Thank you for joining us during the PubMed Redesign Update web conference yesterday, August 11, 2009. We apologize if you were not able to join the meeting due to the 125 audio connection limitations, and for your patience during some rather odd audio disturbances during the session.

The audiovisual recording of the session that lasts just a little over a half hour is now available at https://webmeeting.nih.gov/p66847164/ PowerPoint slides from the Medical Library Association Online Users’ Meeting that are similar to yesterday’s presentation are available in the Editor’s Notes of the June 10, 2009 NLM Technical Bulletin

Questions and Answers from the session are available below for your review. Please do not hesitate to contact NCBI with your comments and suggestions at info@ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

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Advice to libraries on applying for broadband grants

The ALA Washington Office is making a final push to inform and guide libraries as the August 14 deadline for the first-round Broadband Technology Opportunities Program (BTOP) grant applications draws near.

A host of stimulus resources for libraries—including webinars, instructional guidance, key links, and a list of frequently asked questions—can be found online.

Also available is a key informational guide on applying to this program and a brand-new document that demonstrates the role of libraries in economic recovery for BTOP applicants.

The National Library of Medicine (NLM) Online Users’ Meeting at the 2009 Medical Library Association (MLA) annual meeting provided a preview of the upcoming PubMed redesign. David Gillikin, Chief of NLM’s Bibliographic Services, will reprise this preview for anyone who did not get to attend the users’ meeting in Honolulu. This 15 minute presentation will review the draft design for the new search results page and abstract view presented at MLA. David will remain on the session for questions and answers after the presentation, and it will be recorded for those unable to attend.

When: August 11, 2009 11:30 - Noon Pacific time (12:30 - 1:00 Mountain, 10:30 - 11 Alaska)

Where: https://webmeeting.nih.gov/nlmupdate/

We will post a reminder to the HLIB-NW listserv on August 10th about the presentation and we look forward to seeing you there!

HHS’ Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) is seeking comments on the preliminary definition of “Meaningful Use” of electronic health records (EHRs) as presented to the HIT Policy Committee on June 16. The meaningful use preamble and matrix give more details.

Comments on the draft description of “Meaningful Use” are due by Friday, June 26, 2 p.m. Pacific Time (1 Alaska, 3 Mountain), and should be no more than 2,000 words in length. Please click the link to access instructions for submitting comments.

The National Library of Medicine”s exhibit booth at MLA meetings is always a popular gathering spot for attendees wanting to keep current on NLM”s many information resources and other projects. Most of NLM”s Theater Presentations from MLA “09 are now available for online viewing.

• ClinicalTrials.gov Update (16 min.)
• Journals Database: Did You Know? (14 min.)
• LinkOut for Libraries Tips and Tricks (7 min.)
• Medicare & Medicaid Resources for the Consumer Health Librarian (20 min.)
• MedlinePlus and Go Local Update (coming soon)
• MyMedicationList (coming soon)
• Public Health and Health Services Research: What”s Happening at NLM? (19 min.)
• PubMed Update (17 min.)
• PubMed Central and NIH Public Access Update (23 min.)

The PubMed Update includes a discussion of the redesign coming later this year. At about 16 minutes into the presentation, there is a screen shot showing how the PubMed Results screen may look post-redesign.

Thanks to an alliance between physician assistants and librarians, the Journal of the American Academy of Physician Assistants features a new online column starting this month: “Ask a Librarian”.  This column is a co-authored by  Jim Anderson, Physician Assistant, and Susan Klawansky, Network Member and Librarian at Seattle Children’s Library & Information Commons.  The column will promote collaboration with medical librarians, address questions from physician assistants and point to resources, including  www.nnlm.gov. Congratulations to Susan Klawansky for this important outreach effort.