MEMBER LIBRARY WEEKLY BULLETIN

No. 03-46                                                                                                                                                  November 21, 2003

Reminder…The System will be closed for business November 27 and 28, 2003.

Diana and I were thinking some of you out there might like one of these buttons.  If you would like to order one, please let me know by e-mail (marisa@flls.org) and if we have enough interest, we’ll send in a combined order. Thanks!

 "Another 'Hysteric' Librarian for Freedom" Button http://tinyurl.com/thnp

 To help raise awareness of the overreaching aspects of the USA PATRIOT Act, ALA's Office for Intellectual Freedom will sell its Another "Hysteric" Librarian for Freedom buttons for $2 each (1-10 buttons); $1.50 (11-50 buttons); and $1.25 (51 or more). All proceeds support the programs of the office.

The Annual Report Workshop will be taking place at the December System Meeting on December 4, 2003. Please let me know if you plan on attending by phone or e-mail.  I STRONGLY ENCOURAGE YOU TO ATTEND!!   You will be rewarded with …well I’m not telling with what, but a treat is definitely in store for those who come!

Also, just a reminder, if you do plan on attending, you need to print out a copy of the report and bring it with you.  To print out a copy, please go to: www.nysl.nysed.gov/libdev/libs/

 I look forward to seeing you!

FLLS-Y - A note to subscribers using a Yahoo e-mail account:

If you aren’t receiving messages from FLLS-Y, it may be because yahoo.com is bouncing the messages back. Sometimes they go through, and sometimes they don’t. I recommend using another account, if you have one. If not, please let me know so you can be fully included on the list! (dianam@flls.org)

For any who may not have seen the NYLINE message:

 MedlinePlus http://medlineplus.gov/ has added several new features.

 * "Easy-to-read" pages, available in both English and Spanish, bring together the popular Interactive Health Tutorials and other easy-to-read materials by topic. Look for the "Easy-to-Read" graphic on the Health Topics page http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/healthtopics.html The pages include links to printer-friendly versions and the ability to email the link or the entire contents of the page. The direct link for East-to-Read Health Topics is http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/easytoread/easytoread_a.html

 *The Organizations page, available from the "Other Resources" tab http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/otherresources.html now includes all organizations with pages linked in MedlinePlus. The alphabetical pages include printer-friendly and email links.

 * Sign up for weekly lists of news and links on selected topics including Women's Health, Children's Health, Seniors' Health, Mental Health, and Diabetes http://www.nlm.nih.gov/cgi/medlineplus/listserv.pl?lang=EN

On MedlinePlus en español http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/spanish/medlineplus.html

* Information on hundreds of prescription and over-the-counter medications is coming to MedlinePlus en español.  The first 200 records from MedMaster, from the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists, are now available and all of MedMaster will be available by the end of 2004 http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/spanish/druginformation.html

* Spanish-speaking users can now subscribe to a daily news feed of health and wellness articles.  Each weekday several new consumer health articles from the news and information company Healthday will be featured on the MedlinePlus en español home pages, appropriate topic pages and can be emailed to a friend http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/spanish/listserv.html

New email address:   cinclib@clarityconnect.com

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