Create and edit screenshots of web pages using the Firefox browser. This Firefox plugin provides a set of editing and annotation tools, which let users quickly modify captures and insert text and graphical annotations. [rb and mm]

http://screenshot-program.com/fireshot/

NLM and the MidContinental Region offices will be closed Friday, July 4 in observance of Independence Day.

This collection of open access articles, which includes highlights for quick reference and a topic summary, reflects the arduous work of experts in animal disaster preparedness and response who have grappled with the central questions involved and offered their findings and recommendations within the covers of the AVMA scientific journals. Areas discussed include:

• the veterinarian’s role in preparedness and response;
• biosecurity and bioterrorism preparedness;
• search-and-rescue dogs; and
• preparedness and response policy.

Use this direct link: http://www.avma.org/avmacollections/disaster/default.asp

This is available for personal and scholarly use as single-copy downloads and links to the collection are encouraged, but articles should not be further reproduced or distributed at web sites other than that of the AVMA. [Thanks to Diane Fagan, Librarian at the American Veterinary Medical Association]

We have heard from Adobe Connect technical support that there is a problem with the audio when an older version of Flash is used. If you have tried to listen to an archived Breeze session and it sounds like Alvin and the Chipmunks are talking, here is what Adobe suggests:

After further examination, we have determined that customers running a version of Flash older than 9.0.115 would receive accelerated audio when viewing the Adobe Connect (Breeze) recordings below. To resolve this issue, we recommend upgrading Flash Player to the latest version (9.0.124) to hear all Connect recordings at their normal pace.

Adobe Flash Player is available at no cost from http://www.adobe.com/go/EN_US-H-GET-FLASH

Please let us know if this does not resolve your problem. Thanks! [sd and rb]

Enabling Collaboration to Strengthen Research and Care
A joint conference of the U.S. National Cancer Institute and the U.K. National Cancer Research Institute
September 2-3, 2008, Bethesda, Maryland, U.S.
Admission is free. For more information and to register, please visit
https://cabig.nci.nih.gov/nci-ncri2008conference.
Abstracts are welcomed on a number of relevant issues. Guidelines and instructions for submissions may be found at https://cabig.nci.nih.gov/nci-ncri2008conference/AbstractFolder/. Abstracts are due July 15. [scb]

The Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) solicits Resource Program Grants in Bioinformatics for supporting the continued operation, improvement, and dissemination of databases, digital information, or software tools that are unique, and of special importance to research using animal models of embryonic developmental processes. http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=true&oppId=17926 [posted on Grants.gov Opportunities Posting Update] scb

The Association for Prevention Teaching and Research (APTR) and the Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (ODPHP), U.S.Department of Health and Human Services proudly announce the request for applications for the ehealth fellowship as part of the APTR-ODPHP Health Policy Fellowship Program. This newly offered fellowship offers opportunities in public health planning as well as federal initiatives in ehealth and health communication. Fellows will gain leadership experience working in an inter-professional setting, and training alongside leading experts. The application package describes this opportunity in greater detail and includes all the materials candidates need in order to apply. This application package, along with more information, is available on the training portion of the APTR website: http://www.aptrweb.org/prof_dev/fellowships_HCF.html. [posted on HealthLiteracy 2083] scb

Using Feedbooks (http://www.feedbooks.com/), a new online tool, you can create customized newsletters from any RSS feed. The newsletters can be in PDF format or even in an e-book format such as Sony reader. You can print the PDF out for later reading or view on your e-reader. [SD]

Rebecca Brown, Technology Liaison and Sharon Dennis, Technology Coordiantor. Watch Rebecca demonstrate how to use the online Social Bookmarking tool del.icio.us. The demonstration shows how you can use this Web 2.0 tool and how it can benefit your library. Sharon describes how you can organize the wide variety of Web 2.0 tools available to you, including social bookmarking tools, into one convenient news feed with FriendFeed. FriendFeed can be published as an RSS feed or directly on your web page or blog. It can be used to share information with colleagues or to push the latest information out to patrons. [rb]

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has a longstanding history of supporting the most promising and meritorious biomedical and behavioral research using a broad range of approaches, strategies and mechanisms. While the first-rate and world renowned peer review system is a cornerstone of NIH, the increasing breadth, complexity, and interdisciplinary nature of modern research has created many challenges. In June 2007, the NIH Director established two working groups to examine the NIH peer review process. Read more about this process at http://enhancing-peer-review.nih.gov/ [scb]