MedWorm.com provides a medical RSS filtering service. Over 6000 RSS medical sources are combined and output via different filters. This feed contains the latest items from the 'The Cornflower' source. Sun, 21 Mar 2010 14:03:57 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3384071&cid=s_34465_10_f&fid=34465&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnnlm.gov%2Fgmr%2Fblog%2F2010%2F03%2F19%2Fahip-releases-health-literacy-tool%2F A new research tool developed by Emory University researcher Julie Gazmararian aims to help healthcare professionals improve their health literacy programs. The new tool was developed with support from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and in consultation with professionals from health plans from across the country, including those who serve on the AHIP Health Literacy [...] (Source: The Cornflower) The Cornflower organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3384071 Fri, 19 Mar 2010 17:01:29 +0100 3384071 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3375597&cid=s_34465_10_f&fid=34465&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnnlm.gov%2Fgmr%2Fblog%2F2010%2F03%2F17%2Fsave-display-settings-pubmed%2F NLM heard your requests! Search results may now be customized and saved using My NCBI. Sign into My NCBI, click on PubMed Preferences, and then Result Display Settings. Set for Summary or Abstract (non-text format), the number of items viewed per page, and the default sort. Every time you sign into My [...] (Source: The Cornflower) The Cornflower organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3375597 Wed, 17 Mar 2010 15:22:23 +0100 3375597 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3375598&cid=s_34465_10_f&fid=34465&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnnlm.gov%2Fgmr%2Fblog%2F2010%2F03%2F17%2Flearning-your-vitamin-a-bs-and-c%2F MedlinePlus, the premiere consumer health site from the U.S. National Library of Medicine, has newly updated pages on some of the basics: vitamins A, B, C, D, E & K. Check them out. B Vitamins: http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/bvitamins.html Vitamin A: http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/vitamina.html Vitamin C: http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/vitaminc.html Vitamin D: http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/vitamind.html Vitamin E: http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/vitamine.html Vitamin K: http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/vitamink.html The primary National Institutes of Health (NIH) organization for [...] (Source: The Cornflower) The Cornflower organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3375598 Wed, 17 Mar 2010 14:51:44 +0100 3375598 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3367259&cid=s_34465_10_f&fid=34465&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnnlm.gov%2Fgmr%2Fblog%2F2010%2F03%2F16%2Fohsla-spring-meeting-2010%2F The Ohio Health Sciences Library Association (OHSLA) spring meeting will be held on Monday, April, 19, 2010, at Mount Carmel Health Sciences Library, Mount Carmel Health Systems, Columbus, Ohio, from 9:30am-3:30pm. Beyond conducting the business of the organization, this meeting will feature two MLA continuing education classes. Holly Burt, GMR Outreach and Exhibits Coordinator, will [...] (Source: The Cornflower) The Cornflower organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3367259 Tue, 16 Mar 2010 12:42:04 +0100 3367259 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3351679&cid=s_34465_10_f&fid=34465&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnnlm.gov%2Fgmr%2Fblog%2F2010%2F03%2F10%2Fr3-a-reference-spree-at-rolling-prairie%2F We presented Consumer Health Reference to public librarians at the workshop. Topics covered print and online consumer [...] (Source: The Cornflower) The Cornflower organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3351679 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 20:52:50 +0100 3351679 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3336530&cid=s_34465_10_f&fid=34465&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnnlm.gov%2Fgmr%2Fblog%2F2010%2F03%2F05%2Fmla-webcast%2F We at the GMR are pleased to sponsor webcast sites across our region for the March 24, 2010, MLA Webcast: Now’s The Time: Understanding The Electronic Health Record Maze And Health Science Librarians’ Roles The complete list of sponsored sites is available at: http://nnlm.gov/gmr/funding/mlawebcastsites.html.  Please contact the site directly if you wish to attend. Find information about [...] (Source: The Cornflower) The Cornflower organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3336530 Fri, 05 Mar 2010 17:36:45 +0100 3336530 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3264074&cid=s_34465_10_f&fid=34465&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnnlm.gov%2Fgmr%2Fblog%2F2010%2F02%2F11%2Fethnomed-unveils-enhanced-website-for-cultural-health-information%2F The EthnoMed team has unveiled its redesigned website, EthnoMed: http://ethnomed.org/. The site also features a new, prize-winning logo: For more information about the EthnoMed Transformation, see the post in the Dragonfly, the blog of our sister region, the Pacific Northwest. (Source: The Cornflower) The Cornflower organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3264074 Thu, 11 Feb 2010 15:21:54 +0100 3264074 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3260437&cid=s_34465_10_f&fid=34465&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnnlm.gov%2Fgmr%2Fblog%2F2010%2F02%2F10%2Fsmartphone-fun%2F How many of you spend time looking at possible applications to install on your iPhone or other smartphone? (Max meekly raises his hand.)  I will admit that I’m probably well-suited for the job of Technology Coordinator because I get excited about new gadgets and how they might make our lives run more efficiently.   It does [...] (Source: The Cornflower) The Cornflower organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3260437 Wed, 10 Feb 2010 21:20:28 +0100 3260437 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3256112&cid=s_34465_10_f&fid=34465&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnnlm.gov%2Fgmr%2Fblog%2F2010%2F02%2F09%2Fthat%25e2%2580%2599s-all-nepali-to-me%2F The health messages are simple: dress warmly when it’s cold; don’t forget to floss; look left, then right—then left again!--before crossing a street. But the challenge of reaching newly arrived refugees with this basic information is great. Our work in refugee health education is complicated by refugees’ limited English skills, often low literacy levels, the number of different languages spoken, as well as their cultural and ethnic diversity. (Source: The Cornflower) The Cornflower organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3256112 Tue, 09 Feb 2010 18:20:48 +0100 3256112 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3252013&cid=s_34465_10_f&fid=34465&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnnlm.gov%2Fgmr%2Fblog%2F2010%2F02%2F08%2Fgmr-sponsoring-mla-webcast-sites-2%2F The GMR is offering to sponsor a number of webcast sites for the upcoming MLA Webcast:  “Now’s The Time: Understanding the Electronic Health Record Maze and Health Science Librarians’ Roles” to be held on Wednesday, March 24, 2010, from 1:00 p.m.–3:00 p.m., central time. Visit: http://nnlm.gov/gmr/funding/mlawebcast.html for detailed information on how to become a sponsored site. The GMR will cover the [...] (Source: The Cornflower) The Cornflower organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3252013 Mon, 08 Feb 2010 20:07:53 +0100 3252013 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3252014&cid=s_34465_10_f&fid=34465&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnnlm.gov%2Fgmr%2Fblog%2F2010%2F02%2F08%2Fwhsla-at-the-61st-annual-wisconsin-student-nurses-association-conference%2F Wisconsin Health Sciences Library Association (WHSLA) exhibited at the annual Wisconsin Student Nurses’ Annual Convention on February 6, 2010, at Chula Vista Resort and Convention Center in Wisconsin Dells, WI. Two hundred sixty-five nursing students, faculty, and nursing leaders from across Wisconsin attended the meeting. (Source: The Cornflower) The Cornflower organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3252014 Mon, 08 Feb 2010 17:25:39 +0100 3252014 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3252015&cid=s_34465_10_f&fid=34465&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnnlm.gov%2Fgmr%2Fblog%2F2010%2F02%2F08%2Fgreen-field-virtual-library-launched%2F The Alzheimer’s Association Green-Field Library is pleased to announce a new Virtual Library at http://www.alz.org/library. The new web page has been made possible by an Outreach Express Award from NN/LM Greater Midwest Region. Green-Field Library serves diverse populations and an expansive geographic area through the national headquarters in Chicago, Illinois, and a network of 74 chapter organizations nationwide. Since 1991 the library has grown to house a collection of 6,000 books and videos and 150 journals. In 2009 we responded to 4500 questions and distributed a thousand articles through interlibrary loan. (Source: The Cornflower) The Cornflower organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3252015 Mon, 08 Feb 2010 15:00:23 +0100 3252015 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3232905&cid=s_34465_10_f&fid=34465&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnnlm.gov%2Fgmr%2Fblog%2F2010%2F02%2F02%2Fnew-mch-library-knowledge-path-on-dental-health%2F The Maternal and Child Health Library at Georgetown University in collaboration with the National Maternal and Child Oral Health Resource Center (OHRC) released a new edition of the knowledge path about oral health for infants, children, adolescents, and pregnant women. Presented in time for National Children’s Dental Health Month in February, this electronic guide points to [...] (Source: The Cornflower) The Cornflower organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3232905 Tue, 02 Feb 2010 14:31:03 +0100 3232905 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3218133&cid=s_34465_10_f&fid=34465&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnnlm.gov%2Fgmr%2Fblog%2F2010%2F01%2F28%2Fput-a-little-pop-in-that-proposal%2F The GMR Lending Library has just added two new items that should assist writers to put a little pop in their funding proposals. Whether working on a funding opportunity for a GMR Award [See: Current Calls for Applications (CFAs) and Requests for Proposals (RFPs)] or branching out for other funding opportunities, seasoned writers or first-timers [...] (Source: The Cornflower) The Cornflower organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3218133 Thu, 28 Jan 2010 20:36:24 +0100 3218133 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3190733&cid=s_34465_10_f&fid=34465&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnnlm.gov%2Fgmr%2Fblog%2F2010%2F01%2F20%2Fout-with-the-old-award-application-forms-that-is%2F Are you a seasoned GMR award funding recipient? Are you thinking this might be the year to try for your first GMR award? In either case, the GMR has updated its award application forms to make your funding request easier and more accurate. The GMR offers seven types of awards which are in amounts less [...] (Source: The Cornflower) The Cornflower organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3190733 Wed, 20 Jan 2010 20:16:17 +0100 3190733 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3186810&cid=s_34465_10_f&fid=34465&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnnlm.gov%2Fgmr%2Fblog%2F2010%2F01%2F19%2Fresearch-reporting-guidelines%2F The NLM® Special Queries page now includes a link to a new subject page on Research Reporting Guidelines and Initiatives: By Organization. This page lists, in chart form, guidelines for reporting the results of research in several biomedical disciplines. The Research Reporting Guidelines Search link offers a MEDLINE®/PubMed® search strategy including subject terms related to the [...] (Source: The Cornflower) The Cornflower organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3186810 Tue, 19 Jan 2010 18:15:12 +0100 3186810 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3154405&cid=s_34465_10_f&fid=34465&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnnlm.gov%2Fgmr%2Fblog%2F2010%2F01%2F08%2Fconsumer-electronics-show-2010-gadget-envy%2F If you are a gadget geek like me, you will be salivating at all of the neat-o things that are being reported out of the 2010 Consumer Electronics Show. The talk this year,  is all about e-readers and tablets. First the tablets: Many of you have probably heard the rumors of an Apple Tablet.  