NLM Extends Health Science Library Leadership Effort

In August, the National Library of Medicine renewed funding for an additional three years (2005-2008) for a joint leadership program sponsored with the Association of Academic Health Sciences Libraries (AAHSL), and offered in cooperation with the Association of Research Libraries’ Office of Leadership and Management Services (ARL/OLMS). The Leadership Fellows Program prepares emerging leaders for…

Borderline Case: SIS’s Tox Town Adds US-Mexico Neighborhood

The National Library of Medicine’s Tox Town Web site has expanded to include the US-Mexico border region. That area shares many of the same environmental health concerns that can be found anywhere in the US, but also has unique concerns and issues because of its geography, level of economic development and lack of municipal services…