Helen TannenbaumOutreach and Communications

CoordinatorNN/LM Middle Atlantic Region

1-800-338-7657

MAR Update

OverviewStaffingValue of Libraries StudyFundingTeachingNetwork Services

New Director for the RMLNeil Rambo, MLibr

Director, Health Sciences Libraries and Knowledge Informatics,

Director, Middle Atlantic Region, NN/LMFormer Acting Director, University of

Washington Health Sciences Library Former Acting Director and past Associate

Director of the NN/LM Pacific Northwest Region

Value of Libraries StudyPurpose :

to understand the value of the health library, information services and the librarian

To demonstrate the impact of your library on patient care.Research includes:

Surveying physicians, residents and nurses in participating hospitals to assess the value of the library and information services in patient care.

Interviews with selected physicians, residents and nurses from participating hospitals to understand the role of the library resources and the librarian in providing information related to patient care.

Focus groups with librarians in the region to validate and confirm research findings.

Value of Libraries Study, cont’dVolunteers NeededParticipants from our region will have

priorityClick the Values Study Link on MAR’s

Homepage http://nnlm.gov/mar/about/value.html

Contact Neil, Sue or Kate at the RML for further information

Awards and FundingCurrently opened for applications:

Small Outreach Projects AwardsUp to 8 awards of up to $2,000 eachApplication deadline is 12/31/10

Small Projects Awards9 awards of up to $1,000 eachApplication deadline is ongoing

Recently ClosedHealth Literacy Awards – announcements to be

made shortlyRecently Awarded – 24 Technology

Improvement Awards

Technology ImprovementAwards24 awards of up to $7500 each announced on

9/24/10Awardees included:

Baruch College Newman LibraryJersey Shore University Medical CenterLILRCNorthport VANYU Health Sciences LibraryHackensack University Medical CenterSt. John’s Riverside/Cochrane School of NursingStaten Island University HospitalUMDNJWhite Plains Hospital Center

Educational OfferingsNCBI Discovery Workshops – October 18

&19 at NYU HSLWaiting list only

The New MedlinePlus – October 12, 10amLicensing Electronic Resources – October

19, 10amDocline Routing Tables and Reports –

October 28, 10 amFree Productivity Tools - November 16,

2pm

Network Services – MARdeliveryMetroDoc service migrated to MARdelivery on

7/20/2010MARdelivery opened to all MAR members on

9/8/2010MetroDOC user were mainly in NYCMARdelivery users are from all 4 MAR states

As of 9/29/2010, there are 33 MARdelivery libraries, up from12 MetroDoc users

 Interest form and training materials available at http://nnlm.gov/mar/rsdd/mardelivery.html

Since March 2010, MAR has added 23 new members

Questions?

Thank you