{"id":20994,"date":"2023-09-13T08:00:03","date_gmt":"2023-09-13T08:00:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.nnlm.gov\/region_5\/?p=20994"},"modified":"2023-09-08T00:29:32","modified_gmt":"2023-09-08T00:29:32","slug":"what-is-nnlm-membership-and-why-is-it-offered","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.nnlm.gov\/region_5\/what-is-nnlm-membership-and-why-is-it-offered\/","title":{"rendered":"What is NNLM Membership and Why is it Offered?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-20995\" src=\"https:\/\/news.nnlm.gov\/region_5\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/09\/MapSymbol2-color-1024x283.jpg\" alt=\"A line drawing of the United States is set behind the Network of the National Library of Medicine logo. \" width=\"368\" height=\"102\" srcset=\"https:\/\/news.nnlm.gov\/region_5\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/09\/MapSymbol2-color-1024x283.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/news.nnlm.gov\/region_5\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/09\/MapSymbol2-color-300x83.jpg 300w, https:\/\/news.nnlm.gov\/region_5\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/09\/MapSymbol2-color-768x212.jpg 768w, https:\/\/news.nnlm.gov\/region_5\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/09\/MapSymbol2-color.jpg 1480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 368px) 100vw, 368px\" \/>Membership is an important part of the Network of the National Library of Medicine (NNLM) <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nnlm.gov\/about\/regions\/region5\">Region 5<\/a> program. Membership allows your institution to apply for funding offered by NNLM Region 5, and creates connections between your organization, the Region 5 Office, and other members. Membership is what makes the NNLM a network.<\/p>\n<p>If your organization is not an NNLM member, here\u2019s what you need to know:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Membership is organizational or institutional.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Organizations who are interested in improving equitable access to health information may become members. Any organization is welcome to join the NNLM. Members include libraries of all types, community-based organizations, health clinics or other healthcare organizations, academic institutions, professional associations, faith-based institutions, and more.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Membership is <em>free<\/em> and allows your organization to apply for funding.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>There are no costs associated with membership in the NNLM. The majority of NNLM members are eligible to apply for funding. The NNLM Region 5 provides funding for projects, programs, and professional development to improve access to health information in the region. Members are notified when funding opportunities are available.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Membership connects your organization to others who share an interest in improving access to health information.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Membership shows your organization\u2019s support for the NNLM program and mission.<\/p>\n<p>All NNLM members are listed in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nnlm.gov\/membership\/directory\">Members Directory<\/a> on the NNLM.gov website. The directory provides contact information for member organizations, including a liaison contact, who is the NNLM\u2019s main point of contact at the organization. This helps Region 5 staff to stay in contact with member organizations and connect Network members with each other. Try searching the Members Directory by your location. Who in your area is an NNLM member? How might you work with them to improve access to health information?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Become an NNLM Member today!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>To become an NNLM member, login to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nnlm.gov\/\">NNLM.gov<\/a> with your username and password. If you do not have a username and password, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nnlm.gov\/user\/join\">create one<\/a> (see <a href=\"https:\/\/news.nnlm.gov\/region_5\/consumer-health-minute-creating-an-nnlm-user-account\/\">Consumer Health Minute: Creating an NNLM User Account<\/a> for support).<\/p>\n<p>After logging in to NNLM.gov with your username, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nnlm.gov\/membership\/join\">apply to become a member<\/a>. The application form will automatically list you as the liaison contact for your organization\u2019s membership. Fill out the form with your organization\u2019s contact information and submit the form.<\/p>\n<p>The Region 5 Office receives an email when your membership application form is submitted. We\u2019ll follow up with you over email to welcome your organization to the NNLM Region 5.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Do you have questions about membership? Contact the Region 5 Office (nnlm@uw.edu). We\u2019re here to help!<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Membership is an important part of the Network of the National Library of Medicine (NNLM) Region 5 program. Membership allows your institution to apply for funding offered by NNLM Region 5, and creates connections between your organization, the Region 5 Office, and other members. Membership is what makes the NNLM a network. If your organization&#8230; <a href=\"https:\/\/news.nnlm.gov\/region_5\/what-is-nnlm-membership-and-why-is-it-offered\/\">Read More &raquo;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2956,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[314],"tags":[352,325],"class_list":["post-20994","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news-from-nnlm-region-5","tag-nnlm-membership","tag-nnlm-region-5"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.nnlm.gov\/region_5\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20994","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.nnlm.gov\/region_5\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.nnlm.gov\/region_5\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.nnlm.gov\/region_5\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2956"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.nnlm.gov\/region_5\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=20994"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/news.nnlm.gov\/region_5\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20994\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":20998,"href":"https:\/\/news.nnlm.gov\/region_5\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20994\/revisions\/20998"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.nnlm.gov\/region_5\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=20994"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.nnlm.gov\/region_5\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=20994"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.nnlm.gov\/region_5\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=20994"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}