Library Hosts Visitor from National Network of Libraries of Medicine

The School of Medicine Library hosted a visit from Dale Prince, Technology Coordinator, National Network of Libraries of Medicine Southeastern Atlantic Region (NNLM SE/A), on February 8, 2010. The NNLM SE/A regional office is located at the University of Maryland Baltimore Health Sciences and Human Services Library and serves Alabama, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, Puerto Rico, South Carolina, Tennessee, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Virginia and West Virginia. The mission of the NNLM SE/A is to advance the progress of medicine and improve the public health by providing all U.S. health professionals with equal access to biomedical information and improving the public's access to information to enable them to make informed decisions about their health. Mr. Prince met with Library faculty to learn about the numerous community outreach programs which have been funded by the NNLM SE/A grants including the InfoAble Portal, the free clinics project, and the historical book digitization project. Mr. Prince provided Library faculty and staff with an excellent presentation about the services of the NNLM SE/A and made a visit to Family Connection of South Carolina to meet Jackie Richards, Executive Director, see the results of the InfoAble Portal project.

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