BusinessWeek confirmed these rumors [...] (Source: The Cornflower) The Cornflower organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3154405 Fri, 08 Jan 2010 22:20:50 +0100 3154405 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3154406&cid=s_34465_10_f&fid=34465&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnnlm.gov%2Fgmr%2Fblog%2F2010%2F01%2F08%2Fhelp-the-gmr-ring-in-the-new-decade%2F Reply to the brief GMR Planning Questionnaire 2010, and you will be helping us set program priorities for several years to come. (Source: The Cornflower) The Cornflower organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3154406 Fri, 08 Jan 2010 17:45:00 +0100 3154406 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3150396&cid=s_34465_10_f&fid=34465&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnnlm.gov%2Fgmr%2Fblog%2F2010%2F01%2F07%2Fu-of-m-health-science-librarians-get-in-the-spirit%2F In addition to our regular workload, the staff of the Health Sciences Libraries (HSL) of the University of Michigan have been busy with a number of charitable activities during the holiday season. Our staff members have taken part in “Sponsor-a-Family,” a Community Action Network program that provides services to low-income individuals. We have provided age-appropriate holiday presents as well as gift certificates for a local family of four with children ages 17,15, and 2, according to a wish-list that this group has submitted to us. (Source: The Cornflower) The Cornflower organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3150396 Fri, 08 Jan 2010 01:15:24 +0100 3150396 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3140003&cid=s_34465_10_f&fid=34465&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnnlm.gov%2Fgmr%2Fblog%2F2010%2F01%2F04%2Farra-funding-for-broadband-comes-to-the-gmr-region%2F “Broadband is the new dial tone of the 21st-century” says Georgia Governor Sonny Purdue.   Along with Vice President Biden, the GA Governor kicked off $7.2 billion in Recovery Act broadband grant and loan programs.  $2 billion of it will be made available on a “rolling basis over the next 75 days to bring high-speed Internet [...] (Source: The Cornflower) The Cornflower organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3140003 Mon, 04 Jan 2010 21:08:32 +0100 3140003 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3080478&cid=s_34465_10_f&fid=34465&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnnlm.gov%2Fgmr%2Fblog%2F2009%2F12%2F11%2Fgreetings-of-the-season-to-the-gmr-membership%2F Urban or rural, the Midwest sparkles during the winter months.  The twinkle of holiday lights in the city or the wink of stars over a chill landscape, both are a source of well-being and delight at this time of year. A positive view of winter is good preparation for a positive outlook on the current economic [...] (Source: The Cornflower) The Cornflower organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3080478 Fri, 11 Dec 2009 16:09:28 +0100 3080478 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3076856&cid=s_34465_10_f&fid=34465&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnnlm.gov%2Fgmr%2Fblog%2F2009%2F12%2F10%2Fseasons-greetings-from-the-gmr%2F Season's Greetings from the GMR Staff. (Source: The Cornflower) The Cornflower organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3076856 Thu, 10 Dec 2009 21:09:13 +0100 3076856 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3076857&cid=s_34465_10_f&fid=34465&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnnlm.gov%2Fgmr%2Fblog%2F2009%2F12%2F10%2Fmyhealthevet-and-medlineplus-magazine-a-natural-in-north-dakota%2F MyHealtheVet (http://www.myhealth.va.gov) is an award-winning website that was developed for the veterans in the Fall of 2003. It is an online Personal Health Record and offers veterans access to Veterans Administration (VA) health care any time through the internet. MyHealtheVet is the gateway to web-based tools that empower veterans to become better partners in their health care. (Source: The Cornflower) The Cornflower organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3076857 Thu, 10 Dec 2009 20:31:08 +0100 3076857 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3076858&cid=s_34465_10_f&fid=34465&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnnlm.gov%2Fgmr%2Fblog%2F2009%2F12%2F10%2Ftop-digital-trends-for-2010-and-other-tech-news%2F As 2009 comes to a close, we start hearing and reading stories that recap “the year that was” and others that focus on the year ahead.    There are also the inevitable Top 10 lists for the year, like: Top 10 Most Popular Searches of 2009 (can anyone guess what Number 1 is without looking?) Top 10 Viral [...] (Source: The Cornflower) The Cornflower organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3076858 Thu, 10 Dec 2009 19:38:58 +0100 3076858 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3041071&cid=s_34465_10_f&fid=34465&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnnlm.gov%2Fgmr%2Fblog%2F2009%2F11%2F30%2Fworld-aids-day-december-1-2009%2F December 1, 2009, has been designated World AIDS Day in order to bring attention to the increasing prevalence of HIV and AIDS. Organizations around the world will be joining together to promote awareness and education of HIV/AIDS through a variety of events. (Source: The Cornflower) The Cornflower organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3041071 Mon, 30 Nov 2009 20:42:51 +0100 3041071 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3013714&cid=s_34465_10_f&fid=34465&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnnlm.gov%2Fgmr%2Fblog%2F2009%2F11%2F20%2Fexciting-new-titles-in-the-gmr-lending-library%2F Just cataloged in the GMR Lending Library and available for checkout: Staff Development Strategies That Work, edited by Georgie L. Donovan and Miguel A. Figueroa Answers to the Health Questions People Ask in Libraries, by Laura Townsend Kane, et al. Going Beyond Google: The Invisible Web in Learning and Teaching, by Jane Devine and Francine Egger-Sider Internet Cool Tools [...] (Source: The Cornflower) The Cornflower organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3013714 Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:52:53 +0100 3013714 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3009787&cid=s_34465_10_f&fid=34465&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnnlm.gov%2Fgmr%2Fblog%2F2009%2F11%2F19%2Fhitech-act-to-tear-down-e-health-barriers%2F Many of our readers were in the listening audience yesterday for the MLA webcast, “Cut the Cord: Connecting to Our Mobile Users.”  In the webcast, I discussed some funding opportunities, including those in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) of 2009.  A part of ARRA, is the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical [...] (Source: The Cornflower) The Cornflower organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3009787 Thu, 19 Nov 2009 21:02:50 +0100 3009787 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2990430&cid=s_34465_10_f&fid=34465&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnnlm.gov%2Fgmr%2Fblog%2F2009%2F11%2F13%2Fhealth-literacy-events-at-u-of-m%2F In recognition of October as Health Literacy Month, the University of Michigan Health Sciences Libraries organized a two-day forum with the aim of building a community network to improve health communication. This event closed our health literacy project that was funded with a GMR Health Disparities Subcontract. (Source: The Cornflower) The Cornflower organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2990430 Fri, 13 Nov 2009 17:19:50 +0100 2990430 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2990431&cid=s_34465_10_f&fid=34465&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnnlm.gov%2Fgmr%2Fblog%2F2009%2F11%2F13%2Funiversity-of-michigan-health-sciences-libraries-brings-in-the-dogs%2F On the morning of November 4th, the staff of the Health Sciences Libraries, plus about a dozen visitors from the Health System, were treated to a demonstration by representatives from Paws with a Cause--of how a trained service dog can help a client who happens to be paralyzed or otherwise physically challenged. (Source: The Cornflower) The Cornflower organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2990431 Fri, 13 Nov 2009 14:23:31 +0100 2990431 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2986384&cid=s_34465_10_f&fid=34465&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnnlm.gov%2Fgmr%2Fblog%2F2009%2F11%2F12%2Fsitting-bull-college-library-dedicated%2F Network and GMR Regional Advisory Council member Mark Homan and the Sitting Bull College Library were recently featured on the front page of the North Dakota State Library newsletter, Flickertale. Mark is the director of the Sitting Bull College Library. The library, located in Fort Yates, North Dakota, has been the recipient of NLM funding for [...] (Source: The Cornflower) The Cornflower organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2986384 Thu, 12 Nov 2009 19:58:59 +0100 2986384 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2986385&cid=s_34465_10_f&fid=34465&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnnlm.gov%2Fgmr%2Fblog%2F2009%2F11%2F12%2F3rd-low-vision-fair-sponsored-in-suburban-chicago%2F Thanks to Nancy Brothers, Coordinator of Programming and Public Relations at the Morton Grove Public Library for sharing this report: The third annual Low Vision Fair was held September 26, 2009, at the Niles Senior Center, Niles, Illinois. The Fair, sponsored by eight north suburban Chicago public libraries, featured speakers, supportive service providers, and vendors of [...] (Source: The Cornflower) The Cornflower organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2986385 Thu, 12 Nov 2009 17:45:13 +0100 2986385 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2960538&cid=s_34465_10_f&fid=34465&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnnlm.gov%2Fgmr%2Fblog%2F2009%2F11%2F04%2F2009-latino-health-fair%2F On August 15th, Ebling librarians, Sandy Phelps and Ulrike Dieterle, made their way to Oregon, WI, where they staffed 11th Latino Health Fair the library exhibit table at the 11th Annual Latino Health Fair. This year the Fair’s health theme was Healthy Life, Healthy Weight. (Source: The Cornflower) The Cornflower organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2960538 Wed, 04 Nov 2009 18:01:06 +0100 2960538 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2956079&cid=s_34465_10_f&fid=34465&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnnlm.gov%2Fgmr%2Fblog%2F2009%2F11%2F03%2Fkudos-to-karen-in-the-minot-daily-news%2F NN/LM GMR network member Karen Anderson was recently featured in an article in the Minot Daily News, entitled Faster access: More resources make medical information readily available. Karen is director of the Angus Cameron Medical Library at Trinity Health in Minot, North Dakota, and is the University of North Dakota Northwest Clinic Campus Librarian. Karen discusses [...] (Source: The Cornflower) The Cornflower organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2956079 Tue, 03 Nov 2009 17:33:08 +0100 2956079 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2936277&cid=s_34465_10_f&fid=34465&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnnlm.gov%2Fgmr%2Fblog%2F2009%2F10%2F28%2Fare-you-developing%2F In this time of economic down turn you may have considered broadening your library services,  sharpening up  your professional skills or attending a motivating plenary. The problem is in this time of economic down turn you don’t have the funds to become cutting edge.  You can use the GMR funding opportunities to make some headway. Amplify [...] (Source: The Cornflower) The Cornflower organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2936277 Wed, 28 Oct 2009 17:44:26 +0100 2936277 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2932291&cid=s_34465_10_f&fid=34465&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnnlm.gov%2Fgmr%2Fblog%2F2009%2F10%2F27%2Fpubmed-redesigned%2F The PubMed redesign is live NOW! The GMR will be presenting several one-hour PubMed updates for MLA CE. Visit our GMR Calendar to sign up: http://www.eventkeeper.com/code/events.cfm?curOrg=NNLMGMR If classes fill up, additional sessions will be offered. Information on the redesign is available at: http://www.nlm.nih.gov/pubs/techbull/so09/so09_pm_redesign.html Additional information and an NLM presentation is available at: http://www.nlm.nih.gov/bsd/disted/clinics/pmredesign09.html Finally,  NN/LM  continuously updates the brochures as changes occur in [...] (Source: The Cornflower) The Cornflower organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2932291 Tue, 27 Oct 2009 22:22:12 +0100 2932291 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2932292&cid=s_34465_10_f&fid=34465&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnnlm.gov%2Fgmr%2Fblog%2F2009%2F10%2F27%2Fhhs-to-create-a-national-resource-center-for-lesbian-gay-bisexual-and-transgender-elders%2F HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius has announced plans to establish the nation’s first national resource center to assist communities across the country in their efforts to provide services and supports for older lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) individuals. See the News Release: http://www.hhs.gov/news/press/2009pres/10/20091021a.html for more information. (Source: The Cornflower) The Cornflower organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2932292 Tue, 27 Oct 2009 15:41:47 +0100 2932292 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2932293&cid=s_34465_10_f&fid=34465&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnnlm.gov%2Fgmr%2Fblog%2F2009%2F10%2F27%2Ffrankenstein-penetrating-the-secrets-of-nature-from-nlm%2F A timely exhibition from the National Library of Medicine History of Medicine division looks at the world from the time of Mary Shelley, the author of Frankenstein: The Modern Prometheus. Take a