# NN/LM Region 6 RML Support Access to Biomedical and Health Information Core / University of Washington

> **NIH NIH UG4** · UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON · 2020 · $399,448

## Abstract

PROJECT SUMMARY/ABSTRACT – Support Access to Biomedical and Health Information Core, 
NN/LM Region 6 RML/University of Washington (UW) 
Throughout 2016-2021, the National Network of Libraries of Medicine (NN/LM) Region 6 Regional Medical 
Library (RML) will work to ensure equal access to biomedical and health information for healthcare 
professionals, researchers and students. The RML will build on existing partnerships among network member 
libraries to increase collaboration and improve access to health information through the sharing of expertise 
and resources. The RML will promote participation in DOCLINE and LinkOut, as well as alternative methods of 
document delivery, particularly among libraries serving healthcare professionals in rural areas. New resource 
libraries will be recruited among non-member organizations with health-related training programs. The RML will 
promote options for unaffiliated health professionals to access biomedical research literature. Outreach, 
support, and monitoring will be undertaken in coordination with the NN/LM DOCLINE Coordination Office. 
The RML will support National Institutes of Health (NIH) priorities for biomedical “Big Data,” with the goal of 
making data discoverable, accessible, and citable. To achieve this, the RML will partner with the Institute of 
Translational Health Science (ITHS) to develop appropriate resources, and will fund the development of a 
symposium to promote best practices exchanges, and tools sharing across three Clinical Translational Science 
Awards. The RML will fund the training of health professionals in the use of deidentified data sets and in data 
science principles. An NN/LM Teaching Fellow will learn about teaching in medical education, accessing 
National Library of Medicine biomedical information resources, and application of open scholarship principles. 
The RML will build upon and disseminate train-the-trainers and researcher engagement courses for librarians, 
and will also share scholarly communication and open access news in light of meeting publication 
requirements for NIH-funded research. 
Several partners will assist the RML in carrying out this work including data science experts and groups on the 
UW campus. Managing promotion to regional audiences through various venues—and being a conduit for 
high-quality information from a variety of national sources—will be key to engagement. Using various 
evaluation modalities, the RML will identify training needs of network members so appropriate training can be 
provided, and so that the RML may provide appropriate feedback to the National Network Steering Committee. 
Regional and institutional leaders included in the proposed governance structure will increase greater 
participation among organizations serving researchers, librarians and health professionals.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 9920202
- **Project number:** 5UG4LM012343-05
- **Recipient organization:** UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON
- **Principal Investigator:** Catherine Burroughs
- **Activity code:** UG4 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2020
- **Award amount:** $399,448
- **Award type:** 5
- **Project period:** — → —

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/9920202

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 9920202, NN/LM Region 6 RML Support Access to Biomedical and Health Information Core / University of Washington (5UG4LM012343-05). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-06-11 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/9920202. Licensed CC0.

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