The document provides information about the National Network of Libraries of Medicine New England Region (NER). It summarizes recent key events for the NER including staff changes and advisory committee meetings. It describes the NER's programs, membership numbers, advisory structure, funding process and awards. Specific training and outreach activities are outlined, including focused outreach initiatives, communities of interest, and e-science work. Upcoming dates for webinars and in-person events are also listed.

1. National Network of Libraries of Medicine: New
England Region
NAHSL Update
October 29, 2013
Elaine Martin, DA
University of Massachusetts Medical School: Lamar Soutter Library

2. NATIONAL NETWORK OF LIBRARIES OF MEDICINE
NEW ENGLAND REGION

3. NEW ENGLAND REGION
Consultants and Subcontractors

4. Recent Key Events
• Moved in February 2013
• Hired Meredith Solomon April 2013
• Mid-contract site visit delayed
• December 11, 2013
• Hospital Library Advisory Group call in Sept 2013
• Resource Library Directors meet in Sept 2013
• Regional Advisory Committee meet in Oct 2013

5. Programs
Traditional RML Programs
NER Initiatives
Network Programs
Communities of Interest
Resource Sharing
Focused Outreach
Training
Outreach to Public Health: PHIA
Outreach HP
eScience
CH Outreach
Knowledge Management
Exhibits
Funded projects
Technology Improvement

6. Network Numbers
Membership
Full
Affiliate
Docline
EFTS
LinkOut
No.
196
336
190
169
132

7. Network Advisory Structure
• Resource Library Directors Group
• Hospital Library Advisory Group
• Regional Advisory Committee

8. FUNDING

9. Funding Process
• Funding structure
• Cannot carry funds over from year to year
• Projects must be compact (May – April)
• Solicitations will be issued in November
• Due in December/January
• Reviewed January – March
• Awarded in May

10. Types of Awards and Competitive Subcontracts
• Outreach
• Technology
• Express Award
• Knowledge Management
• Focused Outreach
• Focused Outreach Continuation
• Outreach Subcontracts
• Digitization
• Sponsorship

11. Funding Recipients
• North Country EMS: 21st EMS Conference Support and Training (Project)
Organization: Littleton Regional Healthcare, Gale Medical Library
Location: Littleton, NH
Type of Award: Express Outreach
• Purchasing Computers for Hands-on ARCH Training at the JFK Family Services Center
Organization: Massachusetts General Hospital, Treadwell Library
Location: Boston, MA
Type of Award: Express Outreach
• Improving the Health Information Literacy Skills of Older Adults and Caregivers, Health
Professions Students, and Public Librarians
Organization: Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences
Location: Worcester, MA
Type of Award: Sub-contract
• Knowledge Management Panel Discussion
Organization: North Atlantic Health Science Libraries
Location: Falmouth, MA
Type of Award: Sponsorship
• MassAHEC HOSA State Leadership Conference
Organization: MassAHEC HOSA
Location: Worcester, MA
Type of Award: Sponsorship

12. Digitization Awards
• Digitization of Hirsh Health Sciences Archival Collections
Organization: Tufts University, Hirsh Health Sciences Library
Location: Boston, MA
Digitization of Maine Medical Center Archival Photos
Organization: Maine Medical Center, Archives
• Location: Portland, ME
• Digitization of University of Vermont College of Medicine Yearbooks and
Catalogs
Organization: University of Vermont, Dana Medical Library
Location: Burlington, VT
• Description of Materials in the New England Pharmacy Prescription Images
Database, 1876-1915
Organization: Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences Libraries
Location: Boston, MA
• Digitization of the William Van Duyn Tobacco Advertisement Collection
Organization: Yale University Library, Historical Library, Harvey Cushing / John
Hay Whitney Medical Library
Location: New Haven, CT

13. TRAINING AND OUTREACH

14. Training
• By invitation
• Community of Interest webinar and planned events
• Focused Outreach
• Targeted
• MLA CE classes
• National Training Center
• Outreach Evaluation Resource Center