look at this intriguing story: http://www.nlm.nih.gov/exhibition/frankenstein/index.html. (Source: The Cornflower) The Cornflower organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2932293 Tue, 27 Oct 2009 15:38:20 +0100 2932293 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2913725&cid=s_34465_10_f&fid=34465&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnnlm.gov%2Fgmr%2Fblog%2F2009%2F10%2F21%2Fgmr-sponsored-webcasts%2F Congratulations and thank you to those who have offered their sites for the MLA Webcast – Cut the Cord: Connecting to our Mobile Users – on Wednesday, November 18, 2009, 1:00 – 3:00 p.m., central time. The list of GMR Sponsored Webcasts is posted at: http://nnlm.gov/gmr/funding/mlawebcastsites.html Additionally, for this Webcast, registered sites across the continent – including ours – may [...] (Source: The Cornflower) The Cornflower organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2913725 Wed, 21 Oct 2009 16:11:03 +0100 2913725 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2863662&cid=s_34465_10_f&fid=34465&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnnlm.gov%2Fgmr%2Fblog%2F2009%2F10%2F05%2Fupdated-pubmed-trifolds%2F In response to the new changes in PubMed, we at the NN/LM have worked hard to update the handouts – especially for those who will be teaching classes in PubMed. The following trifold brochures have been updated to reflect the latest changes in PubMed: Full Text and PubMed, PubMed Basics, PubMed My NCBI, [...] (Source: The Cornflower) The Cornflower organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2863662 Tue, 06 Oct 2009 03:52:56 +0100 2863662 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2853288&cid=s_34465_10_f&fid=34465&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnnlm.gov%2Fgmr%2Fblog%2F2009%2F10%2F02%2Flive-pubmed-redesign-webcasts%2F Learn about the 2009 PubMed redesign during one of four thirty minute live online demonstration and question and answer session presented by the NLM®. Tuesday, October 6, 2009: 9:00 am – 9:30 am Eastern Time 11:00 am – 11:30 am Eastern Time Wednesday, October 7, 2009: 1:00 pm – 1:30 pm Eastern Time 2:00 pm – 2:30 pm Eastern Time The conference [...] (Source: The Cornflower) The Cornflower organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2853288 Fri, 02 Oct 2009 15:31:04 +0100 2853288 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2848121&cid=s_34465_10_f&fid=34465&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnnlm.gov%2Fgmr%2Fblog%2F2009%2F09%2F30%2Fredesigned-pubmed-available-for-preview%2F The homepage of PubMed has now been updated with a link to try the new redesigned PubMed. Go to http://pubmed.gov to New! PubMed: Try the redesigned PubMed. The GMR will share more information as it becomes available. (Source: The Cornflower) The Cornflower organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2848121 Wed, 30 Sep 2009 18:54:12 +0100 2848121 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2833153&cid=s_34465_10_f&fid=34465&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnnlm.gov%2Fgmr%2Fblog%2F2009%2F09%2F25%2Fa-triple-header-for-medlineplus%2F On the weekend of September 12-13th, 2009, the Health Sciences Libraries (HSL) of the University of Michigan took part in three separate outreach events, sharing information on MedlinePlus at each one to different groups of visitors. (Source: The Cornflower) The Cornflower organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2833153 Fri, 25 Sep 2009 20:37:00 +0100 2833153 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2821764&cid=s_34465_10_f&fid=34465&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnnlm.gov%2Fgmr%2Fblog%2F2009%2F09%2F22%2Fa-message-from-the-rml-director-fall-2009%2F A real sense of excitement has taken hold at the GMR Office this year.  The GMR staff are packing their bags and exhibit cases, not to go return to school like expectant students, but to meet with you at your libraries and conferences in your home setting.  It’s our favorite time of the year because [...] (Source: The Cornflower) The Cornflower organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2821764 Wed, 23 Sep 2009 00:08:28 +0100 2821764 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2805540&cid=s_34465_10_f&fid=34465&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnnlm.gov%2Fgmr%2Fblog%2F2009%2F09%2F18%2Fnational-hivaids-and-aging-awareness-day%2F Today is the first annual National HIV/AIDS and Aging Awareness Day, “marking the opportunity to rededicate ourselves to research aimed at preventing HIV infection in older adults and improving the health and quality of life of those who are infected,” according to a statement on the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) website. [...] (Source: The Cornflower) The Cornflower organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2805540 Fri, 18 Sep 2009 15:10:52 +0100 2805540 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2748876&cid=s_34465_10_f&fid=34465&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnnlm.gov%2Fgmr%2Fblog%2F2009%2F08%2F31%2Fsocial-networking-tools-in-the-gmr-lending-library%2F Thanks to enhancements to our vendor, EOS, there are now ways for you to interact with the GMR Lending Library and the records in it.  The Lending Library consists of many professional development materials that are only offered to GMR members to check out.  It is a little something extra we wanted to make [...] (Source: The Cornflower) The Cornflower organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2748876 Mon, 31 Aug 2009 20:12:40 +0100 2748876 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2742571&cid=s_34465_10_f&fid=34465&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnnlm.gov%2Fgmr%2Fblog%2F2009%2F08%2F28%2Fgmr-sponsoring-mla-webcast-sites%2F The GMR is offering sponsorship of webcast sites for the upcoming MLA Webcast: Cut the Cord: Connecting to our Mobile Users to be held on Wednesday, November 18, 2009, from 1:00 p.m.–3:00 p.m., central time.  Visit http://nnlm.gov/gmr/funding/mlawebcast.html for detailed information on how to become a sponsored site. The GMR will cover the registration costs for up [...] (Source: The Cornflower) The Cornflower organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2742571 Fri, 28 Aug 2009 20:52:32 +0100 2742571 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2735650&cid=s_34465_10_f&fid=34465&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnnlm.gov%2Fgmr%2Fblog%2F2009%2F08%2F26%2Fjoint-commission-wants-input%2F Discussion List available at: http://www.nifl.gov/lincs/discussions/discussions.html Hello – The Joint Commission, with funding from The Commonwealth Fund, is developing proposed accreditation requirements for hospitals to advance effective communication, cultural competence, and patient-centered care. This 18-month project will explore how diversity, culture, language, and health literacy issues can be better incorporated into current [...] (Source: The Cornflower) The Cornflower organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2735650 Wed, 26 Aug 2009 22:27:28 +0100 2735650 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2735651&cid=s_34465_10_f&fid=34465&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnnlm.gov%2Fgmr%2Fblog%2F2009%2F08%2F26%2Fpublic-health-list-formed%2F Greetings to all in our region focusing on information and health services to the Public Health community.  The GMR has created an email discussion list to help connect those who are working in this specialized field of librarianship.  Join us at:  GMRPH@uic.edu In addition to the opportunity of sharing issues and concerns with others in the [...] (Source: The Cornflower) The Cornflower organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2735651 Wed, 26 Aug 2009 21:57:23 +0100 2735651 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2721517&cid=s_34465_10_f&fid=34465&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnnlm.gov%2Fgmr%2Fblog%2F2009%2F08%2F21%2Fmedical-apps-for-smartphones%2F Smartphones like the iPhone, the Blackberry, and the T-Mobile MyTouch are becoming ubiquitous.  Thanks to advances in technology, the types and numbers of applications that are available for use on these devices has increased exponentially.  Applications like Bejeweled,  TomTom and even the U.S. Constitution can be installed and used  on many smartphones.  The iPhone is [...] (Source: The Cornflower) The Cornflower organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2721517 Fri, 21 Aug 2009 18:54:50 +0100 2721517 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2721518&cid=s_34465_10_f&fid=34465&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnnlm.gov%2Fgmr%2Fblog%2F2009%2F08%2F21%2Fdisabilitygov-web-site-launched%2F The US Department of Labor has redesigned and updated a federal website: Disability.gov: Connecting the Disability Community to Information & Opportunities. Disability.gov (formerly known as DisabilityInfo.gov) provides easy access to comprehensive disability-related information and resources. The site sports easily adjustable text size and options to view Full Graphics or High Contrast and incorporates technologies such as [...] (Source: The Cornflower) The Cornflower organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2721518 Fri, 21 Aug 2009 15:02:49 +0100 2721518 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2713864&cid=s_34465_10_f&fid=34465&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnnlm.gov%2Fgmr%2Fblog%2F2009%2F08%2F19%2Ffree-pubmed-and-other-nlm-database-training-in-chicagoland%2F October is a beautiful time in Chicagoland, and the National Training Center and Clearinghouse (NTCC) , in conjunction with the National Network of Libraries of Medicine Greater Midwest Region (NN/LM GMR) and Loyola University Medical Center, is offering three free hands-on classes near the Windy City. Training will be held at the Loyola University Medical [...] (Source: The Cornflower) The Cornflower organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2713864 Wed, 19 Aug 2009 16:57:17 +0100 2713864 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2685978&cid=s_34465_10_f&fid=34465&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnnlm.gov%2Fgmr%2Fblog%2F2009%2F08%2F10%2Fhow-much-is-that-doggie-in-my-window%2F He’s free!  Its Tugger our DOCLINE mascot. The folks at NLM thought it was time for you to see another more serious side of Tugger so he is available again. This time he is pictured here with the thing that really drives resource sharing in the health sciences, journals.  If you would like the opportunity [...] (Source: The Cornflower) The Cornflower organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2685978 Mon, 10 Aug 2009 20:41:10 +0100 2685978 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2679794&cid=s_34465_10_f&fid=34465&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnnlm.gov%2Fgmr%2Fblog%2F2009%2F08%2F07%2Fnew-additions-to-the-gmr-lending-library%2F If you have not had a chance to enjoy the benefit of the GMR’s free Lending Library, be sure to take a look at what it includes.  Our lending library includes items on topics as diverse as systems librarianship, consumer health reference, copyright liability, conflict management and more.   There are also some great resources for [...] (Source: The Cornflower) The Cornflower organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2679794 Fri, 07 Aug 2009 19:36:50 +0100 2679794 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2676013&cid=s_34465_10_f&fid=34465&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnnlm.gov%2Fgmr%2Fblog%2F2009%2F08%2F06%2Fpubmed-redesign-web-meeting-recording-available%2F For those of you who attended yesterday’s web session “PubMed Redesign,” by David Gillikin, thank you for your participation (and patience!). There was an overwhelming response to this web meeting. The system became overloaded and many people encountered technical problems. We apologize for all of the audio and other technical problems you [...] (Source: The Cornflower) The Cornflower organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2676013 Thu, 06 Aug 2009 17:52:36 +0100 2676013 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2672678&cid=s_34465_10_f&fid=34465&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnnlm.gov%2Fgmr%2Fblog%2F2009%2F08%2F05%2Fa-morning-of-children-in-the-medical-library%2F About fifty children of Southern Illinois University (SIU) School of Medicine employees visited the SIU School of Medicine Medical Library on Take Your Child to Work day, Friday, July 17, 2009. The Medical Library was one of the stops during a day of activities throughout the School. (Source: The Cornflower) The Cornflower organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2672678 Wed, 05 Aug 2009 20:34:53 +0100 2672678 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2651328&cid=s_34465_10_f&fid=34465&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnnlm.gov%2Fgmr%2Fblog%2F2009%2F07%2F29%2Fbuilding-a-psychologically-healthy-workplace%2F I recently exhibited for the NLM at the National Wellness Conference in Stevens Point, WI.  If you have not attended this conference before, I highly recommend it.  