HIV/AIDS Community Information Outreach Projects 2014
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;
Resource development; and/or
Equipment Acquisition
Emphasis is placed upon the following types of organizations or arrangements for developing these programs:
Community-based organizations (CBOs) or patient advocacy group...
Source: Network News - May 29, 2014 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: Naomi Gonzales Tags: General (all entries) Grants and Funding NLM Announcements Public Health Source Type: news
Cloud Storage and Collaboration
Cloud storage continues to receive attention from industries around the world. While cloud storage is not a new technology, new advances in cloud technology, including better privacy controls and easy to use collaboration tools are generating renewed interest. To address uses of cloud computing in education settings EDUCASE recently released the new 7 Things You Should Know About Cloud Storage and Collaboration publication. As with other 7 Things You Should Know About publications, this publication provides a brief scenario designed to address cloud storage and collaboration uses in a higher education setting. The scenar...
Source: Network News - May 28, 2014 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: Emily Hurst Tags: General (all entries) Technology cloud computing cloud serivces collaboration data stroage Educause Source Type: news
Password Tips, Tools, and Managers
Recent attacks on online services such as bit.ly and vulnerabilities discovered in other sites due to the Heartbleed Bug have resulted in a wave of requests from online services for users to reset their password. The password is the most important piece of information any online user creates and should be carefully crafted. If your password has been discovered by those with malicious intent it could lead to compromised security of your personal information. Users should create strong passwords which make it difficult for their account to be hacked. Microsoft provides tips for creating a strong password which should be revi...
Source: Network News - May 13, 2014 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: Emily Hurst Tags: General (all entries) online security password password manager technology tips Source Type: news
New in the Lending Library
The National Network of Libraries of Medicine, South Central Region (NN/LM SCR) is happy to announce the addition of nine new titles to the Lending Library. New titles on diverse topics have been selected after review and are designed to support the mission of the NN/LM SCR. This post provides an overview of the books which have been added. Books from the Lending Library may be requested by Network Members or those who are employed by Network Member institutions. You will notice that our growing lending library has been divided into categories to better help you locate books on specific topic. Visit the Lending Library p...
Source: Network News - May 13, 2014 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: Emily Hurst Tags: General (all entries) books borrow lending library librarianship Source Type: news
Request for Information National Network Of Libraries Of Medicine
The National Library of Medicine (NLM) has released a Request for Information (RFI) asking health sciences and public libraries, health professionals, public health workers, community organizations, the general public, and other interested individuals and entities the opportunity to recommend effective approaches on how the National Network of Libraries of Medicine (NN/LM) can provide all U.S. health professionals with equal access to biomedical information and improve the public’s access to health information.
Information Requested:
Recognizing that there have been many changes in information seeking behavior, techn...
Source: Network News - May 13, 2014 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: Michelle Malizia Tags: General (all entries) NLM Announcements Source Type: news
Professional Development Award Recipients
The NN/LM SCR is pleased to announce the latest recipients of the Professional Development Award:
Recipient: Kelly Gonzalez, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas TX
Activity: Harvard Leadership Institute for Academic Librarians
Recipient: Elaine Hicks, Tulane University, Rudolph Matas Library of the Health Sciences, New Orleans, LA
Activity: Library Research Seminar VI, The Engaged Librarian
Recipient: Toni Hoberecht, University of Oklahoma – Tulsa Schusterman Library, Tulsa, OK
Activity: American Library Association Annual Meeting
Recipient: Lisa Huang, Collin College, Denton TX
Activity: America...
Source: Network News - May 13, 2014 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: Michelle Malizia Tags: General (all entries) Grants and Funding Source Type: news
MERS-CoV Spreads to the United States
On May 2, 2014 the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) confirmed the first case of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (or MERS) in the United States. The virus was found in a man who had traveled from Saudi Arabia to Indiana at the end of April.
MERS-CoV is a viral respiratory illness that first begin infecting humans in Saudi Arabia in 2012. All reported cases since have been linked to 7 different countries, and all have originated within the Arabian Peninsula. The symptoms are similar to that of the flu: fever, coughing, and shortness of breath. MERS is unusually deadly, however; around 30% of the...
Source: Network News - May 12, 2014 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: Naomi Gonzales Tags: Consumer Health General (all entries) Public Health Source Type: news
2014-2015 NN/LM SCR Express Outreach Award Recipients
The NN/LM SCR is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2014-2015 Express Outreach Award:
Organization: Cancer Services of Greater Baton Rouge, Baton Rouge LA
Title of Project: Finding Health Information in a Digital Video World
Responsible Investigator: Courtney Britton
Organization: Morningcrest Health Library, University of Oklahoma Tulsa, Tulsa OK
Title of Project: Improving OU-T Reach with Enhanced Media Presentations
Responsible Investigator: Ruth Neal
Organization: Rudolph Matas Library of the Health Sciences, Tulane University, New Orleans LA
Title of Project: New Orleans HINARI Training: Access to Global Heal...
