NNLM Region 4 Funding Opportunities
The Network of the National Library of Medicine, Region 4 (NNLM Region 4) invites applications for health information outreach, programming projects, and professional development opportunities. We want to see your application.
The mission of the Network of the National Library of Medicine is to advance the progress of medicine, improve public health by providing U.S. health professionals with equal access to biomedical information, and improve individual’s access to information to enable them to make informed decisions about their health. Under a Cooperative Agreement with the National Library of Medicine (NLM), the ...
Source: MCR News - July 12, 2021 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: liaison Tags: #CC/Academic List #Health Interest List #Health Sciences List #Public/K-12 List Blog Source Type: news
Libraries Can Apply for $7 Billion in Tech Funds
Libraries and schools can begin applying on June 29 for financial support to purchase laptops and tablets, Wi-Fi hotspots, modems, routers, and broadband connections for off-campus use by students, school staff, and library patrons.The $7.17 billion Emergency Connectivity Fund was established as part of the federal American Rescue Plan of 2021. The 45-day application filing window for the fund will run until August 13.Eligible schools and libraries can submit requests for funding to purchase eligible equipment and services for the 2021-22 school year, according to the Federal Communications Commission. For more information...
Source: MCR News - June 18, 2021 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: liaison Tags: #Public/K-12 List Blog Funding Source Type: news
Join us and bring your thread of knowledge to help us stitch our Region 4 fabric.
Let’s talk! Come meet your Network of the National Library of Medicine staff for the states of Arizona, New Mexico, Colorado, Utah, Wyoming, Idaho, Montana, North Dakota, and South Dakota (Region 4). We want to meet you, hear your ideas, and answer your questions. The meeting is free for anyone to attend.
NNLM Day at MLA
Region 4 Preview
Monday, May 17
1:30 – 2:30 pm MDT
12:30 – 1:30 pm AZ Time
Meeting Link:
https://nih.zoomgov.com/j/1614228020?pwd=NTVhdFQ5RW9ycXQxUkEwVEVsWjVXQT09
Meeting ID: 161 422 8020 Passcode: 396922
For more information on regional and national sessions of NNLM Day at MLA, vis...
Source: MCR News - May 12, 2021 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: liaison Tags: #CC/Academic List #Health Interest List #Health Sciences List #Public/K-12 List Source Type: news
Join Us & Bring Your Thread of Knowledge to Help Us Stitch Our Region 4 Fabric
Come meet your Network of the National Library of Medicine Region 4 staff for the states of Arizona, New Mexico, Colorado, Utah, Wyoming, Idaho, Montana, North Dakota and South Dakota. We will listen to your ideas and answer your questions. The meeting is free for anyone to attend.
NNLM Day at MLA
Region 4 Preview
Monday, May 17
1:30 – 2:30 pm MDT
12:30 – 1:30 pm AZ Time
Meeting Link:
https://nih.zoomgov.com/j/1614228020?pwd=NTVhdFQ5RW9ycXQxUkEwVEVsWjVXQT09
Meeting ID: 161 422 8020 Passcode: 396922
For more information on regional and national sessions of NNLM Day at MLA, visit https://www.nlm.nih.gov...
Source: MCR News - May 12, 2021 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: liaison Tags: #CC/Academic List #Health Interest List #Health Sciences List #Public/K-12 List Source Type: news
NNLM Redraws Its Map
Network of the National Library of Medicine members who are used to working with the MidContinental Region – particularly those in Nebraska, Kansas and Missouri – will see shifts in their service contacts as the network redraws its map and enters a new five-year funding cycle in May.
Members will still find themselves with plenty of support from NNLM after the change. Access to National Library of Medicine resources like PubMed and MedlinePlus will not be affected.
NLM, part of the National Institutes of Health, will enter into new agreements with the academic health sciences libraries throughout the country that serve...
Source: MCR News - April 21, 2021 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: liaison Tags: #CC/Academic List #Health Interest List #Health Sciences List #Public/K-12 List All Members Source Type: news
On being a Catalyst for Community Health
Melanie Newell is a C4CH (Catalyst for Community Health) Grantee at the University of Missouri-Columbia, and is a service associate in Lincoln City Libraries, in Lincoln, NE.
C4CH (Catalysts for Community Health) is an Institute of Museum and Library Services Community Catalyst Project Grant initiative led by Dr. Jenny Bossaller and Dr. Denice Adkins of the University of Missouri’s iSchool, and Deborah Ward and Christine Pryor of MU Libraries and supported by an advisory board and one amazing graduate assistant. C4CH endeavors to use the talents of emerging LAM professionals to “spark” change in communities by br...
Source: MCR News - April 20, 2021 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: liaison Tags: #CC/Academic List #Health Interest List #Health Sciences List #Public/K-12 List All Members Source Type: news
Important information about your NNLM.gov Profile – Take action by April 30th!
Due to upcoming system upgrades on nnlm.gov, your current transcript of NNLM classes will not be available after Friday, April 30th, 2021. Your NNLM Class Transcript lists all NNLM classes you have registered for since December 2016. If you want to keep a copy of the classes you’ve taken over the past 5 years, follow these steps to download a copy:
Log into your nnlm.gov account (bottom right of page)
Scroll down to ‘My Profile’ (bottom right of page)
Click ’View Profile’
Print or save the webpage, or copy and paste it into an editing software of your choice.
Again, you will no longer be able to access your NNLM...
Source: MCR News - April 19, 2021 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: liaison Tags: #CC/Academic List #Health Interest List #Health Sciences List #Public/K-12 List All Members Source Type: news
NNLM Training Program is Taking a Short Pause
The NNLM training program is taking a short pause this April/May. Critical system upgrades will allow the NNLM to continue offering the free, high quality training you have come to know and love.