Some of the program offerings this year: Wellness Career Paths Positive Practice Environments: Mandate for the Nursing Workforce Emotional Wellness for Professionals eHealthy: Using Internet Resources for Optimal Well-being in Seniors I attended [...] (Source: The Cornflower) The Cornflower organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2651328 Wed, 29 Jul 2009 17:56:34 +0100 2651328 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2646863&cid=s_34465_10_f&fid=34465&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnnlm.gov%2Fgmr%2Fblog%2F2009%2F07%2F28%2Fspreading-the-word-about-accessible-technology-thanks-to-an-nnlm-gmr-technology-award%2F Christina Wray Creech Indiana Institute on Disability and Community, Center for Disability Information and Referral 2853 E. 10th Street Bloomington, Indiana 47408 Do you remember that giddy feeling you got the first time you explored the Internet, or the first time you were reading something for school and you really “got it?” It’s an AMAZING feeling that opens whole [...] (Source: The Cornflower) The Cornflower organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2646863 Tue, 28 Jul 2009 22:07:06 +0100 2646863 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2595675&cid=s_34465_10_f&fid=34465&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnnlm.gov%2Fgmr%2Fblog%2F2009%2F07%2F13%2Ftecumseh-powwow-8th-annual-mending-the-sacred-hoop%2F On June 27 and 28, 2009, the University of Michigan’s Health Sciences Libraries participated in the 8th Annual Mending the Sacred Hoop Powwow in Tecumseh, MI. The Leh-Nah-Weh Native American Organization hosted the event on the fields of the Cal Zorn Recreation Center. The Health Sciences Libraries shared information about MedlinePlus and the various Native American health information resources available through the National Library of Medicine. (Source: The Cornflower) The Cornflower organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2595675 Mon, 13 Jul 2009 17:07:44 +0100 2595675 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2589530&cid=s_34465_10_f&fid=34465&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnnlm.gov%2Fgmr%2Fblog%2F2009%2F07%2F10%2Fbtop%2F The National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) is offering $4.7 billion of stimulus money on the Broadband Technology Opportunities Program.   The goal of this program is to support the deployment of broadband infrastructure in unserved and underserved areas, to enhance broadband capacity at public computer centers, and to encourage sustainable adoption of broadband service. “Funded at [...] (Source: The Cornflower) The Cornflower organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2589530 Fri, 10 Jul 2009 14:55:11 +0100 2589530 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2589531&cid=s_34465_10_f&fid=34465&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnnlm.gov%2Fgmr%2Fblog%2F2009%2F07%2F10%2Fgmr-at-ala-2009-welcome-to-chicago%2F For those of you attending the American Library Association Annual Conference in Chicago this year, please be sure to stop by the GMR’s booth. We will be exhibiting for the National Library of Medicine, booth #3651. A handout of NN/LM presentations and presence at the Conference will be available at the booth. In addition, in conjunction [...] (Source: The Cornflower) The Cornflower organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2589531 Fri, 10 Jul 2009 14:32:46 +0100 2589531 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2574145&cid=s_34465_10_f&fid=34465&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnnlm.gov%2Fgmr%2Fblog%2F2009%2F07%2F06%2Fjerry-dujsik-retires-from-illinois-college-of-optometry%2F Gerald “Jerry” Dujsik retires today from his position as Director, Learning Resources, Illinois College of Optometry (ICO) in Chicago. Jerry as been at the College for over 23 years. He received his MALS in 1970 from Rosary College (now Dominican University). He began his library career at the age of 19 as a student assistant [...] (Source: The Cornflower) The Cornflower organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2574145 Mon, 06 Jul 2009 18:08:15 +0100 2574145 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2557704&cid=s_34465_10_f&fid=34465&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnnlm.gov%2Fgmr%2Fblog%2F2009%2F06%2F25%2Fmedlineplus-enhanced-rss-feeds%2F From the NLM: MedlinePlus enhanced its Health News RSS feeds this week. The MedlinePlus Health News feeds now include images and hyperlinks to corresponding MedlinePlus Health Topics. The images add visual interest to the feeds and the Health Topic links allow subscribers to quickly and easily access information on the diseases, conditions, and wellness issues that [...] (Source: The Cornflower) The Cornflower organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2557704 Wed, 01 Jul 2009 13:34:22 +0100 2557704 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2488042&cid=s_34465_10_f&fid=34465&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnnlm.gov%2Fgmr%2Fblog%2F2009%2F06%2F22%2Fassistance-in-transition%2F Recent discussions on many of our library related discussion lists have revolved around library closings and librarians losing their positions. I have spoken to more than one of our colleagues during this time. When asked, I have made some suggestions that they could use to seek future employment. I would like to share these tips [...] (Source: The Cornflower) The Cornflower organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2488042 Mon, 22 Jun 2009 22:14:28 +0100 2488042 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2479275&cid=s_34465_10_f&fid=34465&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnnlm.gov%2Fgmr%2Fblog%2F2009%2F06%2F15%2Fdigital-collections-in-the-nlm-history-of-medicine-division%2F At the MLA meeting in Hawaii, Sheldon Kotzin announced that Estelle Brodman’s 1954 edition of The Development of Medical Bibliography is now available digitally at: http://www.nlm.nih.gov/hmd/collections/digital/brodman/brodman.html. The digital collection in the NLM History of Medicine Division has many interesting works that might be on interest to librarians, historians, or anyone seeking to understand the past: http://www.nlm.nih.gov/hmd/collections/digital/index.html. For [...] (Source: The Cornflower) The Cornflower organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2479275 Mon, 15 Jun 2009 15:19:08 +0100 2479275 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2479276&cid=s_34465_10_f&fid=34465&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnnlm.gov%2Fgmr%2Fblog%2F2009%2F06%2F15%2Fwyoming-symposium-for-health-information-professionals%2F The NN/LM Midcontinental Region has scheduled a Symposium for July 15, 16, & 17 in Laramie, Wyoming, at the Coe Library on the University of Wyoming campus. In keeping with the slogan Plowing Through Pandemonium: Proactive Librarians the NN/LM staff and others will be presenting topics on emergency preparedness. Joe Moore, Director of Wyoming Department [...] (Source: The Cornflower) The Cornflower organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2479276 Mon, 15 Jun 2009 15:11:54 +0100 2479276 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2475776&cid=s_34465_10_f&fid=34465&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnnlm.gov%2Fgmr%2Fblog%2F2009%2F06%2F12%2Fmla-09-posters-available-for-your-viewing-pleasure%2F There were many wonderful posters shown at the Medical Library Association conference held in Hawaii this year.  They are now available online for you to view.  Trapeze Media Solutions has partnered with MLA to digitize the posters and put them online. The posters are even searchable! If you’d like to see what posters librarians from [...] (Source: The Cornflower) The Cornflower organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2475776 Fri, 12 Jun 2009 21:43:37 +0100 2475776 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2475777&cid=s_34465_10_f&fid=34465&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnnlm.gov%2Fgmr%2Fblog%2F2009%2F06%2F12%2Fthe-social-life-of-health-information%2F The Pew Internet & American Life Project has released the results from a survey this week on the way people are seeking out health information.  Before the advent of podcasts, widespread use of the Internet, the public used traditional means to locate health information.  Visits to the doctor, phone calls to health professionals or trusted [...] (Source: The Cornflower) The Cornflower organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2475777 Fri, 12 Jun 2009 15:27:03 +0100 2475777 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2475778&cid=s_34465_10_f&fid=34465&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnnlm.gov%2Fgmr%2Fblog%2F2009%2F06%2F11%2Fhealth-and-fitness-fair%2F Christine Frank Director Library of Rush University Medical Center Chicago, IL Library and McCormick Educational Technology (METC) staff volunteered their services at Rush’s Spring Into Health and Fitness Fair sponsored by held at the west side Chicago Christian Industrial League on May 16th. Linda Ronan and Chris Frank staffed a health information table, providing an array of consumer health [...] (Source: The Cornflower) The Cornflower organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2475778 Thu, 11 Jun 2009 20:27:23 +0100 2475778 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2470417&cid=s_34465_10_f&fid=34465&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnnlm.gov%2Fgmr%2Fblog%2F2009%2F06%2F09%2Fwow-a-pow-wow%2F On June 5-7, 2009 Southern Illinois University School of Medicine Library participated in the 4th Annual Taylorville Black Horse Pow Wow in Taylorville, Illinois at the Christian County Fairgrounds. People came from the Christian and Sangamon county areas, as well as other cities in Illinois. Others attending were from the states of Iowa, Missouri, Oklahoma, and Wisconsin. The Tribes/Nations represented Apache, Blackfeet, Cherokee, Catawba, Cree, Kiowa, Mohawk, Meskwaki, Navajo, Ogalala, Oneida, Ponka, and Sioux. (Source: The Cornflower) The Cornflower organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2470417 Tue, 09 Jun 2009 23:35:58 +0100 2470417 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2464968&cid=s_34465_10_f&fid=34465&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnnlm.gov%2Fgmr%2Fblog%2F2009%2F06%2F08%2Fhow-to-fund-efts%2F The Electronic Fund Transfer System (EFTS) is a transaction based electronic billing system for interlibrary-loan and document delivery. The system eliminates the need for the participating library to write checks or create invoices between EFTS members.  The system becomes more efficient the more DOCLINE libraries that join. It is for this reason that we would [...] (Source: The Cornflower) The Cornflower organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2464968 Mon, 08 Jun 2009 20:38:43 +0100 2464968 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2459528&cid=s_34465_10_f&fid=34465&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnnlm.gov%2Fgmr%2Fblog%2F2009%2F06%2F02%2Fupcoming-ntcc-classes%2F The National Training Center and Clearinghouse offers full day courses in PubMed and TOXNET, plus a half-day class in NLM Gateway and ClinicalTrials.gov.  Several classes are coming soon to our region: PubMed - July 20th and 22nd in Detroit, MI, and October 19th in Maywood, IL NLM Gateway/ClinicalTrials.gov - October 20th in Maywood, IL TOXNET® and Beyond - [...] (Source: The Cornflower) The Cornflower organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2459528 Tue, 02 Jun 2009 22:36:48 +0100 2459528 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2448973&cid=s_34465_10_f&fid=34465&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnnlm.gov%2Fgmr%2Fblog%2F2009%2F06%2F02%2Fpubmed-changes%2F First the good news - Single Citation Matcher is NOT going away! NLM has responded to the requests many of you made. Although other changes will be coming soon … “It was also mentioned at the [MLA] meeting that although there had been discussion about removal of the Single Citation Matcher, that will not happen; the [...] (Source: The Cornflower) The Cornflower organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2448973 Tue, 02 Jun 2009 16:48:38 +0100 2448973 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2429136&cid=s_34465_10_f&fid=34465&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnnlm.gov%2Fgmr%2Fblog%2F2009%2F05%2F21%2Fon-the-bus-with-medlineplus%2F Anna Ercoli Schnitzer InfoPoint Librarian Health Sciences Libraries University of Michigan Ann Arbor, MI On Friday, May 15, 2009, several librarians from the University of Michigan Health Sciences Libraries took part in the first employee health fair organized by the Ann Arbor Transportation Authority (AATA). Bus drivers, bus mechanics, office workers, and their family members were encouraged to attend this [...] (Source: The Cornflower) The Cornflower organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2429136 Thu, 21 May 2009 18:47:11 +0100 2429136 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2407286&cid=s_34465_10_f&fid=34465&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnnlm.gov%2Fgmr%2Fblog%2F2009%2F05%2F13%2Ffunding-basics-for-successful-applications%2F No doubt many medical librarians throughout the Greater Midwest Region (GMR) are dreaming of beaches and beautiful sunsets thanks to this year’s Medical Library Association (MLA) conference being held in Hawaii (May 15-20, 2009). Others may be dreaming of the recently announced funding opportunities in the GMR (http://nnlm.gov/gmr/funding/). Some may be dreaming of both. If you [...] (Source: The Cornflower) The Cornflower organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2407286 Wed, 13 May 2009 16:36:35 +0100 2407286 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2407288&cid=s_34465_10_f&fid=34465&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnnlm.gov%2Fgmr%2Fblog%2F2009%2F05%2F11%2Fwhsla-2009-librarian-of-the-year-barbara-benisch-sisolak%2F Eileen Severson MLIS Supervisor Library and Health Information Services Health Sciences Library Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center La Crosse, WI At the WHSLA 2009 Annual Meeting in La Crosse, WI, the board was honored to award the Librarian of the Year award to Barbara Benisch Sisolak, Senior Special Librarian at the University of Wisconsin-Department of Surgery Library. Barb has demonstrated many times her [...] (Source: The Cornflower) The Cornflower organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2407288 Mon, 11 May 2009 18:49:46 +0100 2407288 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2399854&cid=s_34465_10_f&fid=34465&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnnlm.gov%2Fgmr%2Fblog%2F2009%2F05%2F07%2Ftechnology-award-recipients-for-year-3%2F I would like to personally thank the recipients of the Technology Improvement Awards for Year 3 for their hard work, determination in offering services to their users.  