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Ipads and tablets are the rage! What can you do with them? And other mobile resources? John Bramble will have some answers as he will be presenting the Spotlight! session on Feb 8 (not our usual end of month time but we didn’t want to conflict with the E-Science events at the University of [...]

The February 2012 issue of NIH News in Health is now available online. This month learn steps you can take to reduce heart risks and find out the symptoms of irritable bowel syndrome. Visit the NIH News in Health Facebook page to suggest topics or start a discussion about the newsletter. da

Join us on Wednesday, February 29 at 10 MT/11 CT, for a follow-up discussion of Bart Ragon’s keynote address, eScience and the Evolution of Library Services, and the expert panel discussion. The 2012 Priscilla Mayden lecture on February 22 is sponsored by the Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library, University of Utah. The Mayden lecture [...]

The NN/LM MCR is changing how it uses social media. The biggest changes are in the use of Twitter and Facebook. Follow us on Twitter and you will find Tweets, 2-3 per day, intended for not only health sciences librarians but also for the health practitioners interested in health information access news. MCR Tweets will [...]

The January 25, Spotlight! session focusing on National Library of Medicine Digital Resources, was presented by Marty Magee. It included such resources as Turning the Pages, and History of Medicine Resources, tutorials and much more! See it at: http://nnlm.gov/mcr/services/updates/spotlightresources.html And the January 18, Breezing session included: 1) Jean Shipman, Director of the MidContinental Region and [...]

New article by Holly Burt outlines ways that health sciences librarians can become involved with patient safety. Burt, Holly. “Patient Safety Answers Require Outreach, In-reach, and Partnerships” Journal of Hospital Librarianship, 11:366-378, 2011. (bbj)

What is the value of your library – journals, books and databases? Do you know? Has it changed? With the start of the new year, it’s a great time to look back to 2011 and determine the value of your library. Easy to use calculators are available at http://nnlm.gov/mcr/evaluation/calculator.html. It’s also a great time to take [...]

The first issue of the newly re-designed Plains to Peaks Post is now available at: http://nnlm.gov/mcr/p2pp/category/january-2012/ In This Issue: Whooo Says: Funding Opportunities! Finding Out How to Communicate Better within the MCR MCR Communication Plan Consider hosting a traveling exhibit from NLM! MedPrint Hospital Evaluation Scan What’s New with… – the NN/LM National Library Medicine [...]

Professional Development Awards -looking especially for hospital librarians -how about you? Is there something you want to attend – before April 31, 2012 – a conference where you might gain information you’d like to share with other MidContinental Region members? Funding is available up to $1500 for travel costs/conference registration. Learn more and apply at: [...]

With EBSCO’s recent purchase of NetLibrary, the NN/LM MidContinental Region e-book collection has taken on a new look! More than 100 e-books are still there – ready for you to read online. Check our E-book brochure for a listing of books located at: http://nnlm.gov/mcr/education/pdf/TrifoldNetLibrary0610.pdf. As always, if you access the collection through the NN/LM [...]

Now available on the NN/LM MidContinental Region web site: January 18, 2012 1) Jean Shipman, Director of the MidContinental Region and NLM Training Center, discussed potential futures for health sciences librarians and thus libraries. 2) Claire Hamasu, Associate Director, described current funding opportunities and discussed the MCR Communication Plan. View the archived recording at: https://webmeeting.nih.gov/p43279624

This Spotlight! session focusing on National Library of Medicine Digital Resources, will be presented by Marty Magee. It will include such resources as Turning the Pages, and History of Medicine Resources, tutorials and much more! Taking the one-hour class and completing the exercises and class evaluation makes you eligible to receive 1 Medical Library Association [...]

Date: February 29, 2012 All webinars are one hour in length and begin at 11am Pacific, noon Mountain, 1pm Central, and 2pm Eastern time. Description: Building on a preconference offered at ALA Annual 2010 entitled “Taming the Licensing Tiger,” the presenters will carry on the conversation around library licensing issues and answer questions submitted in [...]

