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National Library of Medicine Disaster Information Management Research Center: Achieving the vision, 2010–2013

Issue title: NFAIS 2014 and ICSTI 2014

Article type: Research Article

Authors: Love, Cynthia B.a; * | Arnesen, Stacey J.a | Phillips, Steven J.b | Windom, Robert E.c

Affiliations: [a] Disaster Information Management Research Center, Specialized Information Services Division, National Library of Medicine, National Institutes of Health, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Bethesda, MD, USA | [b] Division of Specialized Information Services, National Library of Medicine, Bethesda, MD, USA | [c] U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Sarasota, FL, USA

Correspondence: [*] Corresponding author: Cynthia B. Love, Disaster Information Management Research Center, Specialized Information Services, National Library of Medicine, National Institutes of Health, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, 6707 Democracy Blvd., Suite 510, Bethesda, MD 20892-5467, USA. Tel.: +1 301 496 5306; Fax: +1 301 480 3537; E-mail: [email protected]

Keywords: National Library of Medicine, Disaster Information Management Research Center, history, preparedness, response, recovery, medicine, disasters, public health emergencies, emergency management, libraries, librarians, informationists, Bethesda Hospitals' Emergency Preparedness Partnership, hazards, databases, Internet, Web, research and development, WISER, REMM, CHEMM, Disaster Lit, Resource Guide for Disaster Medicine and Public Health, Resource Guide for Public Health Preparedness, National Network of Libraries of Medicine, NN/LM

DOI: 10.3233/ISU-140731

Journal: Information Services & Use, vol. 34, no. 1-2, pp. 149-170, 2014

Published: 19 September 2014
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Abstract

From 2010 to 2013, the National Library of Medicine (NLM) Disaster Information Management Research Center (DIMRC) continued to build its programs and services on the foundation laid in its starting years, 2008–2010. Prior to 2008, NLM had a long history of providing health information, training, and tools in response to disasters. Aware of this legacy, the NLM long range plan (Charting a Course for the 21st Century: NLM's Long Range Plan 2006–2016) called for creation of a center to show “a strong commitment to disaster remediation and to provide a platform for demonstrating how libraries and librarians can be part of the solution to this national problem”. NLM is continuing efforts to ensure that medical libraries have plans for the continuity of their operations, librarians are trained to understand their roles in preparedness and response, online disaster health information resources are available for many audiences and in multiple formats, and research is conducted on tools to enhance the exchange of critical information during and following disasters. This paper describes the 2010–2013 goals and activities of DIMRC and its future plans.

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