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Note the new search engine for Medline below. Laurie _____ From: Karla Bourque [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, October 23, 2007 2:02 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: News from the NN/LM SCR October 23, 2007 Health Literacy Survey for Hospital Administrators and Providers http://nnlm.gov/scr/blog/?p=418 The Medical Library Association in cooperation with the American Hospital Association Society for Health Care Advocacy has distributed a Web-based Health Information Literacy Survey to hospital administrators and health care providers throughout the country. The survey will help ascertain administrators and health care providers awareness and understanding of health information literacy, its value in support of patient care, and the role that librarians and libraries can play in promoting health information literacy. New Associate Director for Specialized Information Services Announced http://nnlm.gov/scr/blog/?p=417 Donald A. B. Lindberg, M.D., Director of the National Library of Medicine announced that Steven Phillips, M.D., will become the Associate Director for Specialized Information Services. The Summer 2007 NIH MedlinePlus Magazine is Available http://nnlm.gov/scr/blog/?p=416 Anne and Kirk Douglas grace the cover of the most recent issue of NIH MedlinePlus Magazine, which highlights prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of one of the leading killers in America stroke. Demos and Presentations at the NN/LM SCR Booth at SCC/MLA http://nnlm.gov/scr/blog/?p=415 If you are coming to SCC/MLA this year, please stop by the NN/LM SCR Booth #9 and watch our demos and presentations. A New Search Engine for the National Library of Medicine http://nnlm.gov/scr/blog/?p=414 On October 11, 2007, the National Library of Medicine (NLM) released a new search engine for MedlinePlus <http://medlineplus.gov/> , MedlinePlus en español <http://medlineplus.gov/spanish/> and the NLM Web site <http://www.nlm.nih.gov/> . NLM selected search engine software from the Pittsburgh-based company Vivisimo. Electronic Health Records Network in Louisiana Parish http://nnlm.gov/scr/blog/?p=413 Pointe Coupee Parish is building an Electronic Health Records (EHR) network through a grant from the federal Department of Health and Human Services. The network will allow facilities in the rural parish, designated as a medically underserved area, to share EHRs. _________________________________________________________________________ Blogadillo is the newsletter blog for the National Network of Libraries of Medicine South Central Region To unsubscribe from BLOGADILLO, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
