/news/research_matters, is an eColumn highlighting NIH research developments. You can also subscribe to the RSS feed or the Listserv on the NIH Research Matters site.

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The new deadline for the Professional Development Award is December 10, 2007.

The Professional Development Award is intended to enable individuals to expand their professional knowledge and experience to better manage their libraries and to provide improved health information access to health care professionals and consumers. Money is available to fund three awards for up to $1000 each. Eligibility is targeted to individuals working in Primary Access Libraries that are "Full" network members. Go to: http://nnlm.gov/gmr/funding/profdev/individual/profdevrfp.html for more information.

We also offer Professional Instruction Awards for up to $1500 to Full members. The purpose of this award is to support a network member in the sponsorship of a workshop, technology fair or forum, or other professional educational activity that will assist network members in developing their skills and knowledge, and enhance their abilities as participants in the National Network of Libraries of Medicine (NN/LM). There is no specific deadline for the Professional Instruction Award. Go to: http://nnlm.gov/gmr/funding/profdev/institution/profinstrrfp.html for more information.

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There are several MLA CE courses available in an online format, where you can work at your own pace on your own schedule. Follow the links below for more information or to register.

1. "Finding Medical Information on the Internet": http://www.kovacs.com/mlace.html - 15 CE from the Medical Library Association. Tuition $125

2. "How to Find Good Complementary & Alternative Medicine (CAM) Information on the Web": http://www.kovacs.com/mlacealt.html - 15 CE from the Medical Library Association. Tuition $125 (Will be taught in-person for MLA National Meeting 2008 - http://mlanet.org/am/am2008/ce/)

3. "Electronic Collection Development for Health and Medicine E-libraries": http://www.kovacs.com/mlacecolldev.html - 15 CE from the Medical Library Association. Tuition $125 (Will be taught in-person for MLA National Meeting 2008- http://mlanet.org/am/am2008/ce/)

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Maybe not directly useful to our users, but a very nice example of a way health sciences librarians can respond in these types of emergencies.

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The National Library of Medicine has released a new resource focused on the health effects from wildfires
(http://sis.nlm.nih.gov/enviro/californiafires.html). The California Wildfires web page includes information on the health effects from fires and exposure to smoke; links to air quality resources, environmental clean-up following fires, and animals in disasters.

In addition, resources for emergency responders and information in Spanish are also included. Searches of NLM databases, such as MedlinePlus, PubMed,TOXLINE, Tox Town, and Haz-Map (occupational health) are provided for additional health information. It also provides the locations of facilities reporting to the EPA Toxics Release Inventory and Superfund sites in and around San Diego ( TOXMAP ).

This web page is designed to help emergency responders, health care providers, public health workers, and the general public find authoritative and timely information about key health concerns from wildfires. Links to other federal government web sites, includingUSA.gov, FEMA, and the Department of Health and Human Services
are included.

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The National Library of Medicine has released a new resource focused on dietary supplements. The Dietary Supplements Labels Database (http://dietarysupplements.nlm.nih.gov) includes information from the labels of
over 2,000 brands of dietary supplements in the marketplace, including vitamins, minerals, herbs or other botanicals, amino acids, and other specialty supplements.

The database is designed to help both the general public and health care providers find information about ingredients in brand-name products, including name, form, active and inactive ingredients, amount of active ingredient/unit, manufacturer/distributor information, suggested dose, label claims, warnings, percentage of daily value, and further label information.

Links to other NLM resources, such as MedlinePlus and PubMed, are provided for additional health information. In addition, links to related Fact Sheets from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Office of Dietary Supplements (ODS), National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM ), and the National Cancer Institute (NCI) are also available.

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From the GMR for Hospital Librarians: please encourage your administrators and care providers to complete this survey!

The Medical Library Association (MLA) in cooperation with the American Hospital Association (AHA) Society for Health Care Advocacy (SHCA) has distributed a Web-based Health Information Literacy Survey to hospital administrators and health care providers throughout the country. The survey will help ascertain administrators' and health care providers' awareness and understanding of health information literacy, its value in support of patient care, and the role that librarians and libraries can play in promoting health information literacy.

The survey was developed in collaboration with the National Library of Medicine, TAP Consulting, an outside research firm, and MLA's Health Information Literacy Project Coordinator, Sabrina Kurtz-Rossi. You can best help us by forwarding the link to the survey at https://www.assessimpact.com/MLA/mla.cfm to administrators and health care providers in your hospital, with your encouragement to complete the survey. A non-active copy of the survey is available for your review at http://www.zhost.com/mla/adminLong1.html.

The overall goal of the MLA research project is to increase awareness of health care providers' knowledge of health information literacy issues as well as the NLM tools and resources for increasing health literacy levels that are available to them and their patients. For an overview of the full project, visit
http://www.mlanet.org/resources/healthlit/hil_project_overview.html.

