NNLM-SEA:AIDS Community Information Outreach

AIDS Community Information Outreach 2008 The National Library of
Medicine (NLM) is pleased to announce the solicitation of quotations
from organizations and libraries to design and conduct projects that
will improve access to HIV/AIDS related health information for patients,
the affected community, and their caregivers.
Projects must involve one or more of the following information access
categories:

* Information retrieval
* Skills development
* State-of-the-art resources
* Resource development
* Document Access.

Emphasis is placed upon the following types of organizations or
arrangements for developing these programs:

* Community-based organizations (CBOs) or patient advocacy groups
currently providing HIV/AIDS related serves to the affected community

* Public libraries serving communities in the provision of
HIV/AIDS-related information and resources

* Health departments or other local, municipal, or state agencies
working to improve public health

* Faith-based organizations currently providing HIV/AIDS-related
services
* Multi-type consortia of the above-listed organizations that may
be in existence or formed specifically for this project.

Standard Awards are offered for up to $60,000; Express Awards are
offered for up to $10,000.

Quotations are due to NLM on Monday, June 16, 2008.

The solicitation for the 2008 AIDS Community Information Outreach
Projects is posted at http://www.sis.nlm.nih.gov/hiv/2008aidsrfq.html.

Previously funded AIDS Community Information Outreach Projects are
posted at http://www.sis.nlm.nih.gov/outreach/aids_cio_projects.html.

If there are any questions or concerns regarding the Request for
Quotations (RFQ) or submission of the proposal, please contact Robin
Hope-Williams, the NLM Contracting Officer, at (301) 496-6546 or email
to: rhwilli@mail.nih.gov.

Please share this information with your colleagues.

Thanks,


Mandy Meloy

Call For Proposals

The Georgia Conference on Information Literacy is currently accepting proposals for consideration for the 2008 conference in downtown Savannah, GA.

Proposal deadline is April 15, 2008. Proposals can be submitted online at the website listed at the bottom of this email.

The Georgia Conference on Information Literacy invites proposals across disciplines for workshops and presentations that will consider, extend, or otherwise address information literacy in K-12 and postsecondary settings:

• DEFINING INFORMATION LITERACY in a digital age.
• EFFECTIVE MEANS of developing information literacy skills in learners.
• PARTNERSHIPS between librarians and classroom teachers to teach students research skills.
• INFORMATION LITERACY across the disciplines.
• ASSESSMENT of information literacy initiatives.
• INTELLECTUAL property, copyright, and plagiarism in the digital age.

EASY ONLINE SUBMISSION PROCESS:
http://ceps.georgiasouthern.edu/conted/infolitsubmitonline.html

Conference Date: October 3-4, 2008
Conference Website: http://ceps.georgiasouthern.edu/conted/infolit.html

Thank you. We hope to have you join us this year in Savannah!


Karen McNeany
Asst. Program Development Specialist
GA Southern University Continuing Ed.
PO Box 8124
Statesboro, GA 30460
(912) 681-5556