a healthy dose of information

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."

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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

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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 SarnowskiWRLS608-789-7137mes@wrlsweb.org

Linda StobbeNWLS715-682-2365, ext. 10lstobbe@nwls.lib.wi.us

Cheryl BeckerSCLS608-246-7973cbecker@scls.lib.wi.us

Nancy Fletcher WCFLS262-896-8245nsfletch@wcfls.lib.wi.us

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