How will this affect you? NNLM class registration and access will be unavailable starting April 16, 2021. Class offerings will incrementally re-open starting in May, and will continue throughout the summer.
How can you continue to connect with NNLM during this break? You can subscribe to the NNLM YouTube Channel. There are a multitude of previously recorded classes, many of which are available for MLA CE credit.
Contact nto@utah....
Source: MCR News - April 19, 2021 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: liaison Tags: #CC/Academic List #Health Interest List #Health Sciences List #Public/K-12 List All Members Source Type: news
Paula Mozen, Director of LIFE INTERRUPTED, Shares Her Filmmaking Journey
Discussions
Monday, April 15 at 2 pm MT presented by Greensboro AHEC and Nashville Public Library
For more information on the film LIFE INTERRUPTED and to sign up for the free screening, click here: https://watch.eventive.org/lifeinterrupted. .
Remember to follow the NNLM MCR on Twitter.
The post Paula Mozen, Director of LIFE INTERRUPTED, Shares Her Filmmaking Journey first appeared on MidContinental Region News. (Source: MCR News)
Source: MCR News - April 9, 2021 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: liaison Tags: #CC/Academic List #Health Interest List #Health Sciences List #Public/K-12 List All Members Source Type: news
Goddard Public Library: Fitness Fridays
Dana Abbey – Community Engagement Coordinator/Colorado
The Goddard Public Library in Goddard, Kansas applied for and was awarded Network of the National Library of Medicine, MidContinental outreach funding for their Fitness Fridays program. The aim of the project is to increase health, information, and reading literacy within one program with activities available locally and statewide for all ages.
The free programming will combine favorite summertime activities: walking and reading with the StoryWalk® program, and will raise awareness of reliable health information resources like MedlinePlus. StoryWalk® is a fun, ed...
Source: MCR News - April 4, 2021 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: ssawyer Tags: #CC/Academic List #Health Interest List #Health Sciences List #Public/K-12 List All Members Source Type: news
Lessons Learned Thanks to the NNLM MCR Professional Development Award
Heather Steel
Children’s Mercy Hospital
Kansas City, Missouri
One year ago, I joined the Children’s Mercy Library Services team. During the interview process it was mentioned several times how the team has plans to make big changes to their existing digital library space. I was (and still am) excited about the potential of this undertaking. A few months after I started my manager shared with me information about the Library Marketing Professional Development (LMPD) Award, funded by the Network for the National Library of Medicine, MidContinental Region (NNLM MCR) and the opportunity to attend the Library Marketing Conf...
Source: MCR News - April 4, 2021 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: ssawyer Tags: Blog Source Type: news
Working with a virtual health programming team
Brandon Jason
University of Missouri LIS Student
I am working with a virtual health programming team from the Community Engagement Network of All of Us, a research program from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and Network of the National Library of Medicine (NNLM) that aims to “build one of the most diverse health databases in the world.” Through this experience, I am learning from information professionals how to produce quality, accessible virtual programs on health and medical topics, and how best to partner and collaborate with leading health, medical, and information organizations. I am assisting specifica...
Source: MCR News - April 4, 2021 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: ssawyer Tags: #CC/Academic List #Health Interest List #Health Sciences List #Public/K-12 List All Members Source Type: news
Join Us for the Vaccine Development and Efficacy Webinar!
Join the NNLM All of Us Community Engagement Network, the National Alliance for Hispanic Health, the National Rural Health Association, and Juntos on World Health Day, Wednesday, April 7, 2021, at 7 PM CT, for a virtual health program answering your questions about vaccines. The “Vaccine Development and Efficacy” webinar will feature five expert panelists who will discuss their own firsthand experiences with how vaccines are made, and why some people are hesitant to receive them.
Recent times have brought up many questions of how vaccines work, how they are tested for safety, and why vaccination is important in prevent...
Source: MCR News - April 2, 2021 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: liaison Tags: #CC/Academic List #Health Interest List #Health Sciences List #Public/K-12 List All Members Source Type: news
Life Interrupted
Discussion
Three women navigate their way through a life-changing diagnosis.
The All of Us Research Program and the Network of the National Library of Medicine are proud to sponsor a series of five free virtual screenings of LIFE INTERRUPTED. Each virtual screening will conclude with a live Q&A panel discussion featuring breast cancer survivors and activists.
There are still two opportunities to participate in a screening and panel discussion. Order your free film and live Q&A panel discussion ticket here.
Presented by Henry Ford Health System
Film Screening
March 27 – April 2
Panel Discussion
F...
Source: MCR News - April 1, 2021 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: ssawyer Tags: #CC/Academic List #Health Interest List #Health Sciences List #Public/K-12 List All Members Source Type: news
Opportunity to Collaborate with the All of Us Journey!
The National Network of Libraries of Medicine would like to invite public libraries and community organizations to host the All of Us Journey when it visits the MidContinental Region on the following tentative dates:
St. Louis, MO—Monday, April 22- Friday, April 26
Wichita, KS –Tuesday, May 7- Friday, May 10
Lincoln, NE –Tuesday, May 14- Saturday, May 18
Omaha, NE–Tuesday, May 21 – Friday, May 24
The Journey, a project related to the National Institutes of Health’s All of Us Research Program, is a hands-on traveling exhibit that engages community members in learning about the emerging field of precision medic...
Source: MCR News - January 11, 2019 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: liaison Tags: #Public/K-12 List All Members All of Us Blog All of Us Journey Source Type: news
