Around the Region
        

ALASKA


submitted by Nancy Press (originally posted to HLIB-NW, 10-2-98)

Congratulations, University of Alaska Anchorage and Kathy Murray!

NLM has announced the awards of 13 contracts totaling $650,000 for public health projects. One library in our region wrote a successful application. Here's the abstract:

"The "Outreach to Alaska's Public Health Professionals" will target the public health workforce in the eight Divisions of Public Health in the Department of Health and Social Services. The primary target group will be the public health nurses throughout Alaska and the Emergency Medical Services System (EMS) personnel will be the secondary target audience. Collaborative partners are The Alaska Health Education Library Project (AHELP), the Alaska Public Health Association, the Alaska Health Education Consortium (AHEC), and the Alaska Public Health Improvement Process (APHIP). Project objectives include: 1) increasing awareness of national and state health information resources and services, 2) increasing access
to the Internet and other information resources within the state, 3) training public health nurses and emergency medical services personnel in the use of the Internet and state health information resources, and 4) providing support for the Alaska Health Education Library Project. Work
stations will be provided for those sites in need of computers. Additional activities include onsite training, sponsoring three public health information video conferences and developing training materials."

The entire press release is up on NLM's web site at: http://www.nlm.nih.gov/news/press_releases/pubhthpr.html


IDAHO

submitted by Nancy Press (originally posted to HLIB-NW, 10-2-98)

*Cheryl Goodwin* and *Mary Ellen Lemon* are highlighted by NLM for National Medical Librarians Month!

Note the web site at NLM: http://www.nlm.nih.gov/lo/profiles98/medlibmonth98.html





submitted by Gwen Pittam

Please note the following change in phone & fax numbers at Boise State/Interlibrary Loan

Borrowing voice phone: 208-426-3756
Lending and renewals voice phone: 208-426-3827
Fax 208-426-1394

 


OREGON

submitted by James Morgan

I am very pleased to announce two staffing changes at OHSU libraries.

Dolores Judkins has been appointed to the position of Consumer Health Resources Coordinator and will oversee development and management of OHSU's consumer health libraries initiatives and Health Information by Mail service. Dolores has been been a member of the Reference Staff at OHSU for many years, and is also the Librarian and Web Manager for the Center for Women's Health (CWH).

Margaret Connors, former Consumer Health Resources Coordinator, has been appointed to a new part-time position as Manager of Special Projects and Patient Education Resources where she will oversee patient education outreach projects and Web resources at OHSU. Margaret will also be directing a nonprofit health organization in the Bay Area.



WASHINGTON


submitted by Nancy Press (originally submitted to AkLA-L,  9-25-98)

A new union list of health sciences libraries' holdings in the Pacific Northwest is available in several formats:
*Microfiche Pacific NW Union List of Health Sciences Serials, 1998-1999.
Available for $15.00; send check payable to "University of Washington" along with your order to:
Union List Orders
NN/LM Pacific Northwest Region
University of Washington Box 357155
Seattle, WA 98195

*Union lists by ftp: go to summary page at http://www.nnlm.nlm.nih.gov/pnr/serhold/ftp.select.php3

Or choose from the following list: ftp://ftp.nnlm.washington.edu/serhold/canada/20bcnu.txt

Alaska
Alberta
Billings Area
British Columbia
British Columbia without UBC
Idaho State University Combined List
Idaho
Inland NW Health Sciences Libraries (Spokane Area)
Montana
Oregon
Washington




submitted by Nancy Press (originally posted to HLIB-NW, 10-2-98)

*Cheryl Goodwin* and *Mary Ellen Lemon* are highlighted by NLM for National Medical Librarians Month!

Note the web site at NLM: http://www.nlm.nih.gov/lo/profiles98/medlibmonth98.html






submitted by Yuki Durham (originally posted to HLIB-NW, 10-9-98)

It's medical libraries month and we need to celebrate our own.

Laura Larsson, our intrepid research librarian, webmaster and director of information services, received the 1998 President's Award (Washington State Public Health Association) at the Joint Health Conference this week. Be sure to give her your best wishes and congratulations next time you see her, or (because she is always on her email..) send a note to Laura Larsson

 

 




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Northwest Notes / 19(3) July-Sept 1998 / Oct. 19, 1998