http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/magazine/issues/spring09/toc.html

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* Special Section: Colorectal Cancer
* Orthopedic Health
* Headaches and Migraines
* Feature: Hepatitis
* Then & Now: Research Pays Off for All Americans / Darwin, DNA, and The Genome [scb]

http://nihseniorhealth.gov/medicare/toc.html
An easy-to-read overview, “Medicare Basics for Caregivers,” is now available at NIHSeniorHealth. This brief, yet comprehensive introduction to Medicare gives caregivers the basics and helps them find answers to their questions. The complete NIH News Release is available online at: http://www.nih.gov/news/health/may2009/nia-13.htm [scb]

Register for a free webinar on applying for Stimulus Bill funding for library technology infrastructure. It will be held on Tuesday, May 19 at 11am MT, 12 pm CT and last 45 minutes. The presenter is John Windhausen, a Washington DC Based technology consultant. All attendees will receive a free stimulus package information kit. Register at https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/558019210%20%20 . This webinar is sponsored by Usrful and The Librarian’s Yellow Pages. /ch

For a list of the events sponsored by the NLM and NN/LM at MLA go to: http://www.nlm.nih.gov/pubs/techbullmj09mj09_mla_invite.html

NN/LM MCR staff member events:

Friday May 15, 7:00-11:00 AM - CE “Getting Started with Information Outreach in MinorityCommunities” - Siobhan Champ-Blackwell
Sunday May 17, 11:00 AM-12:30 PM - Presentation: “Infusing Health Sciences Libraries with Economic Muscle” - Betsy Kelly
Monday May 18, 10:30 AM-Noon - Panel “Technology and E-resources: Evolving with the Times” - John Bramble, panelist
Tuesday May 19, 1:00-2:30 PM - Panel “The Healthy Library: Creating a Culture of Wellness” - Siobhan Champ-Blackwell, moderator
Posters:
“Evaluation of 13 Things: A Learning 2.0 Self Discovery Class” - Rebecca Brown & Sharon  Dennis
“Fusing and Collaborating: A Joint Library Project on Google Docs” - Marty Magee

The ALA Washington Office has created a short overview screencast detailing potential areas for library funding available in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA). The overview is really good covering all kinds of libraries, including health sciences libraries. They have also compiled a list of the programs that libraries can benefit from that are included in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. More information will be posted on each section as it becomes available. http://www.ala.org/knowyourstimulus

NIH also has a page covering grants funded by the stimulus package. It’s not focused on libraries but libraries may have a role in the projects that are being funded. http://grants.nih.gov/recovery/ /ch

The National Library of Medicine’s Lister Hill National Center for Biomedical Communications has produced MyDelivery, a prototype tool for communicating health and biomedical information.  A result of R&D in Internet communications, MyDelivery enables two individuals to securely exchange information reliably, even through potentially unreliable wireless networks. The email-like user interface allows file attachments to be large in size (several gigabytes) or quantity (several thousand). This tool has potential applications in library document delivery, biomedical research, and HIPAA-compliant communication of patient health information.

MyDelivery is currently in beta testing, and libraries and their customers are invited to use it and provide feedback on its utility. The free registration and Windows client software are available at http://mydelivery.nlm.nih.gov. [da]

http://www.phha.mlanet.org/blog/?p=75
Members of the Public Health / Health Administration (PH/HA) section of the Medical Library Association (MLA) have created websites to provide information about the influenza A H1N1 (swine flu). If your library has created a page, you can leave a comment to have it added to the list. [scb]

A number of months ago, the NN/LM, MidContinental Region began a social bookmarking project. The goal of the project is to tag resources deemed relevant and useful to our Network members, and make them available to anyone who visits the MCR web site or subscribes to updates via RSS. The project currently relies on a five-member working group to choose resources. We have approximately 45 resources tagged.

We have placed the tag cloud in two different places on the MCR website. Please follow one the these links to view the cloud:

http://nnlm.gov/mcr/technology/ or http://nnlm.gov/mcr/services/

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The Technology section of the MCR website has been updated, with a new “Technology” tab added at the top menu for convenient access. Visit the technology pages today at http://nnlm.gov/mcr/technology/ to learn about technology classes, methods for keeping up with new technologies, and a list of communication tools. [SD]

As of May 27, 2009, one Medical Library Association Continuing Education credit can be awarded to attendees of the web conferences for Spotlight! on National Library of Medicine resources.

On Wednesday, May 27, at 1:00 MT, 2:00 CT, for one hour Siobhan Champ Blackwell will present the first of three monthly Spotlight! sessions focused on toxicology. Databases covered in this session include the Hazardous Substances Data Bank, HazMap and WISER. The class includes hands-on exercises.

This online training is FREE, and requires no registration. All you need is a computer with Internet access and a phone. You’ll sign in as a guest, enter your phone number when prompted and the system will call you! Access it by going to: https://webmeeting.nih.gov/mcr. To receive the MLA CE credit, you will need to attend the class, participate in the exercises and e-mail Marty Magee: mmagee@unmc.edu. An evaluation form will be sent to you to complete before the MLA CE certificate will be sent to you.

The Spotlight! on National Library of Medicine Resources, targeted for the fourth Wednesday each month will continue on June 24 with Dana Abbey presenting TOXLINE, TOXMAP, Toxics Release Inventory and Toxtown.