a healthy dose of information
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Health Information Awareness and Access — an LSTA grant category. A Healthy Dose of Information. LSTA. Library Services and Technology Act Federal grant program Administered by DLTCL "This project is made possible by a grant from the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services.". - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Health Information Awareness and Access—an LSTA grant category
Library Services and Technology Act
Federal grant program
Administered by DLTCL
"This project is made possible by a grant from the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services."
WAPL April 29, 2010
New category
2009
Expand access to reliable information resources: Electronic tools Training public libraries to direct people to
the best resources
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2009: Three grants Total $18,727
2010: One grant $4,800
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• Health Information for the Elderly and Their Caregivers
• South Central Library System (SCLS)
• $6,000
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Delicious Account
Workshops: Overview (in person) Legal and Financial Information Drugs and Medications Local/Regional Resources Your Library and the Elderly and their
CaregiversWAPL April 29, 2010
• Health Information Access
• Waukesha County Federated Library System (WCFLS)
• Waukesha County Library System
• $8,000
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Online health information source
Partner with National Network of Libraries of Medicine (NNLM) to offer workshop
Public awareness campaign
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Health-E Libraries in Western Wisconsin
Winding Rivers Library System (WRLS)
$4,727
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Partner with health resource librariesTraining: finding and sharing reliable
health informationHealth information collection
developmentPublic programs on health resourcesHealth resource links on library
websites WAPL April 29, 2010
• Health Information Awareness in NWLS Public Libraries
• Northern Waters Library Service (NWLS)
• $4,800
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Workshop Goals Improve ability to evaluate health
information on the Internet Introduce appropriate health databases Effectively search medical and health
databases Offer guidelines for collection
development for health information How to request additional health
reference assistanceWAPL April 29, 2010
Survey Workshop
Partnerships
Marketing
Collection Development
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YOU can apply for an LSTA grant
Watch for 2011 grant info in May
Applications due in September
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Division for Libraries, Technology, and Community Learning
http://dpi.wi.gov/pld/lsta.html
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Marcia [email protected]
Linda StobbeNWLS715-682-2365, ext. [email protected]
Cheryl [email protected]
Nancy Fletcher [email protected]
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