Welcome to Region 5 of the Network of the National Library of Medicine!

Hello, I am Cathy Burroughs, Executive Director of the Network of the National Library of Medicine (NNLM) Region 5, and I would like to extend a warm welcome to NNLM Region 5 members!  The National Library of Medicine (NLM) has awarded a new five-year cooperative agreement grant to the University of Washington (UW) Health Sciences Library to serve as the Regional Medical Library (RML) for NNLM Region 5.  This is a *new* region of the NNLM, that reflects a redistributed geography and structure. The RML at the University of Washington now serves members in Alaska, California, Hawaii, Nevada, Oregon, Washington, and the U.S. Territories and Freely Associated States in the Pacific from 2021-2026. The NNLM Region 5 RML is under the experienced leadership of Tania Bardyn, MLIS, AHIP, Associate Dean for Health Sciences at University Washington, who serves as Principal Investigator (PI) and Director of NNLM Region 5.  Tania and I are fortunate to work with an exceptional RML staff of 4 librarians plus several specialists who deliver and support NNLM services and programs.  We also expect to hire an additional staff member this year to assist with the administration of the larger geography and membership. An important NNLM Region 5 aim is to increase membership engagement.  We want to reconnect with longtime members, get to know newer members, and stay connected with all of you!  We are planning on hosting virtual listening sessions, meetups at conferences and site visits to loc...
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