By Ashley Bowen ~ Alfred Binet’s intelligence tests, originally developed in 1905 for the French public school system, took America by storm. The test promised
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Revealing Data: Why We Need Humans to Curate Web Collections
In this Revealing Data series we explore data in historical medical collections, and how preserving this data helps to ensure that generations of researchers can
Revealing Data: Concepts and Controversies in Modern Medicine, 1969–70
By Sarah Eilers ~ A host emerges from the shadows of a video production set. In measured tones, he introduces the viewer to a series
Revealing Data: Sewers and other Amenities
By Ashley Bowen ~ Ilfracombe, a seaside town in southwest England, in the early summer… Is the most inviting, when the orchards are pink with
Scientists’ Hard Drives, Databases, and Blogs
Trevor Owens, PhD, will will speak at 2 PM ET on April 5th at the National Library of Medicine on “Scientists’ Hard Drives, Databases, and Blogs: Preservation
Revealing Data: The 1918 Flu Never Topped War
By Ashley Bowen ~ Late February and early March marks the 100th anniversary of the Spanish flu’s appearance in the United States. Although the 1918
Revealing Data: Collecting Data about TB, ca. 1900
By Susan L. Speaker ~ In the summer of 1901, Elizabeth Blauvelt, a Johns Hopkins medical student, prepared a summary of data (“Report on Data
The Evolution of Viral Networks: H1N1, Ebola, and Zika
On January 28-30, 2018, the National Library of Medicine will host “Viral Networks: A Workshop in the Digital Humanities and Medical History” funded by the
Revealing Data: The Color of Their Eyes
Circulating Now welcomes guest blogger Dan Bouk, PhD who shares his insights on nineteenth century government data collection and analysis as part of our Revealing
Revealing Data: London’s Deadly Visitation
Circulating Now welcomes guest blogger Kristin Heitman, PhD, who shares her insights on seventeenth century data collection and analysis as part of our Revealing Data
Revealing Data: Rain, Epidemics, and Life on the Docks in 1918
By Ashley Bowen ~ United States Public Health Service (USPHS) officers stationed in the San Francisco Bay complained about the rain and deer eating the
Revealing Data: Explorations of Data in Collections
By Christie Moffatt ~ We hear about data every day. In historical medical collections, data abounds, both quantitative and qualitative. In its format, scope, and
A Piece of Pi: Historical Perspectives from NLM
By Kenneth M. Koyle and Jeffrey S. Reznick Today is Pi Day, the internationally-recognized event when communities of various disciplines come together to celebrate the
Big Data: Collaboration, Opportunity, and Outcomes
Brett Bobley will speak at 2 PM ET on September 20th at the National Library of Medicine on “International Big Data Research in the Humanities & Social
Images and Texts in Medical History—Benjamin Schmidt
On April 11-13, 2016, the National Library of Medicine will host the workshop “Images and Texts in Medical History: An Introduction to Methods, Tools, and
Images and Texts in Medical History—Miriam Posner
On April 11-13, 2016, the National Library of Medicine will host the workshop “Images and Texts in Medical History: An Introduction to Methods, Tools, and
GenBank & The Early Years of “Big Data”
In cooperation with our colleagues at the National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI), National Library of Medicine (NLM), the NLM’s History of Medicine Division recently
Exploration, Encounter, Exchange in History
By Rebecca C. Warlow Calling all National History Day students to explore scientific research, encounter medical discoveries, and witness the exchange of ideas among some
Gathering and Interpreting Data about Tuberculosis in the U.S.
In nineteenth century America, tuberculosis accounted for nearly one out of every ten deaths. Known most commonly as “consumption,” this disease was dreaded across society
IndexCat™: Search It, Read It, Download It
By Jeffrey S. Reznick When John Shaw Billings was posted to the Army Surgeon General’s office in 1865 and put in charge of its small
Future Explorations of the Modern Flu
By Christie Moffatt The research underway on the 1918 flu epidemic described in Dr. Thomas Ewing’s recent post here on Circulating Now is a fascinating
Exploring Chicago’s Spanish Flu of 1918
Circulating Now welcomes guest blogger E. Thomas Ewing, Professor of History and Associate Dean in the College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences at Virginia
Welcome to Circulating Now
By Jeffrey S. Reznick Welcome to Circulating Now, the new blog of the History of Medicine Division of the U.S. National Library of Medicine (NLM),
