The RML is weeding its MLA audio tape collection. If you are a member of the NN/LM MCR, we are willing to send you the complete MLA tape collection for any or all of the years - 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005. You may have heard a plenary speaker that you’d like to hear again or maybe you want a copy of a presentation that you made at MLA! We will distribute on a first come first served basis. Check the MLA web site for program information. (http://www.mlanet.org/am/meetings.html)

Deadline for requests: September 30, 2009.

Send your mailing address indicating the MLA year(s) that you want to: rml4@rml4.utah.edu

(Do not request a specific tape within a collection. ) /ch

The purpose of the Sewell Fund Learning Partnership program is to provide funding for a mid-career medical or health care librarian or information scientist to spend twelve months in the environment of a host organization. If you are a health sciences librarian or information specialist who is interested in being considered for selection as a Sewell Fund Fellow, the application period begins in January 2009 with applications due by April 15, 2009. Sound interesting? Host organizations who can present a learning environment are also be sought. For more information and the application forms, please go to http://www.sewellfund.org. Questions? Email lpinfo@sewellfund.org If you would like to be contacted by phone, please leave a telephone number and preferred time of day for a return call. /ch

An emergency can be as wide-scale as an earthquake or flash flood or as local as a burst pipe in the book stacks. Do you know how to ensure the continuation of your primary services and access to your primary resources in the event of an emergency at your library? Learn and share strategies for creating a service continuity plan during this 90-minute online class.

Date: Tuesday, September 23, 2008
Time: 2:30-4 pm MT, 3:30-5pm CT
Instructor: Dan Wilson, Coordinator, NN/LM Emergency Preparedness Project

To participate via Adobe Connect go to: https://webmeeting.nih.gov/contplan/

Log in as Guest with your first and last name. There will be instructions for having the system call your phone.

If you have a phone with an extension or another reason it can’t call you, you can also call in manually at the number below. You can call in starting 15 minutes prior to the start of the teleconference. 1-866-846-3997 Passcode: 579437

If you have questions please contact Claire Hamasu chamasu@RML4.utah.edu or 1-800-338-7657 (1-800-DEV-ROKS)! /ch

National Training Center and Clearinghouse (NTCC) trainers will be training just prior to MCMLA in Cody. Add some FREE professional development to your schedule.

Learn new skills and brush up old ones.

• NLM Gateway & ClinicalTrials.gov - Friday, October 3, 2008 2:00pm-6:00pm
• PubMed - Saturday, October 4, 2008 - 8:30am-5:00pm

Register at: http://nnlm.gov/ntcc/classes/register.html?schedule_id=430

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1) Check out opportunities for professional growth where the NN/LM MidContinental Liaisons are training at the NN/LM MCR web page -http://nnlm.gov/mcr/. Look for the Calendar of Events on the right hand side.

2) What if you missed MLA and all the good information shared there. You can still check out the MLA CD’s from the NNLM/MidContinental Resources collection of Materials for Loan. See: http://nnlm.gov/mcr/education/ill/index.html

Don’t wait - expand your world today! (mm)

National Training Center and Clearinghouse (NTCC) trainers will be training just prior to MCMLA in Cody. Add some FREE professional development to your schedule.

Learn new skills and brush up old ones.

• NLM Gateway & ClinicalTrials.gov - Friday, October 3, 2008 2:00pm-6:00pm
• PubMed - Saturday, October 4, 2008 - 8:30am-5:00pm

Register at: http://nnlm.gov/ntcc/classes/register.html?schedule_id=430

Register today! (mm)

Due to problems with the Adobe Connect server, the August 21 online class, “Microblogging Using Twitter and Friendfeed,” has been canceled. The class will be rescheduled for Thursday, September 18, from 1 - 2 p.m. MT, 2 - 3 p.m. CT. [SD]

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has launched CDC-TV, a new online video resource available through the CDC. CDC-TV videos will cover a variety of health, safety and preparedness topics. The premiere series on CDC-TV is “Health Matters.” The first segment of the series, “Break the Silence: Stop the Violence,” addresses the topic of teen dating violence. In this video, parents and teens discuss the problem of dating violence and how to prevent it.

The library of available videos through CDC-TV will expand to include single-topic presentations as well as series for children, parents and public health professionals. Most are short and all include captioning for the hearing-impaired. The videos are part of CDC’s efforts to increase access to information that can help people prevent illness and injury.

Click here to visit the video library. [rb]

The PubMed Summary results page will soon show results from other high-quality resources in a column to the right of the PubMed search results.

Click here to read about the update. [rb]

National Training Center and Clearinghouse (NTCC) trainers will be training just prior to MCMLA in Cody. If you’re planning on going to MCMLA, this is a perfect way to add some FREE professional development to your schedule.

• NLM Gateway & ClinicalTrials.gov - Friday, October 3, 2008 2:00pm-6:00pm
• PubMed - Saturday, October 4, 2008 - 8:30am-5:00pm

Register at: http://nnlm.gov/ntcc/classes/register.html?schedule_id=430

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