Are you involved in health information literacy in your hospital? Share your story! We would love to hear what you are doing and what impact you are having with your users. Contact your state coordinator and tell them about your program. If you are not involved with health information literacy, but would like to be [...]

The NN/LM MidContinental Region is making available approximately 100 iPads for experimentation in the workplace by Full Network members. Applications must be in by Monday, January 23, 2011. For complete information and to apply visit: https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/iTestiPad /ch

Is there something you want to attend – before April 31, 2012 – a conference where you might gain information you’d like to share with other MidContinental Region members? Funding is available up to $1500 for travel costs/conference registration. Learn more and apply at: http://nnlm.gov/mcr/funding/ (mm)

Our first monthly update in 2012 from the MidContinental Region… 1) Join Jean Shipman, Director of the MidContinental Region and NLM Training Center, NNLM, as she guides an exploration and discussion into potential futures for health sciences librarians and thus libraries. Just what will we be doing in 2022 and how will we get there? [...]

The NN/LM MidContinental Region is now offering two funding opportunities. The awards will be made until the funds are exhausted, or until the end of the contract year (April 30, 2012) whichever comes first. Professional Development Award is to support health sciences librarians who wish to attend a conference, or take a training or workshop [...]

This Spotlight! session focusing on National Library of Medicine Digital Resources, will be presented by Marty Magee. It will include such resources as Turning the Pages, and History of Medicine Resources and much more! Taking the one-hour class and completing the exercises and class evaluation makes you eligible to receive 1 Medical Library Association Continuing [...]

Mark the date – our first of the year update from the MidContinental Region. 1) Join Jean Shipman, Director of the MidContinental Region and NLM Training Center, NNLM, as she guides an exploration and discussion into potential futures for health sciences librarians and thus libraries. Just what will we be doing in 2022 and how [...]

Be reassured no one is leaving! This time the MCR is announcing a change in responsibilities. Jim Honour is taking over the responsibilities for Member Services. He is now the Wyoming/Member Services Coordinator and will lead our efforts to provide services to you, our members, as you share resources and support your use of DOCLINE, [...]

Wednesday – February 22, 2012 @ the University of Utah IN-PERSON WORKSHOP: Developing Data Services to Support eScience/eResearch LOCATION: Spencer F. & Cleone P. Eccles Health Sciences Education Building (Room TBD), University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah DATE/TIME: Wednesday – February 22, 2012, 9:00-11:30am MT INSTRUCTOR: Dr. Jian Qin, Associate Professor and Director CAS [...]

Start marking your 2012 Calendar - Upcoming Breezing and Spotlight! sessions: Breezing Sessions 10:00 MT, 11:00 CT: January 18, February 15, March 21, April 18, May 16, June 30 Spotlight! on National Library of Medicine Resources 1:00 MT, 2:00 CT: January 25, February 8, March 28, April 25, May 23, June 27 For more information [...]

NLM will be closed on Monday, December 26 in observance of Christmas and Monday, January 2 in observance of New Year’s. The NN/LM MCR will be closed Friday, December 23 – Monday, December 26 and Friday, December 30 – Monday, January 2. Best wishes for wonderful holidays and a happy and healthy new year!

Hidden Treasure: The National Library of Medicine -a spectacular illustrated book that showcases rare, beautiful, idiosyncratic, and surprising works in the collection of the world’s largest medical library – will be published in April 2012 by Blast Books of New York, in cooperation with the National Library of Medicine. It is available for pre-order through [...]

PubMed Health specializes in reviews of clinical effectiveness research, with easy-to-read summaries for consumers as well as full technical reports. Clinical effectiveness research finds answers to the question “What works?” in medical and health care. The site now boasts over 18,000 systematic reviews and health technology assessments. PubMed Health provides summaries and full texts of [...]

The National Library of Medicine’s TOXMAP now provides information on the toxic chemicals used in hydraulic fracturing. Companies involved in hydraulic fracturing are not currently required to report to the US EPA Toxics Release Inventory Program and so are not represented in TOXMAP. However, TOXMAP provides information on many of the most toxic chemicals used. [da]