It is always interesting to review applications for these awards.  You tend to get a really good idea of what our member libraries need and the projects they [...] (Source: The Cornflower) The Cornflower organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2399854 Thu, 07 May 2009 21:28:31 +0100 2399854 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2391396&cid=s_34465_10_f&fid=34465&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnnlm.gov%2Fgmr%2Fblog%2F2009%2F05%2F05%2Fyear-4-funding-announced%2F We are pleased to announced our funding opportunities for Year 4 (May 1, 2009 - April 30, 2010). Please see the summary of awards and subcontracts at: http://nnlm.gov/gmr/funding/ A table outlining the number of each type of award and subcontract and the funding amounts for each can be found at: http://nnlm.gov/gmr/funding/current.html Two new awards are [...] (Source: The Cornflower) The Cornflower organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2391396 Tue, 05 May 2009 16:46:01 +0100 2391396 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2391397&cid=s_34465_10_f&fid=34465&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnnlm.gov%2Fgmr%2Fblog%2F2009%2F05%2F04%2Fvirtual-ability-organization-alliance-library-system-wins-linden-prize%2F The creators of the Second Life, Linden Lab announced their 1st Linden Prize winners last week (http://lindenlab.com/lindenprize). Among the two winners was “Virtual Ability Island”; the virtual island that was created as a part of the Alliance Virtual Library. This is a group of virtual islands use by people with chronic health and disabilities. The [...] (Source: The Cornflower) The Cornflower organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2391397 Mon, 04 May 2009 21:31:44 +0100 2391397 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2391398&cid=s_34465_10_f&fid=34465&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnnlm.gov%2Fgmr%2Fblog%2F2009%2F05%2F04%2Fppeca-in-practice-on-patient-safety%2F Christopher Childs Education & Outreach Librarian Hardin Library for the Health Sciences University of Iowa Partnering for Patient Empowerment Through Community Awareness (PPECA) Article Rhonda Reimer, the Special Project Coordinator of the Pella Regional Health Center in Pella, IA, and I recently collaborated on an article for the Focus On Patient Safety, the official newsletter of the National Patient [...] (Source: The Cornflower) The Cornflower organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2391398 Mon, 04 May 2009 16:50:04 +0100 2391398 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2391399&cid=s_34465_10_f&fid=34465&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnnlm.gov%2Fgmr%2Fblog%2F2009%2F05%2F04%2Fnew-libguide-at-the-hardin-library%2F Christopher Childs Education & Outreach Librarian Hardin Library for the Health Sciences University of Iowa New Influenza A (H1N1) also known as the Swine Flu Resource Guide Available from the Hardin Library A new resource guide containing information on Influenza A (H1N1) has been created and is available from the Hardin Library.  All of the information contained in this [...] (Source: The Cornflower) The Cornflower organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2391399 Mon, 04 May 2009 16:44:15 +0100 2391399 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2383559&cid=s_34465_10_f&fid=34465&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnnlm.gov%2Fgmr%2Fblog%2F2009%2F04%2F30%2Fmidwest-chaptermla-2009-coming-in-october%2F By Barbarie Hill, Manager Edward L. Pratt Library Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Cincinnati, OH Plans for the 2009 Midwest Chapter Annual Conference are firming up, and a lot of information has been added to the web site at http://midwestmla.org/conference2009/.  Check it out and start making your plans to come to Columbus to Seek, Explore, Discover with us October 3-6, 2009 Location: [...] (Source: The Cornflower) The Cornflower organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2383559 Thu, 30 Apr 2009 17:33:45 +0100 2383559 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2377699&cid=s_34465_10_f&fid=34465&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnnlm.gov%2Fgmr%2Fblog%2F2009%2F04%2F29%2Fusing-social-software-to-deliver-swine-flu-information%2F There have been 100’s of news reports lately about the Swine Flu Outbreak that is now a worldwide situation and is responsible for 91 cases (at this writing) and one death in the United States.  For those who are not satisfied getting your news via traditional news sources, here are some options: The CDC is using [...] (Source: The Cornflower) The Cornflower organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2377699 Wed, 29 Apr 2009 16:56:35 +0100 2377699 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2370713&cid=s_34465_10_f&fid=34465&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnnlm.gov%2Fgmr%2Fblog%2F2009%2F04%2F28%2Fswine-flu-updates-in-english-and-multiple-languages%2F The National Library of Medicine, National Institutes of Health, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention provide links to resources about the 2009 Swine Flu outbreak. The National Library of Medicine Division of Specialized Information Services has released an Enviro-Health Links page on Swine Flu. This page contains links to resources about the flu [...] (Source: The Cornflower) The Cornflower organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2370713 Tue, 28 Apr 2009 14:14:22 +0100 2370713 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2370714&cid=s_34465_10_f&fid=34465&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnnlm.gov%2Fgmr%2Fblog%2F2009%2F04%2F27%2Fnlm-image-database%2F The  History of Medicine Division (HMD) of the U.S National Library of Medicine (NLM) announces the launch of a new image platform for its premier database, Images from the History of Medicine (IHM).  The IHM provides access to nearly 70,000 images in the collections of the HMD. Visit http://ihm.nlm.nih.gov/ to see the collection of portraits, [...] (Source: The Cornflower) The Cornflower organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2370714 Mon, 27 Apr 2009 16:06:07 +0100 2370714 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2354665&cid=s_34465_10_f&fid=34465&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnnlm.gov%2Fgmr%2Fblog%2F2009%2F04%2F21%2Freaching-out-in-michigan-with-medlineplus-and-go-local%2F Anna Ercoli Schnitzer InfoPoint Librarian Health Sciences Libraries University of Michigan Ann Arbor, MI The University of Michigan Health Sciences Libraries’ outreach program promoted MedlinePlus in a multitude of venues this year.  In some cases, there were repeat performances-at the U of M’s Dental School’s Give Kids a Smile (U of M Health Science Libraries Cooperate with Give Kids [...] (Source: The Cornflower) The Cornflower organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2354665 Tue, 21 Apr 2009 18:18:13 +0100 2354665 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2305154&cid=s_34465_10_f&fid=34465&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnnlm.gov%2Fgmr%2Fblog%2F2009%2F04%2F03%2Fgolocal-flood-information-for-minnesota%2F Last week, Go Local North Dakota reported utilizing the Featured Site option on the North Dakota Go Local homepage. For those of you in Minnesota, the Featured Site on My Health  Minnesota→Go Local links to flood Information as well. Take a look at the useful and interesting information on both the North Dakota and [...] (Source: The Cornflower) The Cornflower organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2305154 Fri, 03 Apr 2009 21:48:38 +0100 2305154 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2305155&cid=s_34465_10_f&fid=34465&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnnlm.gov%2Fgmr%2Fblog%2Faudio%2Fkhc_032709_fin.mp3 Kathryn Carpenter, Director, University of Illinois at Chicago Library of the Health Sciences, the Regional Medical Library for the GMR, has turned her Spring 2009 blog message into a podcast. The audio file is 5:03 minutes long and is an MPEG-1 Audio Layer 3 file, commonly referred to as mp3. Here is a chance [...] (Source: The Cornflower) The Cornflower organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2305155 Tue, 31 Mar 2009 20:58:05 +0100 2305155 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2287102&cid=s_34465_10_f&fid=34465&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnnlm.gov%2Fgmr%2Fblog%2F2009%2F03%2F24%2Fgo-local-north-dakota-with-flood-information-sites%2F Go Local North Dakota has posted pertinent flood information sites on its home page. Take a look: http://www.medlineplus.gov/golocalnd. (Source: The Cornflower) The Cornflower organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2287102 Tue, 24 Mar 2009 15:35:41 +0100 2287102 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2287103&cid=s_34465_10_f&fid=34465&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnnlm.gov%2Fgmr%2Fblog%2F2009%2F03%2F24%2Ffargo-flood-news%2F Several Network members are in or near the Red River flood zone. The GMR will post information regarding any closings or other pertinent information related to rising river levels. For local river reports, please see The Fargo Flood Homepage: http://www.ndsu.nodak.edu/fargoflood/, provided by North Dakota State University in Fargo, ND, and NOAA’s National Weather Service: http://www.weather.gov/. For [...] (Source: The Cornflower) The Cornflower organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2287103 Tue, 24 Mar 2009 15:03:51 +0100 2287103 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2287104&cid=s_34465_10_f&fid=34465&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnnlm.gov%2Fgmr%2Fblog%2F2009%2F03%2F20%2Fa-message-from-the-rml-director-spring-2009%2F Could we be any happier that today is the first day of spring? I think not! The light, the warmth, the promise of new growth and new ideas are irresistible.  Anything seems possible, and everything seems likely. At the same time, we also celebrate the accomplishments of the past during Black History Month and Women’s History Month.  [...] (Source: The Cornflower) The Cornflower organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2287104 Fri, 20 Mar 2009 21:29:19 +0100 2287104 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2287105&cid=s_34465_10_f&fid=34465&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnnlm.gov%2Fgmr%2Fblog%2F2009%2F03%2F20%2Ficyou-do-you-see-me%2F Have you done a search on YouTube lately? I recently did a search for the word “aneurysm” on the site and the image below shows my search results. Not exactly what I was looking for, though I also could have clarified my search a little more.  