If you have questions or need further information, please contact Sabrina Kurtz-Rossi at sabrina_kurtz-rossi@comcast.net.

Ruth

Ruth Holst
Associate Director, NN/LM, Greater Midwest Region
University of Illinois at Chicago
1750 W. Polk Street, MC763
Chicago, IL 60612-4330
Phone: 312-996-6872
Fax: 312-996-2226
E-mail: rholst@uic.edu

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What better way to connect with colleagues than by sharing your ideas? The 2008 NPC invites proposals for the best ideas expressed as a poster or electronic demonstration. The range of opportunities for self-expression is unlimited. The NPC encourages posters that facilitate collaboration and highlight the vision, use, or development of cutting-edge technologies and the means by which health sciences librarians can harness today’s powerful information environment to promote access to health care information. Consider local best practices, valid research results, current trends, and future projects that highlight the power of partnerships. The NPC is promoting the concept of a “green” meeting, with alternatives to paper copies of handouts encouraged.

Plan to submit your abstract, using the structured abstract guidelines at http://research.mlanet.org/, by Monday, November 5, 2007. Posters should not repeat information submitted for papers. Posters will be posted to MLANET prior to the meeting and will be available for viewing during MLA ’08. Awards will be given for the best posters. Complete submissions details are available at:
http://www.mlanet.org/am/am2008/call.html

Questions about posters should be sent to either of the following 2008 NPC members, Tammy Mays (tmays@wisc.edu) or Elizabeth Irish (irishe@mail.amc.edu).

Thank you,
Tammy Mays and Elizabeth Irish
Poster Chairs, 2008 MLA National Program Committee

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via the GMR list:

The Community Genomics Forum Project, entitled "Genomics, Community, and Equity: A Continuing Dialogue," is being held in four states in the Greater Midwest Region on October 12, 2007. One of the sessions is being held in St. Paul!

Visit http://www.genocommunity.org/index.php?note=Minnesota to read more and to register for the forum.

Continue reading "Community Genomics Forum: October 12 in St. Paul" »

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The University of South Dakota invites applications and/or nominations for the position of Dean of Libraries. USD seeks candidates with vision and skills to direct and to further develop an outstanding academic, mid-size research library. The successful candidate will have a clear understanding of the critical issues driving the transformation of research libraries and the changing roles of libraries and library staff. The Dean of Libraries reports directly to the Provost and supports USD’s strategic plans for excellence in liberal education and competitive research.

Continue reading "Position Announcement: University of South Dakota Dean of Libraries" »

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More Handouts Options!

Due to popular demand, there are now TWO options when downloading the National Library of Medicine trifold brochures - use either Word or PDF formats of:

* PubMed® Basics
* PubMed My NCBI
* Full Text and PubMed
* Searching PubMed with MeSH®

* MedlinePlus®: Trusted Health Information for You
* MedlinePlus: Información de Salud para Usted

* Gateway Basics

For links to these and other resources, visit our GMR Handouts page at:
http://nnlm.gov/gmr/training/handouts.html

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This looks like a neat training opportunity for hospital librarians.

Knowledge Management in Hospitals: the Librarian's Role

This 6-hour workshop, facilitated by Lorri Zipperer, will explore how the concepts of knowledge management as applied in the corporate environment could be realized in a hospital/health system. Participants will work together to craft a foundational strategy for adoption of an expanded role for librarians in hospital knowledge sharing efforts to support the clinical environment and its provision of high-quality care.

Continue reading "From the GMR: Knowledge Management in Hospitals workshop in Illinois 11/16/07" »

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HealthWeb is ceasing operations and will deactivate the web site, effective October 31, 2007.

The HealthWeb project was conceived in 1994 to provide a one-stop entry point to evaluated, non-commercial, Internet-accessible resources organized by medical discipline. It has been a collaborative project of over 20
health sciences libraries in the Greater Midwest Region of the National Network of Libraries of Medicine with contract support from the National Library of Medicine.

Continue reading "From the GMR: HealthWeb Discontinuation Notice" »

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The National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) is offering the course "Field Guide to GenBank and NCBI Molecular Biology Resources" at the Medical College of Wisconsin (Milwaukee, Wisconsin) on October 31-November 1, 2007. This program is sponsored by the Medical College of Wisconsin Libraries (http://www.lib.mcw.edu). There is no charge for the course. Registration is required and must be received by October 22, 2007.

Course Information:

The course consists of a 3-hour lecture on October 31 followed by an optional 2-hour hands-on computer workshop scheduled on either October 31 or November 1.

