{"id":13881,"date":"2021-03-19T08:39:32","date_gmt":"2021-03-19T13:39:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.nnlm.gov\/gmr\/?p=13881"},"modified":"2021-03-19T08:39:32","modified_gmt":"2021-03-19T13:39:32","slug":"coming-soon-new-regional-medical-libraries-designations-2021-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.nnlm.gov\/region_6\/2021\/03\/coming-soon-new-regional-medical-libraries-designations-2021-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Coming Soon: New Regional Medical Libraries Designations 2021-2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-renderer-start-pos=\"1576\">Last June, the National Library of Medicine (NLM) published the Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) for the 2021-2026 Regional Medical Libraries (RMLs), the central component of the Network of the National Library of Medicine (NNLM).\u00a0 Health sciences libraries submitted proposal applications in September.\u00a0 An official announcement from the NLM regarding the new RMLs is forthcoming. The start date for the new Cooperative Agreement is May 1, 2021.<\/p>\n<p data-renderer-start-pos=\"2030\">The RMLs carry out regional and national programs in support of the mission to provide U.S. researchers, health professionals, public health workforce, educators, and the public with equal access to biomedical and health information resources and data.\u00a0\u00a0The emphasis of the RML program is to bring quality health, public health, and biomedical information resources within reach of the public and all health and public health professionals.<\/p>\n<p data-renderer-start-pos=\"2473\">Among other objectives, each RML is expected to:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-renderer-start-pos=\"2473\">Develop approaches to promote awareness of, improve access to, and enable use of NLM\u2019s resources and data,<\/li>\n<li data-renderer-start-pos=\"2473\">Develop and support a diverse workforce to access information resources and data, and support data-driven research,<\/li>\n<li data-renderer-start-pos=\"2473\">Provide community-driven innovative approaches and interventions for biomedical and health information access and use.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p data-renderer-start-pos=\"2876\">\u00a0For the 2021-2026 cooperative agreement period, seven Regional areas are defined:<\/p>\n<p data-renderer-start-pos=\"2876\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"13882\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/news.nnlm.gov\/region_6\/2021\/03\/coming-soon-new-regional-medical-libraries-designations-2021-2026\/nnlm-regional-map\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/news.nnlm.gov\/region_6\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/03\/NNLM-Regional-Map-.png?fit=360%2C209&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"360,209\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"NNLM Regional Map\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/news.nnlm.gov\/region_6\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/03\/NNLM-Regional-Map-.png?fit=300%2C174&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/news.nnlm.gov\/region_6\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/03\/NNLM-Regional-Map-.png?fit=360%2C209&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-13882\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/news.nnlm.gov\/gmr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/03\/NNLM-Regional-Map-.png?resize=360%2C209&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"360\" height=\"209\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/news.nnlm.gov\/region_6\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/03\/NNLM-Regional-Map-.png?w=360&amp;ssl=1 360w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/news.nnlm.gov\/region_6\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/03\/NNLM-Regional-Map-.png?resize=300%2C174&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 360px) 100vw, 360px\" \/><\/p>\n<p data-renderer-start-pos=\"2965\"><strong data-renderer-mark=\"true\">Region 1:\u00a0<\/strong>Delaware, Kentucky, Maryland, New Jersey, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia.<strong data-renderer-mark=\"true\">\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p data-renderer-start-pos=\"3104\"><strong data-renderer-mark=\"true\">Region 2:\u00a0<\/strong>Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, South Carolina, Tennessee, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands.<\/p>\n<p data-renderer-start-pos=\"3244\"><strong data-renderer-mark=\"true\">Region 3:\u00a0<\/strong>Arkansas, Kansas, Louisiana, Missouri, Nebraska, Oklahoma, and Texas.<\/p>\n<p data-renderer-start-pos=\"3325\"><strong data-renderer-mark=\"true\">Region 4:\u00a0<\/strong>Arizona, Idaho, Colorado, Montana, New Mexico, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah, and Wyoming.<\/p>\n<p data-renderer-start-pos=\"3430\"><strong data-renderer-mark=\"true\">Region 5:\u00a0<\/strong>Alaska, California, Hawaii, Nevada, Oregon, Washington, and U.S. Territories and Freely Associated States in the Pacific.<\/p>\n<p data-renderer-start-pos=\"3563\"><strong data-renderer-mark=\"true\">Region 6:\u00a0<\/strong>Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, and Wisconsin.<\/p>\n<p data-renderer-start-pos=\"3641\"><strong data-renderer-mark=\"true\">Region 7:\u00a0<\/strong>Connecticut, Massachusetts, Maine, New Hampshire, New York, Rhode Island, and Vermont.<\/p>\n<p data-renderer-start-pos=\"3739\">NNLM Offices and Centers serve the NNLM program and are defined as:<\/p>\n<p data-renderer-start-pos=\"3808\">The <strong data-renderer-mark=\"true\">NNLM Web Services Office<\/strong> will develop and maintain reliable Web services for NNLM public and internal needs.<\/p>\n<p data-renderer-start-pos=\"3922\">The<strong data-renderer-mark=\"true\"> NNLM Training Office<\/strong> will plan, create, share, deliver, coordinate, and evaluate an instructional program and educational materials based on key NLM products and services for a variety of audiences. NTO will assess and ensure a standard of high-quality for NNLM instructors and instructional content.<\/p>\n<p data-renderer-start-pos=\"4228\">The <strong data-renderer-mark=\"true\">NNLM Public Health Coordination Office<\/strong> will enhance the public\u2019s health by expanding NNLM\u2019s engagement with the diverse public health workforce through access to licensed literature,\u00a0 coordinating training on NLM resources, and facilitating partnerships with public health institutions.<\/p>\n<p data-renderer-start-pos=\"4520\">The <strong data-renderer-mark=\"true\">NLM Evaluation Center <\/strong>will collaborate with RML, Office, and Center (ROC) staff to develop strategies and standardized approaches for evaluating outreach and education services<\/p>\n<p data-renderer-start-pos=\"4702\">For more information, please refer to the Network of the National Library of Medicine (NNLM) Organizational Handbook, <a class=\"sc-bHwgHz ezBJcQ\" title=\"https:\/\/nnlm.gov\/national\/guides\/network-national-library-medicine-nnlm-organizational-handbook\" href=\"https:\/\/nnlm.gov\/national\/guides\/network-national-library-medicine-nnlm-organizational-handbook\" data-renderer-mark=\"true\">https:\/\/nnlm.gov\/national\/guides\/network-national-library-medicine-nnlm-organizational-handbook<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Last June, the National Library of Medicine (NLM) published the Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) for the 2021-2026 Regional Medical Libraries (RMLs), the central component of the Network of the National Library of Medicine (NNLM).\u00a0 Health sciences libraries submitted proposal applications in September.\u00a0 An official announcement from the NLM regarding the new RMLs is forthcoming. 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