1. Helen Tannenbaum Outreach and Communications Coordinator NN/LM Middle Atlantic Region 1-800-338-7657 MAR Update

2. Overview Staffing Value of Libraries Study Funding Teaching Network Services

3. New Director for the RML Neil Rambo, MLibr Director, Health Sciences Libraries and Knowledge Informatics, Director, Middle Atlantic Region, NN/LM Former Acting Director, University of Washington Health Sciences Library Former Acting Director and past Associate Director of the NN/LM Pacific Northwest Region

4. Value of Libraries Study Purpose : 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.

5. Value of Libraries Study, cont’d Volunteers Needed Participants from our region will have priority Click the Values Study Link on MAR’s Homepage http://nnlm.gov/mar/about/value.html http://nnlm.gov/mar/about/value.html Contact Neil, Sue or Kate at the RML for further information

6. Awards and Funding Currently opened for applications: Small Outreach Projects Awards Up to 8 awards of up to $2,000 each Application deadline is 12/31/10 Small Projects Awards 9 awards of up to $1,000 each Application deadline is ongoing Recently Closed Health Literacy Awards – announcements to be made shortly Recently Awarded – 24 Technology Improvement Awards

7. Technology ImprovementAwards 24 awards of up to $7500 each announced on 9/24/10 Awardees included: Baruch College Newman Library Jersey Shore University Medical Center LILRC Northport VA NYU Health Sciences Library Hackensack University Medical Center St. John’s Riverside/Cochrane School of Nursing Staten Island University Hospital UMDNJ White Plains Hospital Center

8. Educational Offerings NCBI Discovery Workshops – October 18 &19 at NYU HSL Waiting list only The New MedlinePlus – October 12, 10am Licensing Electronic Resources – October 19, 10am Docline Routing Tables and Reports – October 28, 10 am Free Productivity Tools - November 16, 2pm

9. Network Services – MARdelivery MetroDoc service migrated to MARdelivery on 7/20/2010 MARdelivery opened to all MAR members on 9/8/2010 MetroDOC user were mainly in NYC MARdelivery 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 http://nnlm.gov/mar/rsdd/mardelivery.html Since March 2010, MAR has added 23 new members

10. Questions? Thank you