Field Guide to GenBank and NCBI Molecular Biology Resources Lecture:
October 31, 2007 8:30am-11:30pm

Hands-On Computer Workshop:
Workshop B / October 31 / 3:00-5:00p.m.
Workshop C / November 1 / 1:00-3:00p.m.
Workshop D / November 1 / 3:00-5:00p.m.

For a description of the course and to register online please go to:
http://www.mcw.edu/ncbi

For more information, please contact Felicia Vastalo at the Medical College of Wisconsin Libraries, 414.456.8326 or fvastalo@mcw.edu

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Education and Outreach Librarian

For more information, please review the complete job announcement:
http://www.lib.uiowa.edu/about/employment/HardinEducOutreachPosDesc-07.htm

Reporting to the Assistant Director, Technology and Outreach, the Education and Outreach Librarian plans, promotes and provides information services that support the needs of residents of the State of Iowa and faculty, researchers, staff and students of the five health colleges and affiliated hospital.

* As liaison to academic and clinical units, cultivates relationships with faculty and researchers to identify opportunities for library partnerships with education and health care programs;
* Develops and teaches tailored library education sessions. Coordinates education services for liaison units and community outreach programs. Works with faculty to integrate library education into the curriculum;
* In support of research and education, assists patrons with research and information management tools and skills through individual and small group consultations. Coordinates consultation services for liaison units and
community outreach programs;
* Partners with other librarians to market library services and promote increased awareness of scholarly communication issues on the health campus;
* Provides information and circulation services at the public service desk in-person and via telephone, email and instant messenger;
* Investigates new technologies and works with others to develop and revise programs to respond to the changing information needs of members of the health campus;
* Works with other Hardin Library staff members on public services projects for the health campus and health professionals and consumers in the State of Iowa. Visits off-campus sites as needed (must have valid driver's license);
* Serves on Hardin Library, University Libraries, health colleges, university and hospital committees and working groups;
* Contributes to and learns from the profession through such avenues as local, state and national professional organizations and publications.

Appointment will be made at the Librarian I level with a salary range of $41,000 to $44,000.

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Chris Shaffer, MS, AHIP, Assistant Director, Technology and Outreach
Hardin Library for the Health Sciences, University of Iowa
http://www.lib.uiowa.edu/hardin/liaisons/cshaffer.html

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The exhibition "Do Mandrakes Really Scream?: Magic and Medicine in Harry Potter" showcases seven treasures from the National Library of Medicine's History of Medicine Division, featured in the Harry Potter series. This special exhibition is open until November 30, 2007, and is located in the History of Medicine Division Reading Room, on the first floor of building 38 of the National Library of Medicine on the campus of the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, Maryland.

The exhibition's web site is now available to all at http://www.nlm.nih.gov/exhibition/mandrakes. Check it out!

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Hello HSLM members,

As you probably know, I am the Minnesota representative to the Greater Midwest Region (GMR) of the National Network of Libraries of Medicine (NN/LM). My role is to act as a liaison between Minnesota health sciences libraries and the GMR by passing along communications from the GMR, and representing Minnesota's interests in region-level issues and activities.

I will be in Chicago this coming Monday and Tuesday (9/10-9/11), attending the annual meeting of the GMR Regional Advisory Committee (RAC). I am always available to take issues or questions to the GMR, but now is an especially good time to let me know if you have questions, issues or positions you'd like me to be aware of as I meet with other members of our region.

Feel free to contact me at evfine@umn.edu or 612-624-6492. Thanks!

Liz

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Hello DOCLINE Libraries,

This message is for your information. Please excuse any duplication.

DOCLINE 3.2 is now available. The DOCLINE 3.2 release notes can be viewed at: http://www.nlm.nih.gov/docline/docline_rel_info_v3_2.html

The release of a new version of DOCLINE occasionally reveals problems with browser settings. If you are experiencing a problem in DOCLINE, please check your browser settings using the instructions linked from:
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/docline/system_requirements.html#browser

If the browser settings are correct, please tell us about the problem via the "Report a Problem" form found under Contact Us in DOCLINE. The form gathers information that is useful to us in investigating the issue.

As a reminder, when reporting a problem with PubMed, please use the "Write to the Help Desk" link at the bottom of PubMed. Their form gathers information that is specific to PubMed and assists the PubMed Team in investigating problem reports.

DOCLINE Customer Service
National Library of Medicine
US: 1-888-FINDNLM (press 3, then press 1)
Intl: 301-594-5983 (press 3, then press 1)
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/docline

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Message from NLM about MeSH:

The National Library of Medicine has decided to discontinue the printing of the Index Medicus Supplement, sometimes known as the Black and White MeSH. We have received a great number of comments on this proposal, and are grateful for the input. Overall, it appears that our impression that few would be inconvenienced by the discontinuation of the printed edition was correct. Given the high cost of printing even a few copies of the book, we do not see the benefit as justifying the expense. For those wishing a souvenir copy, the 2007 MeSH will continue to be available from the Government Printing Office for another 14 months.

