NNLM Redraws Its Map

Network of the National Library of Medicine members who are used to working with the MidContinental Region – particularly those in Nebraska, Kansas and Missouri – will see shifts in their service contacts as the network redraws its map and enters a new five-year funding cycle in May. Members will still find themselves with plenty of support from NNLM after the change. Access to National Library of Medicine resources like PubMed and MedlinePlus will not be affected. NLM, part of the National Institutes of Health, will enter into new agreements with the academic health sciences libraries throughout the country that serve as Regional Medical Libraries for NNLM. Seven RMLs will serve more than 8,000 NNLM member libraries and organizations across the country beginning in May, consolidated from eight under the previous arrangement. “Professional, knowledgeable staff will remain a core part of NNLM’s service to libraries in all the regions,” said John Bramble, associate director for the MidContinental Region. “The faces, names and email addresses of your points of contact may change depending on where you are located.” The University of Utah’s Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library has served as the RML for the MidContinental Region since 2001 will continue in that role in a new Region 4 through 2026. Three states from the current MidContinental Region – namely, Utah, Wyoming and Colorado – will be merged with New Mexico, Arizona, Idaho, Montana, North Dakota ...
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