NLM is spotlighting several noteworthy projects undertaken by Medical Librarians around the United States. See: National Medical Librarians Month

The 2005 schedule of NLM online searching training classes is now available. The 2005 schedule, along with the remainder of the year 2004 classes, may be found at the National Training Center and Clearinghouse website (or directly at http://nnlm.gov/mar/online/schedule.html ).

An article describing the courses can also be found in the NLM Technical Bulletin (see http://www.nlm.nih.gov/pubs/techbull/ja04/ja04_train.html).

Questions or problems, please contact Eva Daniels, the Assistant for the National Training Center and Clearinghouse.

Handouts from a workshop for RML and NLM staff, led by the National Center for Cultural Competence in May 2004 are available: Workshop on Cultural and Linguistic Competence

The National Library of Medicine has funded nine projects that will rely on partnerships with community-based organizations as a strategy for promoting access to health information among minority and other underserved populations. All nine projects will last 18 months and will implement plans developed as part of a previously funded planning phase during which project leaders undertook a community assessment. The planning and implementation of the projects rely on a process of community engagement. The projects were funded through the National Network of Libraries of Medicine. Funding for both the planning and implementation of the projects was provided by funds from the National Center on Minority Health and Health Disparities to the National Library of Medicine. For more information, see: NLM Press Release.

The National Library of Medicine is pleased to announce that 40 projects to improve access to electronic health information for the general public have been funded in 24 states. All projects will last up to eighteen months. Funding for the projects was provided through the National Network of Libraries of Medicine. For full details, see NLM Press Release.