Jan
27
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NNLM Region 7 is excited to announce the Collection Equity Award. The Award is designed to help build collections that are reflective of voices of the communities served which may be revealed through different genres such as graphic medicine, fiction, nonfiction, memoirs, Young Adult, manuscripts (published and unpublished), oral histories and film. Expanding diverse voices… Read More »
Posted in: Announcements
Jan
24
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Back in May 2021, NNLM started a new cooperative agreement that included going from 8 regions to 7, new regional naming conventions, and introducing a new RML in Charleston, SC. Did you also notice that the new cooperative agreement came with a new website with big changes? Our NNLM site got a huge makeover to… Read More »
Posted in: Blog
Jan
20
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NNLM Region 7 is looking for support to review applications for the 2022-2023 NNLM Region 7 funding cycle. Reviewers will be asked to read 1-3 award applications and score them using predetermined criteria. Reviewing will occur during March, and it is estimated that each review will take approximately 45 minutes/proposal. Information about how to score… Read More »
Posted in: Blog
Jan
14
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Sharon Han (she/her) is a librarian in central Connecticut, and member of the NLM Fellowship Class 2019-2020. The National Library of Medicine is accepting applications now through January 28th for their Associate Fellowship Program, so we thought this would be a great opportunity to share about Sharon’s work and her experience as an NLM Associate Fellow…. Read More »
Posted in: Blog
Jan
04
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January has been designated by Congress as Cervical Health Awareness Month. According to the National Cervical Cancer Coalition (NCCC) over 13,000 women are diagnosed with invasive cervical cancer and over 4,000 will die each year. Despite this prevalence, it is a highly preventable form of cancer, which is one reason cervical health awareness is so… Read More »
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