Regional Symposium Award
Call For Applications
The purpose of this award is to allow Network members to work with the NN/LM SCR office to coordinate and implement a symposium.
Potential Symposium Topics (this list is not all-inclusive):
- Emerging health information technologies
- Hospital library advocacy
- Health information literacy,
- Health information outreach to community based organizations, public health workforce, or allied health professionals, or assessment and evaluation.
The symposium should include information about the products and services of the National Library of Medicine (NLM). Webcasting or recording the symposium is recommended for viewing by Network members who are unable to attend the symposium.
For a list of past Regional Symposium Awards, see NN/LM SCR Funded Projects at: http://nnlm.gov/scr/funding/scrfunded.html#symp.
Eligibility
Network members in the NN/LM SCR (Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas) are eligible to apply. Network membership is free and open to any organization interested in providing health information. To apply for membership: http://nnlm.gov/scr/services/member.html.
Funding
One (1) symposium up to $8,600
Deadline for Applications
July 1, 2009, 5:00 CST
To Apply
See: http://nnlm.gov/scr/funding/symposium_app.doc
Budget Guidelines
Funding will cover meeting expenses to include: honoraria for speakers, travel, publicity and promotion activities, equipment rental, communication costs (postage, phone costs, etc.), facility rental.
Food and indirect costs are not allowed.
Period of Performance
The symposium must be held within 12 months from the date of the award.
Evaluation Criteria
Criteria for selection include: Identification of target population needs in relation to the symposium topic, feasibility of symposium plan, roles of key personnel and appropriate budget.
Reporting Requirements
A final report and an article to be submitted to Blogadillo (http://nnlm.gov/scr/blog/) will be required within 30 days of the completed symposium. The awardee will provide photographs for inclusion in the report and article.
In addition to the aforementioned reporting requirements, the awardee shall provide copies of all communications, materials produced, press releases, advertisements, and articles for newsletters related to the project. The awardee gives permission for use of such materials by the NLM and NN/LM.
Publication and Publicity
The awardee shall acknowledge the support of the National Library of Medicine whenever publicizing the work under this contract in any media by including an acknowledgment substantially as follows:
This project has been funded in whole or in part with Federal funds from the National Library of Medicine, National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services, under Contract No. N01-LM-6-3505, with the Houston Academy of Medicine-Texas Medical Center Library.
NIH Policy on Enhancing Public Access to Archived Publications Resulting from NIH-Funded Research
As of April 7, 2008, final peer-reviewed manuscripts arising from NIH funds must be submitted to PubMed Central upon acceptance for publication.
The NIH Public Access Policy at http://publicaccess.nih.gov/policy.htm ensures that the public has access to the published results of NIH funded research. It requires scientists to submit final peer-reviewed journal manuscripts that arise from NIH funds to the digital archive PubMed Central (http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/) upon acceptance for publication. To help advance science and improve human health, the Policy requires that these papers (http://publicaccess.nih.gov/FAQ.htm#b1) are accessible to the public on PubMed Central no later than 12 months after publication.
The NIH Public Access site should be consulted for additional information: http://publicaccess.nih.gov/policy.htm.
Website Compliance
If a website is developed under this award, the website must adhere to Section 508 compliance. Resources for this compliance include the National Library of Medicine Web Applications/Site Development Guidelines (http://www.nlm.nih.gov/web/documentation/index.html) and Summary of Section 508 Standards (http://www.section508.gov/index.cfm?FuseAction=Content&ID=11).
Need help?
Karen Vargas, Consumer Health Outreach Coordinator
National Network of Libraries of Medicine,
South Central Region (NN/LM SCR)
Houston Academy of Medicine-Texas Medical Center (HAM-TMC) Library
1133 John Freeman Blvd.
Houston, TX 77030-2809
Phone: 1-800-338-7657 (AR, LA, NM, OK, TX only)
Fax: 713-790-7030
Email: karen.vargas@exch.library.tmc.edu
