The National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) course on “Introduction to Molecular Biology Information Resources” will once again be offered on a regional basis, and is scheduled at the following locations for the 2006-2007 academic year:

November 1-3, 2006 (Wed-Thurs-Fri)
National Library of Medicine Bethesda, MD

November 6-8, 2006 (Mon-Tues-Wed)
University of Arizona, Tucson Tucson, AZ

March 12-14, 2007 (Mon-Tues-Wed)
Purdue University Lafayette, IN

March 14-16, 2007 (Wed-Thurs-Fri)
Emory University Atlanta, GA

May 30-June 1, 2007 (Wed-Thurs-Fri)
Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge, MA

The complete address for each location, along with a link to the NTCC registration web site, is provided on the “upcoming courses” page of the course web site, http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/Class/MLACourse/.

The web site also provides a course description and a list of modules covered. There is no registration fee and the course is approved for 20 continuing education credits by the Medical Library Association (MLA). If you have questions or need additional information, please contact The National Training Center & Clearinghouse http://nnlm.gov/ntcc/

NLM is now offering RSS feeds for NIH Clinical Alerts and Advisories. Instructions for setting up a feed are available from the NLM RSS Feeds and Podcasts Web page.

The Regional Medical Library invites volunteers for four committees. The four committees are: Outreach, chaired by Val Gross; Technology, chaired by Andrew White; Resource Sharing, chaired by Robb Mackes and Library Improvement, chaired by Michelle Volesko Brewer.

The committees will each help shape the work of the RML, identifying and setting regional priorities. Committees will conduct needs assessments, or participate in the larger regional needs assessment, ensure inclusion of the concerns and viewpoints of all network members and collaborate with other committees and the Regional Advisory Council. Complete committee charges can be found online.

Approximately eight committee members are needed for each committee. Committee volunteers will commit to a two-year period of service. All meetings will be held virtually (phone and web conferencing).

To volunteer, please provide name, contact information and a brief statement of interest by September 21, 2006. Submissions may be made via the web.