Region 4, Regional Medical Library Administrative Core

Region 4 Administrative Core – Project Summary The Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library (EHSL), University of Utah, as the Regional Medical Library (RML) for Region 4, will implement the Region 4 Administrative Core in support the mission of the Network of the National Library of Medicine (NNLM) to provide U.S. researchers, health professionals, public health workforce, educators, and the public with equal access to biomedical and health information resources and data. This will include: 1) administering the regional office for the Region 4 through the utilization of effective leadership, project management, continuous improvement practices; 2) constructing a rich culture built on a foundation of programming designed to attract and engage a regional network through effective membership management; 3) developing and maintaining a continuity of operations during large- scale threats, disasters, and localized emergencies; and 4) providing a formative and summative evaluation of the effectiveness, impact, and value of the RML program. Region 4 will assess and interpret the needs of current and potential audiences and engage with these communities to offer training and funding opportunities, all of which will expand the reach and impact of the National Library of Medicine (NLM). Region 4 will work with the other RMLs, Offices, Centers, and the NNLM Evaluation Center to cooperatively design, implement, and evaluate innovative approaches to serving the biomedical and health information needs of researchers, health professionals, public health workforce, educators, and the public in communities across the U.S., understanding that all communities require access to the highest level of health information regardless of demographics.