In response to concerns expressed by several individuals, we plan to make available a set of PDF files containing the various hierarchies. These will be formatted in such a way as to make printing them on 81/2 by 11 inch paper feasible, enabling a user to print out and review an entire tree easily.

We encourage all to avail themselves of the resources available at www.nlm.nih.gov/mesh. There is a considerable amount of printable introductory material, information about how we update MEDLINE, as well as links to downloadable files and the MeSH browser. The PDF files of the trees will also be available there.

The current MeSH files are available for download, in one of three different formats. Furthermore, the browser at the MeSH website provides ready access to the current version of MeSH. The browser supports partial word searches of three letters or more, and provides many links between related terms. As is our practice, all of these services and files will remain free of charge.

Once again, we wish to express our gratitude for the many comments received.

Stuart J. Nelson, MD
Head, Medical Subject Headings
8600 Rockville Pike
Building 38A Room B2 E17
301-496-1495 (Office)
301-402-2002 (Fax)
"The limits of my language mean the limits of my world."

Ruth Holst
Associate Director, NN/LM, Greater Midwest Region
University of Illinois at Chicago
1750 W. Polk Street, MC763
Chicago, IL 60612-4330
Phone: 312-996-6872
Fax: 312-996-2226
E-mail: rholst@uic.edu

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Now is the perfect time to update your skills! The National Training Center and Clearinghouse (NTCC) will be offering free hands-on classes in several locations throughout the region in the coming months. For more information and registration, visit: http://nnlm.gov/ntcc/classes/schedule.html

PubMed®: 8:30am to 5:00pm
Columbus OH: Wednesday, September 5, 2007
Omaha, NE: Thursday, October 12, 2007
Detroit, MI: Thursday, October 25, 2007
Chicago IL: Monday, April 28, 2008

TOXNET®: 8:30am to 5:00pm
Columbus OH: Thursday, September 6, 2007
Chicago IL: Tuesday, April 29, 2008

The NLM Gateway and ClinicalTrials.gov: 8:30am to noon
Columbus OH: Friday, September 7, 2007
Omaha, NE: Friday, October 12, 2007
Detroit, MI: Thursday, October 26, 2007
Chicago IL: Wednesday, April 30, 2008

All training sessions are free and intended for health sciences library staff, health professionals, and anyone interested in using these free National Library of Medicine (NLM) databases. The NLM Gateway is of particular interest to public and consumer health librarians. The Clinical Trials database is of interest to anyone concerned with consumer health. The TOXNET® class and database focus on environmental health and toxicology. Visit NLM Training Registration at http://nnlm.gov/ntcc/request.html for a quick and easy on-line registration form.

Columbus: Classes will be held at Ohio State University Prior Health Sciences Library, 376 W. 10th Avenue, Columbus, OH 43210

Omaha: Classes meet prior to the Midwest/MCMLA conference at Creighton University Health Sciences Library, 2500 California Plaza, Omaha, NE 68178

Detroit: Class will be in the Wayne State University David Adamany Undergraduate Library, 5155 Gullen Mall, Detroit, MI 48202. Go to http://www.mdmlg.org/meeting.htm to register

Chicago: Hosted by the NN/LM Greater Midwest Region, classes meet at the University of Illinois at Chicago Library of the Health Sciences located at 1750 W. Polk Street, Chicago, IL 60612

Classes are also listed on the GMR Calendar at http://www.eventkeeper.com/code/events.cfm?curOrg=NNLMGMR

Enjoy the learning.

Holly.

Holly Ann Burt, MLIS
Outreach and Exhibits Coordinator
NN/LM-Greater Midwest Region
1750 W. Polk St. M/C 763
Chicago, IL 60612-4330
phone: 800-338-7657 (in the Region) or 312-996-2464
fax: 312-996-2226
haburt@uic.edu
nnlm.gov/gmr

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Announcing a position opening:

Education and Outreach Coordinator

The National Network of Libraries of Medicine ­New England Region is seeking an energetic, idea-driven, pedagogically-skilled librarian for its Education and Outreach Coordinator position. The Education and Outreach Coordinator develops, schedules, and conducts instructional sessions for information resources from the National Library of Medicine. The position also has a primary role in coordinating NER's exhibiting activities.

Under contract with NLM, the National Network of Libraries of Medicine ­New England Regional Medical Library strengthens the information infrastructure to provide access to health information to underserved health professionals, public health professionals, and special populations. The Regional Medical Library for the New England Region is the Lamar Soutter Library at the University of Massachusetts Medical School in Worcester, Massachusetts.

For more informati