Resources Update on the ACA
As we approach March and the final month of open enrollment for the Affordable Care Act (ACA) health insurance marketplaces, there are many excellent resources to help you and your patrons remain informed about accessing new healthcare options. Please read on for information on upcoming webinars and new tools, and feel free to share this message with others. Please note that if the dates and/or times are not convenient, most webinars are being archived.
Enroll America is currently hosting a free, six-part webinar series, focused on effective outreach and enrollment strategies that can be implemented quickly and effectivel...
Source: Network News - February 26, 2014 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: Cheryl Rowan Tags: Consumer Health General (all entries) Outreach Source Type: news
Farewell Angela Ruffin
Angela B. Ruffin, Ph.D, Head of the National Network of Libraries of Medicine, National Network Office is retiring at the end of February 2014. Angela has been the Head of the National Network Office (NNO) for over 14 years. Prior to becoming the Head of the NNO, she had 10 years of experience coordinating outreach programs for the NN/LM Office. Her tremendous leadership and dedication to outreach has helped the NN/LM program, and the NN/LM SCR in particular, provide superior health information services to a myriad of communities, including healthcare providers, health sciences librarians, public librarians, communit...
Source: Network News - February 26, 2014 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: Michelle Malizia Tags: General (all entries) NLM Announcements Source Type: news
Net Neutrality and Libraries
Network Neutrality (often called Net Neutrality) has been in the news recently as the result of the January 14 ruling by the US Court of Appeals which struck down most of the Open Internet Order. But what is net neutrality and what does it have to do with libraries? According to the American Library Association (ALA) net neutrality “is the concept of online non-discrimination. It is the principle that consumers/citizens should be free to get access to – or to provide – the Internet content and services they wish, and that consumer access should not be regulated based on the nature or source of that conten...
Source: Network News - February 26, 2014 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: Emily Hurst Tags: Advocacy General (all entries) Technology access ala arl Educause internet libraries net neutrality open internet Source Type: news
Just Added: New Titles in the Lending Library
The National Network of Libraries of Medicine, South Central Region (NN/LM SCR) is happy to announce the addition of eight new titles to the Lending Library. New titles have been selected after review and are designed to support the mission of the NN/LM SCR. Books from the Lending Library may be requested by Network Members or those who are employed by Network Member institutions. This post provides an overview of the books which have been added. Visit the Lending Library page to request any of these exciting new titles.
Archiving/Digitization
Personal Archiving: Preserving Our Digital Heritage. Edited by Donald T. Hawkins...
Source: Network News - February 25, 2014 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: Emily Hurst Tags: General (all entries) Lending Library Source Type: news
NLM Health and Medicine Blog Collection Continues to Grow
Launched in 2009 this unique collection of blogs is a growing array of insightful perspectives on health and healthcare. The National Library of Medicine’s (NLM) Health and Medicine Blog Collection was conceived of and is managed by the NLM Web Collecting and Archiving Working Group. The nine-member multidisciplinary team was tasked with not only looking for online content to archive but with creating the collection criteria, quality control standards, and much more. Since this was as new project and the field of born digital archives was also new standards for metadata and copyright also needed to be explored as the...
Source: Network News - February 21, 2014 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: Emily Hurst Tags: General (all entries) NLM Announcements Technology archive Blog collection free health medicine national library of medicine Source Type: news
Classroom Activities and Lesson Plans for Native Voices
The National Library of Medicine (NLM) Division of Specialized Information Services K-12 Workgroup has released classroom activities and lesson plans to supplement the Native Peoples’ Concepts of Health and Illness Web site.
For grades 6-12, these classroom activities and lesson plans familiarize students to the health and medicine of Native Americans, Alaska Natives, and Native Hawaiians. The activities and lesson plans are available at http://www.nlm.nih.gov/nativevoices/resources/lesson-plans-list.html.
The activities and lesson plans use Native Voices exhibition Web site content material and other N...
Source: Network News - February 20, 2014 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: Cheryl Rowan Tags: Consumer Health K-12 NLM Announcements Outreach Source Type: news
Join Us for SCR CONNECTions Tomorrow on NLM K-12 Resources
Join us February 19, 2014 for the monthly SCR CONNECTions webinar.
Wednesday, February 19th from 10:30 – 11:30 am (CT)
Presenter: Cheryl Rowan, Consumer Health Coordinator, National Network of Libraries of Medicine, South Central Region
Topic: “Off the Shelf: Free Classroom Resources from the National Library of Medicine”
This month’s webinar will highlight some of the free NLM resources which include materials designed to introduce, reinforce, and supplement K-12 curricula. Resources covered will include: NLM Online Exhibitions, ToxMystery, ToxTown, GeneED, Genetics Home Reference, and others.
How to ...
Source: Network News - February 18, 2014 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: Cheryl Rowan Tags: Consumer Health General (all entries) K-12 SCRCONNECTions Source Type: news
2014 Horizon Report
What’s next on the horizon for technology and education? The 2014 Horizon Report from New Media Consortium (NMC) and EDUCAUSE Learning Initiative provides researched insights what to expect over the next several years for technology trends in higher eduction. The Horizon Report has been produced annually since 2002 and amazingly many of the trends and rates of adoption continue to be accurate. With the ability work with leaders in higher education IT the creators of the Horizon Report provide an honest and accurate assessment of some of the trends to watch and adopt.