15. Training Map
May 2010- Aug 2013

16. Communities of Interest
• Healthy Communities (115 members)
• Develop formal and informal approaches working with community based
organizations and facilitating partnerships.
• Health Literacy (158 members)
• Focus on communication of information and the critical literacy skills needed
for personal and community empowerment.
• Healthcare Workforce (85 members)
• Identify trends related to the ongoing development of students and
professionals in the healthcare setting.
• HealthIT (105 members)
• Identify technology trends that affect information systems within a
healthcare setting and efforts to incorporate mandated implementation of
EHRs.
• Knowledge Management (In development)
• Organize and leverage corporate knowledge and external best-practices to
forward innovation and change within an organization.

17. FOCUSED OUTREACH

18. Focused Outreach:
Characteristics
• Focused Health Information Outreach targets specific
geographic areas in New England facing high rates of
health disparities, socioeconomic challenges, and health
care shortages.
• NER reaches out to libraries, public health agencies,
schools, and other stakeholders in the provision of health
information to connect them with health information from
National Library of Medicine.
• Defined process.

19. Formal Process
1
2
3
• Needs Assessment
• Identify Specific Geographic Areas
• Key Informant Interviews
• Implementation
• Site visits, Classes, Exhibits, Funding
• Evaluation
• Use Pre/Post and Follow-up Assessment
• Process Assessments with Project Partners

20. Dates & Locations
Date
Locations
Focus Population
2010-2011
Providence, RI
Western Maine
Immigrants
Seniors
2011-2012
Holyoke, MA
Downeast Maine
Teens
Impoverished/
Tribal Health
2012-2013
Hartford, CT
No. Central Worcester,
MA
Health Care Professional
High School Dropouts
2013-2014
Vermont
Library Professionals &
Consumers

21. e-Science
Past Activities
 Sponsored three continuing education
events past year: e-Science
symposium, Professional Development
Day, Science Boot Camp for Librarians
 Launched the Journal of eScience
Librarianship in February 2012. As of Oct
2013, the journal now holds 39 records
which have been downloaded total of
24,796 times
 Expanding: Frameworks of a Data
Management Curriculum project
 e-Science Portal for NE Librarians 2st
anniversary April 2013
Current Activities
 Teaching Scientific Research Data
Management course at Simmons GSLIS
 Nov. 8th professional development day:
“Teaching Research Data Management
with the New England Collaborative Data
Management Curriculum”
 Planning 2014 e-Science symposium and
Science Boot Camp
Leader
Elaine Martin, DA
University of
Massachusetts
Medical School
Facilitators
Donna Kafel
Andrew Creamer
University of
Massachusetts
Medical School

22. Public Health Information Access
• Providing Digital Libraries with access to electronic
resources for State Public Health Departments
 Current:
 All New England States, CO, KY, AR, WI, MD, AK, HI
and IN
 Collaboration with Members in each state for
support;
 STATRef, Oxford, UChicago
Press, CABI, NEJM, Springer
 EndNote: information management component
• Project Expansion: NCHSR funding to expand project, 3
states/year for next 3 years

23. Future Dates
COI Learning/Discussion and NLM Resources
October 31
Best Practices for Teaching RDM and Consulting on DMP
November 1
Affordable Care Act: Resources for Librarians
November 13
PubMed Basics
December 19
PubMed Update (NLM presenting)
January 12
Hospital Library Chat (Promoting your Library)
February 11
Creative Health Literacy Projects
March 4
Know Your Chances: Understanding Health Statistics
In Person Learning Programs and Meetings
November 8
Professional Development Day (Teaching RDM )
November 22
NER: Extreme Weather Disaster Summit
November 22
Improving Library Disaster Readiness Workshop
November 22
Going to Extremes: Health Information Resources for
Severe Weather Conditions
April 9
E-Science Symposium

24. National Network of Libraries of Medicine
New England Region
Thanks!