Indianapolis - The Indiana University School of Medicine Library has been awarded an HIV/AIDS information outreach grant by the National Library of Medicine. The SHINE Project (Statewide HIV/AIDS Information Network) website includes links to selected resources aimed at Indiana clinicians, public health professionals, and citizens.

The SHINE team will also provide document delivery, and research the biomedical literature to support projects, reports and grants. The team also offers specialized workshops on accessing HIV/AIDS information resources. These workshops can be tailored to the needs of the workshop participants and are free of charge.

SHINE team members are Kellie Kaneshiro, AMLS, AHIP; Peggy Richwine, MLS, AHIP; Michael Wilkinson, MLS; and Beth Whipple, MLS. The grant is currently funded through March 2008.

The Indiana University School of Medicine Library, also known as the Ruth Lilly Medical Library, was established in 1908 and is the only academic medical library in the state. It provides information resources and access to the biomedical literature to the Indiana University School of Medicine, School of Nursing Graduate Program, School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences and Wishard Hospital. The Library also has an outreach program for licensed Indiana health care professionals.


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