The Gulf Coast Fund for Community Renewal and Ecological Health, a collaborative, community-led grantmaking institution supporting local, state, and regional efforts that engage, empower, and benefit Gulf Coast communities, is currently offering funding for proposals focusing on the rebuilding revitalization of hurricane-impacted areas in Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, and Texas. The fund considers only those proposals [...]

The Library of Congress announced new exemptions to copyright regulations that prevent the circumvention of technical measures that prevent users from accessing and modifying copyrighted works. These new exemptions will allow for greater access and wider use of copyrighted materials. According to the press release summary, “the Librarian of Congress announces that the prohibition against [...]

This month Pew Internet and American Life Project Associate Director, Digital Strategy, Susannah Fox met with representatives from the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to discuss recent data on health information access. Topics addressed included changes occurring related to mobile access to the Internet and the importance of social networking for sharing health information. Recent [...]

Last week the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) approved a plan to help rural health care providers gain access to broadband connections. This plan will allocate up to $400 million annually specifically for improving telemedicine and other health care technology issues in rural areas. As part of this funding opportunity the FCC plans to increase the [...]

Substance Registration System, http://fdasis.nlm.nih.gov, is a new web site sponsored by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA). This database provides access to the FDA Unique Ingredient Identifier (UNII) assigned to substances by the FDA Substance Registration System. The overall purpose of the joint FDA/USP Substance Registration System (SRS) is to support health information technology [...]

The NN/LM SCR is happy to announce the third and final recipient of the Historical Preservation and Digitization Award. Institution: Tulane University, Rudolph Matas Library of the Health Sciences, New Orleans, LA Project Title: Early Medical Journalism of Louisiana: A pilot project for the preservation and sharing of nineteenth-century medical publications of Louisiana Principal Investigators: [...]

The NN/LM SCR is pleased to announce the recipients of the YR05 Professional Development Award: Alexis Ackel University of North Texas Health Science Center Library Charleston Library Conference, Charleston, SC Carolyn Bridgewater Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center – New Orleans Libraries Patients and Populations: Public Health in Medical Education, Cleveland, OH Karen Bulow Texas [...]

¡MedlinePlus tiene un nuevo diseño! MedlinePlus, su fuente de información gratuita y confiable para su familia durante más de una década devela hoy un nuevo diseño. Hemos incorporado sugerencias de nuestros usuarios y refrescado el aspecto del sitio completo. No se preocupe – su material preferido esta todavía disponible así como también cosas nuevas e [...]

MedlinePlus has a new look! The entire site has been redesigned with a new layout and color scheme.  Some highlights of the new design are: A Videos & Cool Tools page that makes multimedia content easier to find and searchable. A Share button on all health topic pages and interactive tutorials that allows you to [...]

The NN/LM SCR will be offering the TOXNET: Toxicology and Environmental Information class at the Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, Ische Library in New Orleans, LA: Monday, August 9, 2010 8:30 am – 11:30 am This is a 3-hour hands-on class intended for inexperienced users. It is designed to introduce participants to the different [...]