Latest Happenings with Go Local Nebraska

Marie Reidelbach and Teri Hartman attended the Go Local meeting at the Medical Library Association in Philadelphia on May 20th. It was exciting to see the other states that have begun working on their Go Local initiative (North Dakota, South Dakota and Iowa are now working on their Go Local!), and to hear what plans the National Library of Medicine has for improving the Go Local web appearance and functionality.
Teri Hartman visited with Jamie Moore, Vice President of Volunteer and Community Services at the United Way of the Midlands on May 31. Ms. Moore is also in charge of the 211 service here in Nebraska and western Iowa. Teri demonstrated Go Local Nebraska for Ms. Moore, showing how it could be a great resource for the 211 information and referral operators on her staff. We hope that the 211 database will soon list Go Local Nebraska and CHIRS as health information resources for our citizens that call 211 for help.
The Go Local Nebraska team is looking forward to welcoming Go Local Selectors that have volunteered as a result of visits made to public librarians in May. Selectors, acting as local eyes and ears for the Go Local team, would be responsible for auditing their community's entries in the Go Local Database, checking them for accuracy, and recommending other resources to be added. If you know of someone that would like to know more about the responsibilities and benefits of becoming a Selector, please ask them to contact us at askus@unmc.edu .