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April 2012

Yearend Review

April 30, 2012 will mark the end of the Base Year for our new 5-year contract with NLM. We have been working hard to tailor our spending to the contract year since we will no longer be able to carry funds over to the next year. Our efforts to get subcontract proposals by March 1st have paid off, since we will be able to fund several new projects beginning May 1, 2012, which is the beginning of Option Year 01.

We are also adapting to a new naming convention for each year of the contract. Year one is now referred to as the Base Year and the four remaining years on the contract will be referred to as Option Year 01 through Option Year 04. We hope this will not cause confusion as we move forward with planning for Option Year 01 of the contract.

Program Area Updates

Consumer Health Information:

Traveling Exhibitions:
(General information at http://www.nlm.nih.gov/hmd/about/exhibition/travelingexhibitions.html )

• Binding Wounds Pushing Boundaries: African Americans in Civil War Medicine will be sponsored by Wayne State University, Shiffman Medical Library, Detroit, MI and Western Illinois University, Malpass Library, Macomb, IL from 3/19/12-4/28/12.
  Online Exhibition: http://www.nlm.nih.gov/exhibition/bindingwounds/index.html
• Frankenstein: Penetrating the Secrets of Nature will be on display at the University of Louisville, Kornhauser Health Sciences Library from 2/13/12-3/24/12.
  Online Exhibition: http://www.nlm.nih.gov/exhibition/frankenstein/
• Harry Potter's World: Renaissance Science, Magic, and Medicine will be at Cromaine Library, Harland, MI from 1/15/12-2/25/12 and University of Toledo, Carson Library from 3/11/12-4/21/2012.
  Online Exhibition: http://www.nlm.nih.gov/exhibition/harrypottersworld/
• Life and Limb: The Toll of the American Civil War will be sponsored by University of Minnesota, Wangensteen Historical Library of Biology and Medicine, Minneapolis, MN and Southern Illinois University, School of Medicine, Springfield, IL from 3/19/12-4/28/12
  Online Exhibition: http://www.nlm.nih.gov/exhibition/LifeandLimb/
• Literature of Prescription: Charlotte Perkins Gilman and "The Yellow Wall-Paper" will be on display at Kenyon College, Gambier, OH from 3/11/12-4/21/12.
  Online Exhibition: http://www.nlm.nih.gov/theliteratureofprescription/
• Opening Doors: Contemporary African American Academic Surgeons is already on display at Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine Library, Rochester, MI from 12/19/11-2/3/12.
  Online Exhibition: http://www.nlm.nih.gov/exhibition/aframsurgeons/ 
• NEW: "And there's the humor of it:" Shakespeare and the four humors is the latest travelling exhibit available at the NLM.
  Details: http://www.nlm.nih.gov/hmd/about/exhibition/travelingexhibitions/shakespeare.html

Education and Training Opportunities:

Upcoming GMR classes and presentations. View Training Opportunities at http://tinyurl.com/gmrregistration to register for online courses.

• April 2012
  • Effective Search Strategies for Health Services Research, April 18, 2012, Keeneland Conference, Lexington, KY
  • Emergency Preparedness , April 16, 2012, Dominican University, River Forest, IL
  • GMR Lake Effects: Mobile Technology from the Perspective of a Hospital Librarian, April 19, 2012, Online
  • Informatics for Librarians: Peeling the Onion, April 12, 2012, Columbus, OH
  • Information Anywhere: Mobile Technology, Libraries and Health, Indiana Health Science Library Association, Indianapolis, IN, April 19, 2012
  • Information Anywhere: Mobile Technology, Libraries and Health, University of Pittsburgh, NN/LM MAR, April 23, 2012
  • Information Anywhere: Mobile Technology, Libraries and Health, Iowa Health Science Library Association, Iowa City, IA, April 27, 2012
  • Making PubMed Work for You, April 9-27, 2012, Online
• May 2012
  • Will Duct Tape Cure My Warts?, May 2, 2012, Chicago Public Library, Chicago, IL
  • Making PubMed Work for You, May 9, 2012, Western Wisconsin Librarians, La Crosse, WI
  • PubMed Clinics of North America, May 9, 2012, Western Wisconsin Librarians, La Crosse, WI
  • Research in Free NLM Databases, May 3, 2012, AIIP, Indianapolis, IN
• June 2012
  • GMR Lake Effects, June 21, 2012, Online

Classes NEW to the GMR include:

• From Beyond Our Borders: Providing Health Information on Refugee Populations

Upcoming NTC Classes (for more information, visit: http://nnlm.gov/ntcc/classes/schedule.html )

• PubMed for Trainers , 3 online sessions starting July 19, 2012, 1 in-person session on August 6, 2012, Cincinnati, OH
• TOXNET and Beyond , August 7, 2012, Cincinnati, OH

Exhibits:

The GMR will be exhibiting at a number of upcoming events. Visit the GMR Calendar to keep up with our current events. To volunteer to help staff an exhibit, contact the State Contact Librarian.

• Indiana Health Science Library Association, Indianapolis, IN, April 20, 2012

Funding:

Option Year 01 (May 2012 – April 2013)

The GMR budget for Option Year 01 of the contract is still pending but will be finalized by late April, 2012.  A modest amount of funding will be available for smaller awards in the following areas:

• Community Preparedness Award
• Exhibit Awards
• Outreach Express Awards
• Planning and Assessment Awards
• Technology Improvement Awards

The GMR plans to fund at least one Target Outreach subcontract in Optional Year 1 for up to $14,000, and if additional funds become available, we will fund both Major Outreach (up to $25,000) and Target Outreach (up to $14,000) subcontracts for projects beginning on May 1, 2012.  Please see the GMR Funding pages for more details: http://nnlm.gov/gmr/funding/ .

NN/LM Outreach Portal

All GMR funding recipients--except those with only Exhibit Awards--are now required to use the Online Contract Reports system (OCR) to enter and submit project reports. If you have any questions about the OCR and/or need to obtain an account for a funded project, contact your GMR program coordinator or the GMR Portal Administrator, Jacqueline Leskovec, Outreach, Planning and Evaluation Coordinator. Eventually, all outreach projects and activities will be reported via the Portal. Please continue to submit your training activities to the Outreach Activity Reporting Form (OARF) database and your Exhibit Tally Sheets to Holly Ann Burt, Outreach and Exhibits Coordinator .

Member Services:

Membership Renewal

Our five year contract runs until April 30, 2016, and we plan to send out certificates to all of our members sometime in 2012. We are asking for Full and Affiliate Members to make sure that their contact information in their institution profile is correct. In particular, check your mailing address so that you will be able to receive your membership certificate. You can verify your institution’s profile information by visiting the NN/LM Members Directory at: http://nnlm.gov/members/adv.html .

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