Monthly Archives: November 2014

Library hosts course on grants and the basics of writing grant proposals

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Michelle Malizia, M.A., associate director of the National Network of Libraries of Medicine South Central Region (NN/LM SCR), will teach a course designed for beginning grant proposal writers, which presents a general overview of the grant and funding processes, as well as the level of detail required in a successful proposal. The class will be held on November 20, 2014, from 1 to 5 p.m. in the Library’s Informatics Classroom (Room E2.310A).

In the course, each component of the grant writing process will be addressed, including:

  • Documenting the need
  • Identifying the target population
  • Writing measurable objectives
  • Developing work, evaluation, and dissemination plans

Registration is limited and required. Reserve your place at https://nnlm.gov/scr/training/register.html?schedule_id=3139. This course will not include information on research level grants (R01, R03, etc.).

Ms. Malizia coordinates the grant writing process at the NN/LM SCR and has extensive experience in the field of grant writing and evaluating. The NN/LM SCR serves the biomedical information needs of Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas and writes, evaluates, and administers many grants and awards. The Houston Academy of Medicine-Texas Medical Center Library, located in Houston, Texas, operates as the Regional Medical Library for the NN/LM SCR under a five-year contract with the National Library of Medicine. The mission of the NN/LM is to advance the progress of medicine and improve public health through access to health information.

Library confirms EZProxy phishing scam

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Some university members have recently received an email with “Off-Campus Access” in the subject line that claims to be from the Library and notifies them that their “off-campus access to electronic resources is expiring soon”. (See image below.) Please note: This is **NOT** a legitimate email; it is a “spear phishing” scam, which is a targeted attack focusing on institutions like UT Southwestern that often use identifying information (like the actual name of the Information Security Officer of the institution or specific information about you) to create trust. This email should be deleted.

This is a reminder that the UT Southwestern Health Sciences Digital Library and Learning Center will:

  • Never ask for a user ID or password
  • Never notify users to update their account information via email

Here are some security tips directly from UT Southwestern Information Resources:

  • Don’t click on links in emails from people you don’t know. You can move your mouse over links to view the true destination. If you don’t recognize the website, don’t click on the link.
  • If you don’t recognize the sender of the email and/or the account is not from a UT Southwestern account, delete the message. Think before your act.
  • Be wary of “official” emails that contain grammatical errors or spelling mistakes.
  • Be cautious about opening any attachment or downloading any files from any email you receive, regardless of who sent them.
  • Be suspicious of any email with urgent requests for personal financial or sensitive information. Legitimate companies do not ask for this type of information via email.
  • UT Southwestern Medical Center Information Resources will never ask for a username and password in an email.

If you are unsure about the legitimacy of an email, contact the IR Service Desk or your departmental support. Forward spam or phishing emails to spamreport@utsouthwestern.edu.

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