YouTube is a leading site for video posting and [...] (Source: The Cornflower) The Cornflower organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2287105 Fri, 20 Mar 2009 16:55:58 +0100 2287105 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2269408&cid=s_34465_10_f&fid=34465&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnnlm.gov%2Fgmr%2Fblog%2F2009%2F03%2F16%2Fcongratulations-to-lj-movers-and-shakers-2009%2F Congratulations to the Library Journal Movers & Shakers for 2009! We are fortunate to have a few GMR members (and perhaps future GMR members?) among the bunch this year. Chad Boeninger, Reference & Technology Coordinator, Ohio University (Athens), OH Toby Greenwalt, Virtual Services Coordinator, Skokie Public Library, IL William Harmer, Head of Adult Services, Chelsea District Library, MI Karen Klechner [...] (Source: The Cornflower) The Cornflower organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2269408 Mon, 16 Mar 2009 15:55:50 +0100 2269408 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2251218&cid=s_34465_10_f&fid=34465&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnnlm.gov%2Fgmr%2Fblog%2F2009%2F03%2F04%2Fcall-for-papers-and-posters-2009-midwest-chapter-mla-annual-meeting%2F The Program Committee of the Midwest Chapter of the Medical Library Association invites proposals for contributed papers and posters for the 2009 Midwest Chapter/MLA Annual Meeting in Columbus, Ohio from October 3-6 at the Hyatt on Capitol Square. (Source: The Cornflower) The Cornflower organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2251218 Tue, 10 Mar 2009 15:35:41 +0100 2251218 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2232050&cid=s_34465_10_f&fid=34465&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnnlm.gov%2Fgmr%2Fblog%2F2009%2F03%2F04%2Fcall-for-papers-and-posters-2009-midwest-chapter-of-the-mla-annual-meeting%2F The Program Committee of the Midwest Chapter of the Medical Library Association invites proposals for contributed papers and posters for the 2009 MCMLA Annual Meeting in Columbus, Ohio from October 3-6 at the Hyatt on Capitol Square. (Source: The Cornflower) The Cornflower organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2232050 Wed, 04 Mar 2009 20:20:36 +0100 2232050 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2222239&cid=s_34465_10_f&fid=34465&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnnlm.gov%2Fgmr%2Fblog%2F2009%2F02%2F27%2Frouting-using-a-library-group%2F DOCLINE library groups have more than 10 DOCLINE libraries with a like interest. They are usually a local consortium. They share holdings and make resource sharing easy for each other. You may request a formal DOCLINE library group from your DOCLINE Coordinator. Libraries can elect to place a group that that they are a [...] (Source: The Cornflower) The Cornflower organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2222239 Fri, 27 Feb 2009 19:59:34 +0100 2222239 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2204904&cid=s_34465_10_f&fid=34465&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnnlm.gov%2Fgmr%2Fblog%2F2009%2F02%2F20%2Fthe-gmr-by-any-other-name%2F The  GMR–as in Greater Midwest Region–is an acronym we use everyday in the GMR. Sometimes “GMR” refers to the region itself, and sometimes it refers to the GMR office. On the other hand, “GMR” might refer to the GMR staff. And some network members might refer to the GMR as the RML. The GMR–as in GMR [...] (Source: The Cornflower) The Cornflower organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2204904 Fri, 20 Feb 2009 21:12:06 +0100 2204904 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2200248&cid=s_34465_10_f&fid=34465&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnnlm.gov%2Fgmr%2Fblog%2F2009%2F02%2F20%2Fwhsla-at-wsna-2009%2F The Wisconsin Health Sciences Library Association (WHSLA) once again exhibited at the annual Wisconsin Student Nurses' Association (WSNA) Annual Convention on February 14, 2009, at Kalahari Resort and Convention Center in Wisconsin Dells, WI. Over 200 nursing students, faculty, and nursing leaders from across Wisconsin attended the meeting. (Source: The Cornflower) The Cornflower organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2200248 Fri, 20 Feb 2009 16:18:10 +0100 2200248 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2187463&cid=s_34465_10_f&fid=34465&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnnlm.gov%2Fgmr%2Fblog%2F2009%2F02%2F13%2Fgmr-sponsoring-mla-webcast-sites-for-finding-work-life-balance%2F The GMR is offering sponsorship of webcast sites for the upcoming MLA Webcast:  Finding Work-Life Balance: Strategies for You and Your Institution to be held on March 25, 2009. Visit http://nnlm.gov/gmr/funding/mlawebcast.html for detailed information on how to become a sponsored site. The GMR will cover the registration costs for up to two (2) [...] (Source: The Cornflower) The Cornflower organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2187463 Fri, 13 Feb 2009 21:43:50 +0100 2187463 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2182245&cid=s_34465_10_f&fid=34465&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnnlm.gov%2Fgmr%2Fblog%2F2009%2F02%2F12%2Fpreserving-your-history%2F 2009 marks 100 years the ALA has been located in Chicago.   I was reading in the American Library Association’s American Libraries Direct today about this in a blog post called 100 Years of ALA in Chicago.   Even though ALA takes place in Chicago on a regularly rotating basis, it’s particularly nice to have it be [...] (Source: The Cornflower) The Cornflower organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2182245 Thu, 12 Feb 2009 16:05:24 +0100 2182245 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2182246&cid=s_34465_10_f&fid=34465&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnnlm.gov%2Fgmr%2Fblog%2F2009%2F02%2F12%2Fu-of-m-health-sciences-libraries-cooperate-with-give-kids-a-smile%2F The Give Kids a Smile free annual dental care event, held at the University of Michigan School of Dentistry on February 7, 2009, was extremely well attended. Members of the Health Sciences Libraries contacted schools, PTO, and an online paper to help publicize the event. (Source: The Cornflower) The Cornflower organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2182246 Thu, 12 Feb 2009 15:02:37 +0100 2182246 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2172530&cid=s_34465_10_f&fid=34465&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnnlm.gov%2Fgmr%2Fblog%2F2009%2F02%2F09%2Fwould-you-add-a-kindle-to-your-library%2F Today at the Amazon Kindle Event, a new, improved Kindle has been shown to the public.  The vision from Amazon is: “to have every book ever printed, in any language, all available in under 60 seconds on Kindle. We won’t stop until we get there. ” Named Kindle 2, some of the more impressive [...] (Source: The Cornflower) The Cornflower organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2172530 Mon, 09 Feb 2009 16:48:13 +0100 2172530 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2163461&cid=s_34465_10_f&fid=34465&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnnlm.gov%2Fgmr%2Fblog%2F2009%2F02%2F05%2Fasian-american-outreach-at-u-of-m%2F The University of Michigan (U of M) Health Sciences Libraries once again staffed a booth at the Asian American Health Fair, giving out reliable MedlinePlus information as well as MedlinePlus pens. On January 31, 2009, we distributed about 50 pens and a multitude of different National Library of Medicine (NLM) brochures, including information from the Asian American Health site: http://asianamericanhealth.nlm.nih.gov/. (Source: The Cornflower) The Cornflower organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2163461 Thu, 05 Feb 2009 18:26:15 +0100 2163461 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2156129&cid=s_34465_10_f&fid=34465&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnnlm.gov%2Fgmr%2Fblog%2F2009%2F02%2F03%2Fhistory-of-blacks-in-medicine%2F Five years ago, Southern Illinois University (SIU) School of Medicine Library was asked to participate in a project to document African American contributions in Medicine and Biomedical Research for the History of Medicine Resource Guide to Library and Archival Collections. The National Library of Medicine published this guide on the website March, 2005. (Source: The Cornflower) The Cornflower organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2156129 Tue, 03 Feb 2009 20:24:18 +0100 2156129 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2156130&cid=s_34465_10_f&fid=34465&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnnlm.gov%2Fgmr%2Fblog%2F2009%2F02%2F03%2Finaugural-zar-symposium-at-u-of-c%2F Many Greater Midwest Region members remember Kathleen A. Zar who joined the staff of the University of Chicago (U of C) Library in 1967. She rose to a leadership position as head of the Rosenwald Library, which housed the geology and geophysics collections. (Source: The Cornflower) The Cornflower organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2156130 Tue, 03 Feb 2009 16:07:39 +0100 2156130 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2152787&cid=s_34465_10_f&fid=34465&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnnlm.gov%2Fgmr%2Fblog%2F2009%2F02%2F02%2Fpromoting-iowa-go-local-through-a-virtual-poster%2F A couple of month ago, I submitted a poster proposal to the American Library Association's (ALA) new Virtual Poster Session for the Midwinter meeting held in Denver, CO, from January 23-28, 2009. I wanted to showcase what we've done with Iowa Go Local and encourage the states that don't have a Go Local program to start on up in their area. A virtual poster through ALA, seemed like a great way to do this, as their conferences always attract large numbers of people (Source: The Cornflower) The Cornflower organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2152787 Mon, 02 Feb 2009 22:13:30 +0100 2152787 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2147448&cid=s_34465_10_f&fid=34465&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnnlm.gov%2Fgmr%2Fblog%2F2009%2F01%2F30%2Finterested-in-hosting-a-technology-class%2F Thinking of hosting an NN/LM GMR technology class at your institution? Here are a few opportunities for you to do so. Whether you are interested in keeping up with emerging technology trends or just want a review of technologies currently being used by library’s - Geeks Bearing Gifts: Unwrapping New Technology Trends is the class for [...] (Source: The Cornflower) The Cornflower organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2147448 Fri, 30 Jan 2009 21:37:22 +0100 2147448 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2137251&cid=s_34465_10_f&fid=34465&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnnlm.gov%2Fgmr%2Fblog%2F2009%2F01%2F27%2Fa-lunch-line-dental-floss-and-medlineplus%2F Sponsored by the University of Michigan (UM) Medical School, various University of Michigan Health System units, and even a few grocery stores, the 2009 Annual Women's Health and Fitness Day Event took place at Ypsilanti High School in Michigan on Saturday, January 24th. The event had been organized and was facilitated by the UM Women Medical Students. (Source: The Cornflower) The Cornflower organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2137251 Tue, 27 Jan 2009 16:28:50 +0100 2137251 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2137252&cid=s_34465_10_f&fid=34465&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnnlm.gov%2Fgmr%2Fblog%2F2009%2F01%2F27%2Fmch-library-releases-childrens-dental-health-month-resource%2F The Maternal and Child Health Library at Georgetown University in collaboration with the National Maternal and Child Oral Health Resource Center (OHRC) released a new edition of the knowledge path about oral health for infants, children, adolescents, and pregnant women. Presented in time for Children’s Dental Health Month in February, this electronic guide points [...] (Source: The Cornflower) The Cornflower organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2137252 Tue, 27 Jan 2009 14:38:18 +0100 2137252 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2134612&cid=s_34465_10_f&fid=34465&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnnlm.gov%2Fgmr%2Fblog%2F2009%2F01%2F26%2Freaching-out-regionally%2F The goal of GMR’s outreach programs is to expand partnerships and implement activities with network members and other institutions and organizations to improve awareness of and access to health information resources for health professionals, the public health workforce, and members of the public. So how do network members find one another to form these partnerships? [...] (Source: The Cornflower) The Cornflower organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2134612 Mon, 26 Jan 2009 21:47:36 +0100 2134612 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2121303&cid=s_34465_10_f&fid=34465&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnnlm.gov%2Fgmr%2Fblog%2F2009%2F01%2F21%2Fnew-features-on-emergency-preparedness-toolkit%2F Dan Wilson, Coordinator of the NN/LM National Emergency Preparedness Plan, has added several new items to the NN/LM Emergency Preparedness Toolkit at:  http://nnlm.gov/ep/ An online tutorial  that provides an overview of the Toolkit - available through the new Tutorials tab near the top of the page. The tutorial was produced using a free service called Screencast-o-Matic. Risk [...] (Source: The Cornflower) The Cornflower organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2121303 Wed, 21 Jan 2009 22:10:48 +0100 2121303 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2121304&cid=s_34465_10_f&fid=34465&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnnlm.gov%2Fgmr%2Fblog%2F2009%2F01%2F21%2F3sources-esources-where-are-those-resources%2F Long-time GMR network members may remember ESources as the online newsletter for the Greater Midwest Region of the National Network of Libraries of Medicine through the end of the 2001-2006 contract. 