Source: Network News - May 9, 2014 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: Michelle Malizia Tags: General (all entries) Grants and Funding Outreach Source Type: news
2014/2015 Hospital Library Promotion Award Recipient
The NN/LM SCR is pleased to announce the recipient of the 2014-2015 Hospital Library Promotion Award:
Institution: Oklahoma State University Medical Center, L.C. Baxter Medical Library
Project Title: Your Medical Library @ OSUMC
Project Director: Lou Ann Thompson
This project will promote library services and resources by the creation and distribution of a video and print materials. The video will be shown biweekly at the new employee orientation and yearly at the new resident orientation. A link to the video will be uploaded to the hospital electronic newsletter and intranet site. Print materials promoting library resourc...
Source: Network News - May 5, 2014 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: Karen Vargas Tags: Advocacy General (all entries) Grants and Funding Source Type: news
2014/2015 Health Information Literacy Award Recipients
The NN/LM SCR is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2014-2015 Health Information Literacy Awards:
Institution: LSU Health Shreveport – Health Sciences Library
Project Title: Health Literacy with Comics: Using a Comic Book Format to Help Families Prevent Childhood Obesity
Project Director: Talicia Tarver
The project will allow the Louisiana State University Health Shreveport Health Sciences Library to partner with the LSU Department of Pediatrics in creating a health literacy comic book that addresses the obesity epidemic and is aimed at young readers in the Caddo Parish area.
Institution: OU-Tulsa Sch...
Source: Network News - May 2, 2014 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: Naomi Gonzales Tags: General (all entries) Grants and Funding Public Health Source Type: news
2014/2015 Disaster Preparedness Award Recipient
The NN/LM SCR is pleased to announce the recipient of the 2014-2015 Disaster Preparedness Award:
Institution: Texas Area Health Education Center East – Greater Houston Region
Project Title: Hurricane Education through Library Preparedness (HELP)
Project Director: Alexander Reyna
The project will train public library staff to respond effectively in the event of a natural disaster and also provide disaster preparedness toolkits for dissemination at the library branch. The library will be promoted as an emergency resource center and a community preparedness event will be held in addition to ongoing information session...
Source: Network News - May 2, 2014 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: Naomi Gonzales Tags: Emergency Preparedness General (all entries) Grants and Funding Source Type: news
Update on Enrollment in the Health Insurance Marketplace
On May 1st, the Department of Health & Human Services released the most recent statistics on enrollment in the Health Insurance Marketplace. Enrollment in the Health Insurance Marketplace surged to eight million at the end of the first enrollment period, HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius announced. The final enrollment reporting period spans from October 1, 2013, to March 31, 2014, and includes “in line” and other enrollment activity (such as people enrolling due to a change in life circumstance) reported through Saturday, April 19, 2014.
Additional key findings from the report:
2.2 million (28%) of those who sele...
Source: Network News - May 2, 2014 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: Cheryl Rowan Tags: Consumer Health General (all entries) Source Type: news
Disaster Health Information Outreach Funding Opportunity Available from NLM
The National Library of Medicine (NLM) announces a funding opportunity for small projects to improve access to disaster medicine and public health information for health care professionals, first responders and others that play a role in health-related disaster preparedness, response and recovery.
NLM is soliciting proposals from partnerships in the U.S. that include at least one library and at least one organization that has disaster-related responsibilities, such as health departments, public safety departments, emergency management departments, pre-hospital and emergency medical services, fire/rescue, or other local, re...
Source: Network News - April 28, 2014 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: Naomi Gonzales Tags: Emergency Preparedness General (all entries) Grants and Funding NLM Announcements Public Health Source Type: news
Nlm @ mla: 2014
The Medical Library Association (MLA) Annual Meeting will be held May 16-21, 2014 at the Hyatt Regency Chicago in Chicago, IL. Mark your calendars for these National Library of Medicine (NLM) Conference Sessions:
Sunday, May 18 (3:30 pm – 4:25 pm)
DOCLINE Users Group Meeting
Location: Columbus AB
Tuesday, May 20 (10:30 am – 11:25 am)
NLM Update
Location: Grand Ballroom
Speakers:
Dr. Donald A. B. Lindberg, Director
Betsy Humphreys, Deputy Director
Joyce Backus, Associate Director for Library Operations
The NLM Theater in Booth 326 will feature demonstrations and tutorials on a variety of topics including: PubMed, TOXN...
Source: Network News - April 22, 2014 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: Michelle Malizia Tags: General (all entries) NLM Announcements NLM Technical Bulletin Source Type: news
Nlm @ mla – 2014
The Medical Library Association (MLA) Annual Meeting will be held May 16-21, 2014 at the Hyatt Regency Chicago in Chicago, IL. Mark your calendars for these National Library of Medicine (NLM) Conference Sessions:
Sunday, May 18 (3:30 pm – 4:25 pm)
DOCLINE Users Group Meeting
Location: Columbus AB
Tuesday, May 20 (10:30 am – 11:25 am)
NLM Update
Location: Grand Ballroom
Speakers:
Dr. Donald A. B. Lindberg, Director
Betsy Humphreys, Deputy Director
Joyce Backus, Associate Director for Library Operations
The NLM Theater in Booth 326 will feature demonstrations and tutorials on a variety of topics including: PubMed, TOXN...
Source: Network News - April 22, 2014 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: Michelle Malizia Tags: General (all entries) NLM Announcements NLM Technical Bulletin Source Type: news