To provide a frame of reference for how fast these...
Source: Network News - February 13, 2014 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: Emily Hurst Tags: General (all entries) Technology education educational technology Educause horizon report IT technoloyg trend trends Source Type: news
NN/LM SCR Profile in NLM In Focus
The work of the NN/LM SCR is profiled in the January 23, 2014 NLM In Focus. The post includes accomplishments, funding highlights and demographic information on the five-state Region. The NLM in Focus electronic newsletter gives readers a behind-the-scenes look at the National Library of Medicine and how its vast resources are being used to improve public health and safety, and advance science and medicine.
NLM in Focus features articles about events at NLM, the library’s programs and services, research projects, fascinating collections, and its outreach efforts in the US and abroad. The talents and efforts of the pe...
Source: Network News - February 11, 2014 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: Michelle Malizia Tags: General (all entries) NLM Announcements Outreach Source Type: news
NN/LM SCR class: ToxWorld: Surveying the Landscape of NLM’s Environmental Health Resources
The NN/LM SCR is happy to offer a new class ToxWorld: Surveying the Landscape of NLM’s Environmental Health Resources in Oklahoma, April 17 and 18, 2014.
This free, hands-on class is designed to introduce participants to the different environmental health and toxicology resources available from the National Library of Medicine. Attendees will gain experience with resources such as Hazardous Substances Data Bank, TOXMAP and the Enviro-Health Links. This class will cover resources about your environment including climate change, fracking and toxic chemicals.
Each participant who completes this class will receive 3 hours o...
Source: Network News - February 10, 2014 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: Karen Vargas Tags: Classes General (all entries) environmental health hazardous substances Toxicology Source Type: news
Physicians Called to Advance Health Literate Organizations
Discussion-Papers/BPH-Health-Lit-10-Attributes-of-Health-Lit-Orgs.pdf
To access the Health Literacy Universal PrecautionsToolkit, go to: http://www.ahrq.gov/professionals/quality-patient-safety/quality-resources/tools/literacy-toolkit/index.html (Source: Network News)
Source: Network News - February 10, 2014 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: Naomi Gonzales Tags: General (all entries) Public Health Source Type: news
Public Health Hashtags and Tweet Chats
Looking for ways to connect to others interested in public health? Try Twitter! Tweet chats are a great way to interact with individuals and organizations involved in public health topics across the spectrum. Typically held on a regular basis, these chats are usually lively discussions between people approaching the subject from different perspectives. If you aren’t familiar with the topic or are hesitant to participate, simply following the hashtag makes it easy to lurk or monitor the chat.
Here are some hashtags and tweet chats to get you started (descriptions from Healthcare Tweet Chats):
#abcDrBchat – Chat...
Source: Network News - February 7, 2014 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: Naomi Gonzales Tags: General (all entries) Public Health Technology Source Type: news
NN/LM SCR Funding Opportunities Now Open
The NN/LM SCR is pleased to announce the funding opportunities for 2014-2015:
Digital Preservation and Access (DiPA) Award
The purpose of the Digital Preservation and Access (DiPA) Award is to increase accessibility to historically significant and unique items in the South Central Region by providing funding for Network members to digitize portions of their collections. Collections considered for digital preservation under this award should increase accessibility of health/medical collections. These digital collections will then be made freely available online.
Amount of funding: $20,000
Disaster Preparedness Award
The pur...
Source: Network News - February 6, 2014 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: Michelle Malizia Tags: General (all entries) Grants and Funding Outreach Technology Source Type: news
Tablets vs Smartphones for Physicians
According to a recent study by the advertising agency WPP’s Kantar Media 28% of physicians use tablets and 21% percent use smartphones to to read articles in medical journals. These numbers are low compared to 74 % that use a desktop or laptop computer and the 55% still reading paper journals. The survey results were the result of a questionnaire sent to physicians in 2013.
According to the results, about 51% of physicians told Kantar they use a tablet device for professional purposes. While only 19% reported the use of a tablet device for personal use only. With 78% of those surveyed reporting the use of a smartphone...
Source: Network News - February 5, 2014 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: Emily Hurst Tags: General (all entries) Technology apps doctor healthcare hospital information medical librarian mobile mobile devices physician smartphone survey tablet Source Type: news
NLM Director Donald A.B. Lindberg to Receive Paul Evan Peters Award
The Coalition for Networked Information (CNI), the Association of Research Libraries (ARL), and EDUCAUSE are pleased to announce that Donald A.B. Lindberg, Director, National Library of Medicine, has been named the 2014 recipient of the Paul Evan Peters Award. The award recognizes notable, lasting achievements in the creation and innovative use of network-based information resources and services that advance scholarship and intellectual productivity.
“In terms of genuinely sustained, visionary, and high-impact leadership in using networked information to transform everything from consumer health care to fundamental resea...
Source: Network News - February 3, 2014 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: Michelle Malizia Tags: General (all entries) NLM Announcements Source Type: news
