This seemed to be the buzz around many of the academic medical librarians this year at MLA. I have been interested in it and how it will impact my hospital (heavy research hospital) and how the library can help. Unfortunately, I never seemed to be at the right place at the right time to learn more about while I was in Chicago.

Never fear, it is available online. So if you missed it like I did, or if you went but need to refresh, check out https://webmeeting.nih.gov/p29108561/. If after watching the video you have more questions you might want to check out the Public Access Homepage, Submission Tutorials, FAQ on Public Access Policy and NIHMS, and the NIHMS Help Desk.

Many libraries have already added info pages on the NIH Manuscription Submission System. If you haven't done that yet you might check out the following web pages to see how these libraries have handled this. Note: This just a small list of libraries, there a lot of places that have done this.

• Revised NIH Public Access Policy - Bernard Becker Medical Library Washington University
• The National Institutes of Health Manuscript Submission Policy (.ppt) - Weill Cornell Medical Library
• Publishers' Policies on the NIH Public Access Policy - Edward G Miner Library University of Rochester Medical Center
• Learn More about the NIH Public Access Policy Implementation - Penn State College of Medicine Library
• NIH Public Access Policy: Manuscript Submission - Mulford Health Science Library University of Toledo

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