By Christie Moffatt ~ We hear about data every day. In historical medical collections, data abounds, both quantitative and qualitative. In its format, scope, and
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A Piece of Pi: Historical Perspectives from NLM
Pi Day is the internationally-recognized event when various disciplines come together to celebrate the significance of the Greek letter π.
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
Those who preserved the newspapers of 1918 served modern researchers well, today NLM preserves web content on epidemics and other health topics for the benefit of future historical research.