3Sources was the name of the newsletter from March 1983 to May of 2001. The name change to ESources emphasized the transition to an online newsletter.That newsletter has evolved to this blog format as The Cornflower. (Source: The Cornflower) The Cornflower organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2121304 Wed, 21 Jan 2009 20:39:22 +0100 2121304 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2110463&cid=s_34465_10_f&fid=34465&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnnlm.gov%2Fgmr%2Fblog%2F2009%2F01%2F16%2Fjudith-rieke-retires%2F On December 9th the staff of the Harley E. French Library of the Health Sciences at the University of North Dakota in Grand Forks held a reception to honor Judy Rieke, PhD, retiring Assistant Director and Collection Management Librarian (pictured below). Judy had been with the Library of the Health Sciences in that position since 1992. In those 16 years Judy guided the transition of the library collection from print-based to our largely digital-based collection today. (Source: The Cornflower) The Cornflower organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2110463 Fri, 16 Jan 2009 17:51:17 +0100 2110463 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2107553&cid=s_34465_10_f&fid=34465&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnnlm.gov%2Fgmr%2Fblog%2F2009%2F01%2F15%2Ffinding-the-gmr%2F Have you ever tried to find a particular page, person or phone number on an NN/LM website and not know where to look? As much as the we try to make our pages easy to navigate, sometimes the information might not be readily found. Here is a tool that is right under our noses. The [...] (Source: The Cornflower) The Cornflower organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2107553 Thu, 15 Jan 2009 16:28:45 +0100 2107553 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2052413&cid=s_34465_10_f&fid=34465&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnnlm.gov%2Fgmr%2Fblog%2F2008%2F12%2F19%2Fa-message-from-the-rml-director-winter-2008%2F Season’s Greetings to the GMR membership! Our character-building Midwestern winter began in earnest in November this year, bringing an abrupt end to favorite fall activities. The economic conditions, however, in which our institutions operate were anything but moderate during the past weeks. Rescissions, hiring freezes, layoffs, furloughs, subscription and license cancellations, moratoria on travel, and deferred maintenance deferred [...] (Source: The Cornflower) The Cornflower organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2052413 Fri, 19 Dec 2008 19:10:36 +0100 2052413 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2052414&cid=s_34465_10_f&fid=34465&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnnlm.gov%2Fgmr%2Fblog%2F2008%2F12%2F18%2Foutreach-projects-at-the-hardin-library%2F Two outreach projects from the Hardin Library of the Health Sciences at the University of Iowa, Partnering for Patient Empowerment Through Community Awareness (PPECA) and Critical Access Hospitals... (Source: The Cornflower) The Cornflower organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2052414 Fri, 19 Dec 2008 03:02:17 +0100 2052414 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2039770&cid=s_34465_10_f&fid=34465&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnnlm.gov%2Fgmr%2Fblog%2F2008%2F12%2F16%2Fevaluation-in-the-gmr%2F Network members wishing to add a library service or program or are considering applying for a subcontract with the GMR (See http://nnlm.gov/gmr/funding/ for Funding information), might benefit from assistance in the areas of planning and evaluation. GMR evaluation services are provided in consultation with the Outreach Evaluation Resource Center (OERC) of the National Network of [...] (Source: The Cornflower) The Cornflower organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2039770 Tue, 16 Dec 2008 18:15:25 +0100 2039770 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2032913&cid=s_34465_10_f&fid=34465&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnnlm.gov%2Fgmr%2Fblog%2F2008%2F12%2F12%2Fa-collaborative-space-for-native-peoples-health-information%2F Outreach Connections is a Native health information wiki available at the following URL: http://native.outreachconnect.info/. Described as a participatory network, this wiki is designed to serve as a collaborative space: for those who work with health care providers serving Native peoples (American Indians, Alaska Natives, and Native Hawaiians), for those who work with Native health information [...] (Source: The Cornflower) The Cornflower organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2032913 Fri, 12 Dec 2008 22:11:15 +0100 2032913 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2032914&cid=s_34465_10_f&fid=34465&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnnlm.gov%2Fgmr%2Fblog%2F2008%2F12%2F11%2Fmla-webcast-recording%2F “Survival Tips and Stories: Expanding the Library’s Services in Times of Disaster,” the MLA webcast that originally aired on Wednesday, November 12, 2008, is now available for checkout via the GMR Lending Library. You can do a search by title, or just the keyword of “disaster.”  It will come up as one of the results.  We [...] (Source: The Cornflower) The Cornflower organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2032914 Thu, 11 Dec 2008 17:58:46 +0100 2032914 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2026459&cid=s_34465_10_f&fid=34465&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnnlm.gov%2Fgmr%2Fblog%2F2008%2F12%2F10%2Fa-brief-history-of-iowa-go-local%2F Since August of 2007, the staff at the Hardin Library for the Health Sciences at the University of Iowa have been working on getting our Iowa Go Local project completed for the public unveiling at the Iowa State Fair on August 11th, 2008. I started working at Hardin at the end of February of 2008 and part of my responsibilities as the community outreach liaison, is to promote Iowa Go Local across the state. (Source: The Cornflower) The Cornflower organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2026459 Wed, 10 Dec 2008 19:30:27 +0100 2026459 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2021270&cid=s_34465_10_f&fid=34465&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnnlm.gov%2Fgmr%2Fblog%2F2008%2F12%2F05%2Fshowcasing-womens-health-in-fargo-nd%2F The Harley E. French Library of the Health Sciences at the University of North Dakota has been seeking new venues for consumer outreach. Traditionally we have focused our outreach program on health professionals with a few smaller health fairs or public library events thrown in. (Source: The Cornflower) The Cornflower organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2021270 Mon, 08 Dec 2008 14:48:33 +0100 2021270 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2010844&cid=s_34465_10_f&fid=34465&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnnlm.gov%2Fgmr%2Fblog%2F2008%2F12%2F04%2F12th-annual-patty-iron-cloud-national-native-american-youth-initiative%2F The Association of American Indian Physicians (AAIP) is now accepting applications for the 12th Annual Patty Iron Cloud National Native American Youth Initiative which will be held in Washington D.C., June 20 - 28, 2009. American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) high school students, ages 16- 18, who have an interest in the health careers and/or [...] (Source: The Cornflower) The Cornflower organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2010844 Thu, 04 Dec 2008 15:14:23 +0100 2010844 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2005284&cid=s_34465_10_f&fid=34465&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnnlm.gov%2Fgmr%2Fblog%2F2008%2F12%2F01%2Fpodcasting-for-the-health-of-it%2F Lisa Massengale, Assistant Information Services Librarian, University of Illinois at Chicago Library of the Health Sciences (LHS), took her outreach to a new dimension as a presenter on WILL-AM 580, Public Media Broadcasting Service of the College of Media at the University of Illinois. The interview was broadcast on Focus 580 with David Inge, on [...] (Source: The Cornflower) The Cornflower organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2005284 Mon, 01 Dec 2008 19:20:06 +0100 2005284 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1990147&cid=s_34465_10_f&fid=34465&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnnlm.gov%2Fgmr%2Fblog%2F2008%2F11%2F26%2Fi-will-give-you-credit-for-that-one%2F Have I mentioned to you lately that the GMR has a Lending Library? Max chuckles softly to himself. Anyway.  I wanted to let you all know about some continuing education opportunities - you can even do them in your pajamas if you want! In our Lending Library (did I mention that we have a Lending Library already?), [...] (Source: The Cornflower) The Cornflower organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1990147 Wed, 26 Nov 2008 18:45:39 +0100 1990147 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1990148&cid=s_34465_10_f&fid=34465&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnnlm.gov%2Fgmr%2Fblog%2F2008%2F11%2F25%2Fsocial-software-as-malicious-tool%2F Or is it? Many hospital libraries I have spoken with since I arrived on the scene here at the GMR have told me of difficulties in accessing social software tools like blogs, wikis and instant messaging.  The IS/IT departments say they have no staff to deal with any extra software or possible technology troubleshooting that might [...] (Source: The Cornflower) The Cornflower organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1990148 Tue, 25 Nov 2008 15:37:41 +0100 1990148 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1980277&cid=s_34465_10_f&fid=34465&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnnlm.gov%2Fgmr%2Fblog%2F2008%2F11%2F21%2Fnew-american-health-portal-launched%2F The Library of the Health Sciences at the University of Illinois, Chicago (UIC) is pleased to announce the launch of The New American Health Information Portal (NAHIP). http://palantir.lib.uic.edu/nahip/ This portal is a collaboration with the Heartland Alliance for Human Needs & Human Rights. Our new portal links to a variety of quality multi-lingual health education documents. Languages [...] (Source: The Cornflower) The Cornflower organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1980277 Fri, 21 Nov 2008 17:47:59 +0100 1980277 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1968452&cid=s_34465_10_f&fid=34465&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnnlm.gov%2Fgmr%2Fblog%2F2008%2F11%2F18%2Ffuturenow%2F Technology typically changes exponentially. I remember when I worked for the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and the Help Desk Staff telling me that RAM doubles in size every 18 months.   At first I didn’t really know what RAM was, so I just said “wow!” Now I do know what RAM is [...] (Source: The Cornflower) The Cornflower organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1968452 Tue, 18 Nov 2008 22:24:36 +0100 1968452 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1946952&cid=s_34465_10_f&fid=34465&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnnlm.gov%2Fgmr%2Fblog%2F2008%2F11%2F10%2Fget-health-e-illinois-november-11-2008%2F Fellow Illinoisans and other GMR network members may be interested in the following combined online Web conference and in-person training on Health-E Illinois. The Rolling Prairie Library System (RPLS), Alliance Library System, Lewis & Clark Library System and Shawnee Library System are offering a training session on Health-E Illinois, the GoLocal for Illinois, on Tuesday, November [...] (Source: The Cornflower) The Cornflower organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1946952 Mon, 10 Nov 2008 16:55:01 +0100 1946952 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1933839&cid=s_34465_10_f&fid=34465&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnnlm.gov%2Fgmr%2Fblog%2F2008%2F11%2F04%2Fgeeks-bearing-gifts-distance-education-opportunity-free%2F The Southeastern Atlantic and Greater Midwest regions of the National Network of Libraries of Medicine are now accepting registrants for the online version of “Geeks Bearing Gifts: Unwrapping New Technology Trends.” Geeks Bearing Gifts: Unwrapping New Technology Trends Online is intended to provide an introduction to and update on today’s hottest technology trends with an emphasis on social media and [...] (Source: The Cornflower) The Cornflower organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1933839 Tue, 04 Nov 2008 19:16:19 +0100 1933839 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1914280&cid=s_34465_10_f&fid=34465&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnnlm.gov%2Fgmr%2Fblog%2F2008%2F10%2F28%2Fhappy-birthday-medlineplus%2F MedlinePlus is celebrating 10 years of bringing trusted health information to people across the country and around the world. Read all about the decade of changes to this consumer-friendly database, which has grown from 22 to almost 800 health topics: http://www.nlm.nih.gov/news/mplus_turns_ten.html (Source: The Cornflower) The Cornflower organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1914280 Tue, 28 Oct 2008 16:39:15 +0100 1914280 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1911262&cid=s_34465_10_f&fid=34465&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnnlm.gov%2Fgmr%2Fblog%2F2008%2F10%2F27%2Ftutorial-on-using-umls-available%2F From the NLM: “NLM is pleased to announce the debut of the Unified Medical Language System(r) (UMLS(r)) Basics, a Web-based tutorial that enables anyone with Internet access to learn about the UMLS. You can reach the tutorial at http://www.nlm.nih.gov/research/umls/online%20learning/index.htm. The course is also linked from the New Users’ Guide (http://www.nlm.nih.gov/research/umls/new_users.html) and other UMLS pages. The course offers an [...] (Source: The Cornflower) The Cornflower organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1911262 Mon, 27 Oct 2008 21:34:52 +0100 1911262 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1905702&cid=s_34465_10_f&fid=34465&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnnlm.gov%2Fgmr%2Fblog%2F2008%2F10%2F24%2Frecent-additions-to-the-gmr-lending-library%2F If you have not had a chance to enjoy the benefit of the GMR’s free Lending Library, be sure to take a look at what it includes.  