UG4LM013729

NNLM Region 6 Regional Medical Library - The Hardin Library for the Health Sciences (HLHS) at the University of Iowa, the current Regional Medical Library (RML) for the Greater Midwest Region (GMR), proposes to serve as the RML for the newly established Region 6, consisting of: Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, and Wisconsin.

The RML has developed eight aims that will guide it through the five-year cooperative agreement. The aims cover core focus areas that will be prioritized by the RML, which include: governance, membership, collaboration, emergency preparedness, community-based outreach, workforce development, technology access, and evaluation.

Throughout each aim, the RML will be guided by principles of open communication, cooperation, collaboration, and active participation. RML staff will establish bidirectional communication channels both within and beyond NNLM. Feedback provided through internal working groups and external advisory groups will assist in programmatic decision-making.

As part of a cooperative agreement with the National Library of Medicine (NLM), Region 6 will work under the guidance of NLM extramural programs and the Office of Engagement and Training (OET) to work cooperatively to advance the mission of NNLM. Collaboration with other RMLs, offices, and centers will inform activities related to membership, outreach, and training. RML staff will seek opportunities to engage across NNLM to build programs that can be developed nationally and rolled out regionally, or vice versa.

RML staff will also take an active role in assessing, developing, delivering, and evaluating all national and regional activities delivered as part of their work. The RML will be guided by a logic model, to be developed in collaboration with the NNLM National Evaluation Center, and continuous evaluation throughout the five-year cooperative agreement will enable data-driven decision-making regarding programming activities.

The University Of Iowa

TO MEET A GROWING NEED FOR INVESTIGATORS TRAINED IN BIOMEDICAL INFORMATICS RESEARCH AND DATA SCIENCE BY TRAINING QUALIFIED PRE- AND POST-DOCTORAL CANDIDATES, TO CONDUCT RESEARCH IN BIOMEDICAL INFORMATICS, BIOINFORMATICS AND RELATED COMPUTER, INFORMATION AND DATA SCIENCES, TO FACILITATE MANAGEMENT OF ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORDS AND CLINICAL RESEARCH DATA, TO PREPARE SCHOLARLY WORKS IN BIOMEDICINE AND HEALTH, TO ADVANCE BIOCOMPUTING AND BIOINFORMATICS THROUGH PARTICIPATION IN FEDERAL INITIATIVES RELATING TO BIOMEDICAL INFORMATICS, BIOINFORMATICS AND BIOMEDICAL COMPUTING, AND TO STIMULATE AND FOSTER SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATION THROUGH COOPERATIVE RESEARCH DEVELOPMENT CARRIED OUT BETWEEN SMALL BUSINESS CONCERNS AND RESEARCH INSTITUTIONS, THROUGH SMALL BUSINESS INNOVATION RESEARCH (SBIR) AND SMALL BUSINESS TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER (STTR) GRANTS.

93.879 - Medical Library Assistance

National Library of Medicine (NLM) [HHS - NIH]

Iowa City, Iowa 52242 United States

Single Zip Code

Regional Medical Libraries for the Network of the National Library of Medicine (UG4) (RFA-LM-20-001)

Amendment Since initial award the total obligations have increased 374% from $1,205,625 to $5,717,857.