The Pennsylvania Library Directory is now available online from the Office of Commonwealth Libraries website. It has the same information that is available in the print version. The directory’s data can also be downloaded. The 2008 version will be mailed to the libraries listed in the directory.
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Congratulations to Rachel Resnick, editor of the Chronicle and recipient of a NN/LM MAR Technology Improvement Award. The gerontological research library of Polisher Research Institute, at the Madlyn and Leonard Abramson Center for Jewish Life upgraded its equipment to provide high quality document delivery service.
The funds also enabled the purchase of a new color fax and color print machine, to replace older models that kept having problems. How nice it is to be able to print photos of people that don’t look like little green men from Mars!
President Bush signed the FY 2008 omnibus package at the end of December 2007. The package provides funding for 11 appropriations bills, and retains the provision that makes the NIH publish access policy mandatory. Section 218 of the bill states, in part: ’The Director of the NIH shall require all investigators funded by the NIH submit or have submitted for them to NLM’s PubMed Central an electronic version of their final, peer-reviewed manuscripts upon acceptance for publication, to be made publicly available no later than 12 months after the official date of publication, provided that the NIH sshall implement the public access policy in a manner consistent with copyright law.’
Division F of the bill provides $3 million for funding for restoration of the EPA libraries recently closed or consolidated by the Administration and directs the Agency to submit a report to the Committees on Appropriations regarding actions it will take to restore publicly available libraries to provide environmental information and data to each EPA region within 90 days of enactment of this Act.
Division G of the bill: $29.23 billion for the NIH, and increase of $328.85 million over FY 2007 and $607.3 million more than requested by President Bush.
$329 million for the National Library of Medicine, a decrease of $608 thousand below FY 2007 and $8.4 million more than requested by President Bush. $263.5 million for the Institute of Museum & Library Services, an increase of $16.3 million over FY 2007 and 7.75 million below the President’s request.
Marucs Banks is conducting a short survey of the blog reading habits of health science librarians. (I took it; it really is brief!) He’s presenting the results at the upcoming Las Vegas joint chapter meeting of the Northern California and Nevada Medical Group (NCNMLG) and the Medical Library Group of Southern California and Arizona (MLGSCA).
If you read blogs by and for health sciences librarians, please take 5-10 minutes to complete the survey. The survey is open until January 21, and I’m happy to answer any and all questions.
Resolve to be a Chapter Volunteer in 2008.
Tell us what MLA-Phil Committee you would like to join this year.
Joining a committee is a fun way to get to know your colleagues while supporting the Chapter. Committee work is usually done via telephone or by email. What could be easier? If you are interested, take a look at the Committee Charges and select one or more committees that you would like to join.
Participate in ‘08!
For more information Contact Jackie Knuckle , or Nina Long.
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