Thursday, May 3, 2012

TMC Library Receives Express Outreach Award


The Texas MedicalCenter Library is one of five recipients of the Express Outreach Award for the project: Shining a Light onto MedlinePlus: Collaboration with the Light and Salt Association

This award, funded by the National Network of Libraries of Medicine South Central Region supports a wide range of outreach projects aimed at improving access to and use of the National Library of Medicine (NLM) databases.

This project will provide a dedicated desktop, laptop and printing capabilities for the staff at Light and Salt (an Asian American community-based organization) for use with their clients and visitors in order to promote the following NLM databases: MedlinePlus’ Health Information in Multiple Languages webpage, Asian American Health and NIHSeniorHealth.

Adela Justice, MLS, Consumer Health Librarian, is the principal investigator.

The TMC Library has provided community health outreach initiatives to the Asian community since 1998.


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