Many of the materials are meant to assist you in your daily jobs, so there are a lot of items about management of a library (big or small), [...] (Source: The Cornflower) The Cornflower organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1905702 Fri, 24 Oct 2008 20:43:50 +0100 1905702 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1887934&cid=s_34465_10_f&fid=34465&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnnlm.gov%2Fgmr%2Fblog%2F2008%2F10%2F18%2Fbucky-helps-librarians-take-the-byte-out-of-wisconsins-badgerlink%2F On September 3, 2008 the Wednesday Nite@the Lab (WN@TL) program at UW-Madison featured BadgerBytes, an exploration of information resources found in BadgerLink. (Source: The Cornflower) The Cornflower organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1887934 Sat, 18 Oct 2008 17:11:36 +0100 1887934 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1886150&cid=s_34465_10_f&fid=34465&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnnlm.gov%2Fgmr%2Fblog%2F2008%2F10%2F17%2Fgmr-at-midwest-chapter%2F Please visit these GMR sponsored events and activities! Hope to see you all there, come by the booth and say hello and meet the staff of the GMR. Exhibits – Salon F-H Monday, October 20, 2008 8:00 a.m. – 9:45 a.m. Welcome & Grand Opening of Exhibits 4:00 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. Dessert Break with Exhibitors & Drawing [...] (Source: The Cornflower) The Cornflower organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1886150 Fri, 17 Oct 2008 23:54:03 +0100 1886150 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1883216&cid=s_34465_10_f&fid=34465&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnnlm.gov%2Fgmr%2Fblog%2F2008%2F10%2F16%2Fopening-doors-in-michigan%2F On Sunday afternoon, October 6th, 2008, after weeks of planning, the University of Michigan Health Sciences Libraries hosted an event inspired by an NLM Exhibit called Opening Doors: Contemporary African American Surgeons. We had the Exhibit on display in our own Health Sciences Libraries for over a month and then it was moved to our main University Library. In conjunction with this outstanding opportunity, we invited one of the surgeons featured in the traveling exhibit, Dr. Alexa Canady-Davis to be our keynote speaker. (Source: The Cornflower) The Cornflower organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1883216 Thu, 16 Oct 2008 17:19:55 +0100 1883216 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1883217&cid=s_34465_10_f&fid=34465&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnnlm.gov%2Fgmr%2Fblog%2F2008%2F10%2F16%2Fexpanding-partnerships%2F Cathy Eames, MA, MSLS, AHIP Children’s Hospital of Michigan Detroit, MI 48201 Children’s Hospital of Michigan celebrated the American Nurses Credentialing Center award of Magnet designation this year. During the lengthy preparation process nurses at CHM increased their focus on developing an evidence based practice climate throughout the hospital. As a result, library presentations are now [...] (Source: The Cornflower) The Cornflower organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1883217 Thu, 16 Oct 2008 16:21:38 +0100 1883217 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1879696&cid=s_34465_10_f&fid=34465&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnnlm.gov%2Fgmr%2Fblog%2F2008%2F10%2F15%2Fexhibit-live-love-laugh-and-learn-with-enthusiasm%2F Hess Memorial Health Science Library exhibited for the Greater Midwest Region National Network of Libraries of Medicine at Juneau County’s women’s event: Live, Love, Laugh and Learn with Enthusiasm! Over 522 women attended the September 30th, 2008, event. (Source: The Cornflower) The Cornflower organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1879696 Wed, 15 Oct 2008 15:52:19 +0100 1879696 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1868478&cid=s_34465_10_f&fid=34465&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnnlm.gov%2Fgmr%2Fblog%2F2008%2F10%2F10%2Fthanks-medical-librarians%2F Here are a few comments that have come through the GMR LISTSERV to help us all celebrate National Medical Librarians month. I call this National Take a Medical Librarian to Lunch Month! Stay well everyone! -Metta T. Lansdale, Jr. Director Royal Oak Public Library Happy October to all the wonderful medical librarians who work so hard to make sure all [...] (Source: The Cornflower) The Cornflower organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1868478 Fri, 10 Oct 2008 17:02:27 +0100 1868478 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1859224&cid=s_34465_10_f&fid=34465&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnnlm.gov%2Fgmr%2Fblog%2F2008%2F10%2F07%2Fadvocacy-in-an-elevator%2F The idea behind an elevator speech is to be able to convey your message in the length of an elevator ride, about 30 seconds or 150 words. In that short length of time you want to clearly and concisely present your message to a targeted audience. (Source: The Cornflower) The Cornflower organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1859224 Tue, 07 Oct 2008 15:35:38 +0100 1859224 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1850855&cid=s_34465_10_f&fid=34465&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnnlm.gov%2Fgmr%2Fblog%2F2008%2F10%2F03%2Fmichigan-medlineplus-more%2F We at the University of Michigan Health Sciences Libraries have been engaging in outreach events practically nonstop since I last blogged. After the Ann Arbor Art Fair, there was a very short lull, and then we had a whole series of opportunities to do outreach. We distributed our pens, brochures, and information about MedlinePlus at an evening support group for amputees sponsored by the Orthotics and Prosthetics Division of the University of Michigan. A few days later, we gave a presentation to “train the trainer” at the Ann Arbor Center for Independent Living, using MedlinePlus “live” from its web site. (Source: The Cornflower) The Cornflower organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1850855 Fri, 03 Oct 2008 18:03:41 +0100 1850855 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1847817&cid=s_34465_10_f&fid=34465&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnnlm.gov%2Fgmr%2Fblog%2F2008%2F10%2F02%2Fjeanne-gittings%2F Long time GMR member Jeanne Gittings passed away on Tuesday, September 30, 2008, at Trinity Medical Center in Moline, Illinois. She was a medical librarian for 39 years for Trinity Medical Center. Jeanne was a dedicated health sciences librarian and very active in the Medical Library Association and local library organizations and served as a [...] (Source: The Cornflower) The Cornflower organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1847817 Thu, 02 Oct 2008 20:13:23 +0100 1847817 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1844426&cid=s_34465_10_f&fid=34465&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnnlm.gov%2Fgmr%2Fblog%2F2008%2F10%2F01%2Fmedical-archivists-symposium-at-uic-library-of-the-health-sciences%2F The Chicago Area Medical Archivists (CAMA) Seventh Annual Medical History Symposium will be held Friday, October 24, 2008, at the University of Illinois (UIC) Library of the Health Sciences Special Collections Department (Room 320) at 1750 W. Polk St,  Chicago,  IL. Coffee will be available from 9:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. Program and presentations [...] (Source: The Cornflower) The Cornflower organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1844426 Wed, 01 Oct 2008 21:08:30 +0100 1844426 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1844427&cid=s_34465_10_f&fid=34465&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnnlm.gov%2Fgmr%2Fblog%2F2008%2F10%2F01%2Fi-made-a-podcast%2F You, too, can leash the podcaster within. (Source: The Cornflower) The Cornflower organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1844427 Wed, 01 Oct 2008 13:47:56 +0100 1844427 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1833034&cid=s_34465_10_f&fid=34465&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnnlm.gov%2Fgmr%2Fblog%2F2008%2F09%2F26%2Fnew-additions-to-the-lending-library-sept08%2F Did you know the GMR has a Lending Library?  The goal of the lending library is to support the professional development needs of Network members. Did you know that if you are a full or affiliate member, you can check out items from our library?  Items in the library include books, CD-ROMs, DVDs, and video [...] (Source: The Cornflower) The Cornflower organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1833034 Fri, 26 Sep 2008 18:50:33 +0100 1833034 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1833035&cid=s_34465_10_f&fid=34465&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnnlm.gov%2Fgmr%2Fblog%2F2008%2F09%2F26%2F2008-midwest-chapter-mla-mhsla-joint-conference%2F Please join us for the 2008 Midwest MLA/MHSLA Conference, Vital Signs: Keeping You and Your Library Vibrant and Healthy from October 17th to 21st at the Troy Marriott in Troy, Michigan. Registration information is available online at http://www.rsvpbook.com/event.php?459908. (Source: The Cornflower) The Cornflower organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1833035 Fri, 26 Sep 2008 17:03:55 +0100 1833035 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1802540&cid=s_34465_10_f&fid=34465&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnnlm.gov%2Fgmr%2Fblog%2F2008%2F09%2F17%2Fa-message-from-the-rml-director-fall-2008%2F September is the start of the new year for students, their families, and the hospitals and universities in which they begin a new annual cycle of work and study. Their thrill at taking the next step, making progress toward their goals, sustains them through the heavy workload and steep learning curve.  Health sciences librarians and staff [...] (Source: The Cornflower) The Cornflower organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1802540 Wed, 17 Sep 2008 17:40:19 +0100 1802540 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1797822&cid=s_34465_10_f&fid=34465&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnnlm.gov%2Fgmr%2Fblog%2F2008%2F09%2F15%2Fmla-nlm-personal-health-record-phr-project%2F A joint MLA-NLM Task Force was commissioned to assess opportunities for integration of live and virtual information assistance into electronic personal health records products. The work of the Task Force has progressed on two fronts: identification and examination of PHR tools and development of ways to better integrate PHRs and the library community. The Task Force [...] (Source: The Cornflower) The Cornflower organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1797822 Mon, 15 Sep 2008 20:14:40 +0100 1797822 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1797823&cid=s_34465_10_f&fid=34465&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnnlm.gov%2Fgmr%2Fblog%2F2008%2F09%2F15%2Fhurricane-effects-notify-chicago%2F September is Emergency Preparedness Month and although the Midwest is known more for tornadoes than hurricanes, this past weekend we experienced unusual amounts of rain and subsequent flooding, in part due to the effects of what was hurricane Ike. Major flooding has occurred in northwest Indiana and greater Chicagoland, causing evacuation of residents, school [...] (Source: The Cornflower) The Cornflower organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1797823 Mon, 15 Sep 2008 19:31:30 +0100 1797823 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1790110&cid=s_34465_10_f&fid=34465&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnnlm.gov%2Fgmr%2Fblog%2F2008%2F09%2F11%2Femergency-preparedness-in-the-gmr%2F The National Network of Libraries of Medicine has selected emergency preparedness as a major focus for the current contract. In Spring 2008, some of you received a baseline Emergency Preparedness Assessment survey about your level of preparedness as well as your barriers to preparedness. From a random sample of 117 GMR member libraries, 65% responded [...] (Source: The Cornflower) The Cornflower organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1790110 Thu, 11 Sep 2008 21:43:34 +0100 1790110 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1754388&cid=s_34465_10_f&fid=34465&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnnlm.gov%2Fgmr%2Fblog%2F2008%2F09%2F02%2Fhurricane-information-abounds%2F With the hurricane season’s dynamic reminder of nature’s power comes an explosion of information on hurricanes.  The Specialized Information Services (SIS) branch of the National Library of Medicine (NLM) has added a new section on Hurricanes to their Environmental Health and Toxicology section.  Visit: Hurricanes: Links to Health Information Including Toxicology and Environmental Health at [...] (Source: The Cornflower) The Cornflower organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1754388 Tue, 02 Sep 2008 22:24:38 +0100 1754388