Coming Soon: New Regional Medical Libraries Designations 2021-2026

Last June, the National Library of Medicine (NLM) published the Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) for the 2021-2026 Regional Medical Libraries (RMLs), the central component of the Network of the National Library of Medicine (NNLM).  Health sciences libraries submitted proposal applications in September.  An official announcement from the NLM regarding the new RMLs is forthcoming. The start date for the new Cooperative Agreement is May 1, 2021. The RMLs carry out regional and national programs in support of the mission to provide U.S. researchers, health professionals, public health workforce, educators, and the public with equal access to biomedical and health information resources and data.  The emphasis of the RML program is to bring quality health, public health, and biomedical information resources within reach of the public and all health and public health professionals. Among other objectives, each RML is expected to: Develop approaches to promote awareness of, improve access to, and enable use of NLM’s resources and data, Develop and support a diverse workforce to access information resources and data, and support data-driven research, Provide community-driven innovative approaches and interventions for biomedical and health information access and use.  For the 2021-2026 cooperative agreement period, seven Regional areas are defined: Region 1: Delaware, Kentucky, Maryland, New Jersey, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia, and the Distri...
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