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NLM and MCR offices will be closed Thursday, January 1, 2009 for New Year’s holiday. We wish you all the best in 2009!

From School Library Journal

http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/blog/1340000334/post/1410038141.html

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I am reposting a post I made a year ago.

With the whole year ahead of us, you might want to consider backing up important files on your home and work computer. If you ever save a file to your Desktop or other place on your local hard-drive, there is a chance that it is not included in nightly Network back-ups. Microsoft has a short article on the subject at:
http://www.microsoft.com/protect/yourself/data/what.mspx

Windows XP Professional, XP Home and Windows Vista all have a built-in back-up utility. You can read more about it here:
http://www.microsoft.com/protect/yourself/data/backup.mspx Instructions for making manual back-up copies are included in the article.

And then, once you have backed up your files, you need to protect your back-up files. You can read more about it here: http://www.microsoft.com/protect/yourself/data/tips.mspx

You can read about different external storage options at: http://www.microsoft.com/protect/yourself/data/storage.mspx

There are also online storage options available:
SugarSync http://www.sugarsync.com/
Drop Box http://www.getdropbox.com/ (Free)

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The National Library of Medicine and the American Library Association want to show you how to find the information that will help you achieve good health.

The site introduces the resources of the National Library of Medicine and provides information that helps communities of color in rural settings make good health decisions. Visit http://olos.ala.org/goodhealth/ today! [da]

WISER 4.2 is out! Updates include substance’s protective distance data interactive maps for WISER for Windows. Visit http://wiser.nlm.nih.gov/index.html to download the latest version. [da]

Network members have been invited to complete the 2008 Network Member Questionnaire. Have you responded? Just click on the link in the email you received and complete the questionnaire by January 16, 2009. If you’ve deleted the email contact Betsy Kelly and she’ll send it to you. We do this just once every 5 years and the information we collect impacts the programs and services we offer. Don’t let someone else decide what’s important in this region. We want to hear from everyone!

Members of the MidContinental Region,

Have you been thinking about your need for extra funding for library services and considered applying for the Continuity of Health Information Award? The NN/LM MCR is still offering up to $15,000 for projects and efforts in three broad areas: Health Information Literacy, Hospital Library Advocacy, and Emergency Preparedness.

We’ll be holding the final sessions to go over the intention of these awards, review the proposal form and talk over your ideas. Full details are at http://nnlm.gov/mcr/funding/

Sessions will be held Monday (Dec 29) and Tuesday (Dec 30), Mon (Jan 5), Tues (Jan 6 ) and Wed (Jan 7) at 1pm MT, 2pm CT. The length of the session will depend on your questions and your ideas. Plan on 45 minutes for the introduction and review of the proposal form plus additional time to talk over your ideas and get advice. If you’ve attended once and now have questions, feel free to drop in again.

Join us at http://webmeeting.nih.gov/mcrupdate/Sign in as a guest with your first and last names. Enter your phone number when prompted, for the system to call you.

Remember: Your state liaison is available to advise you on applying for this (and other funds) if you can’t make a scheduled session./ch

This three-day summit attempted to showcase the collective contribution of NIH in the development of new knowledge in the Science of Eliminating Health Disparities; highlight the progress of NIH minority health and health disparities research activities to improve prevention, diagnostic, and treatment methods; increase awareness and understanding of disparities in health; showcase best-practice models in research, capacity-building, outreach, and integrated strategies to find solutions to health disparities; and identify gaps in health disparities research. View the webcast at http://www.kaisernetwork.org/health_cast/hcast_index.cfm?display=detail&hc=3091 [scb]

iSpring Free will convert your PowerPoint documents into a Flash document, which can then be easily uploaded to your web site, blog, or e-mail. iSpring Free is a free download and includes a PowerPoint plug-in. [SD]