The Health Sciences and Human Services Library will remain a Regional Medical Library from 2021-2026 in the Network of the National Library of Medicine.
The Health Sciences and Human Services Library (HSHSL) will continue as a Regional Medical library from 2021-2026 in the Network of the National Library of Medicine (NNLM).
The HSHSL also will headquarter the Network Web Services Office (NWSO) for NNLM, serving all seven of the NNLM regions. This prestigious cooperative agreement is overseen by the National Library of Medicine at the National Institutes of Health and will be worth almost $10 million over the five-year period.
NNLM’s mission is to improve health by providing access to biomedical and health information, through awards and training, to everyone from researchers and public health workers to members of the public. Members include not only libraries and information professionals but also public health departments and community groups with interests in health and health care.
In one of UMB’s longest-running awards, for over 35 years, the HSHSL served as the regional headquarters for the Southeastern/Atlantic (SEA) Region of NNLM, encompassing 10 states, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and Washington, D.C.
This year, NNLM realigned and reduced the number of regions. The new Region 1 includes D.C., Maryland, North Carolina, Virginia, and West Virginia from the former SEA Region. Delaware, Kentucky, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania are the new regional colleagues. The HSHSL looks forward to developing collegial and effective relationships within the region and across the other six regions within NNLM.