SAVE THE DATE!

Join your colleagues on November 20, 2007 as NN/LM MAR hosts Medical Library Association’s fall webcast, “Scholarly Publishing and Open Access: Straight Talk.” More information about the webcast is available here: http://mlanet.org/education/distance_ed/scholarlypub/index.html

Take advantage of this national continuing education event. Share ideas with your colleagues about current topics, learn techniques from MLA member experts, and earn MLA CE contact hours.

Date: Tuesday, November 20, 2007

Time: 2:00 pm

Location: New York University Medical Center, New York, NY

Complete registration information for MAR’s event will be available soon! Check the MARL listserv and blog (the MARquee, http://nnlm.gov/mar/blog/) for more information.

The October issue of NIH News in Health, the monthly newsletter bringing you practical health news and tips based on the latest NIH research, is now online at http://newsinhealth.nih.gov/. In this issue:

Feature Stories:

• The Perils of Peers — How Social Networks Affect Your Health
• Giving Germs the Slip — Soap and Shots Can Protect Your Health

Health Capsules:

• Early Childhood Program Shows Benefits

• Seeking Health Information

Featured Web Site:

• Household Products Database

If you’re an editor who wishes to use NIH News in Health material in your publication, please see http://newsinhealth.nih.gov/about.htm for information.