By Michael Kronenfeld and Jennie J. Kronenfeld ~ In 1901 United States Senate created the Senate Park Commission to develop the National Mall into the
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Director Jones: Laying the Foundation for the National Library of Medicine
By Michael Kronenfeld and Jennie J. Kronenfeld ~ People familiar with the National Library Medicine (NLM) may not be aware of its long history and
Archiving at a Distance
By Danielle Calle ~ I’ve just joined the National Library of Medicine (NLM), one of a cohort of emerging library, archives, and information science professionals
Fletcher: The Forgotten Founder
By Nicole Baker ~ If you’re familiar with A Brief History of NLM, or you’ve followed our series A New History of NLM, you’ve heard
Card Tricks: The Decline & Fall of a Bibliographic Tool
By Stephen J. Greenberg ~ There was a time, not so very long ago, when card catalogues were pretty much synonymous with libraries. You really
We Are Thankful For…
Thanksgiving is a time to reflect upon the many things in our lives for which we are grateful. Traditionally at this time Circulating Now features
Scan-on-Demand: Home Health, 1903
The National Library of Medicine’s Scan-on-Demand program provides the public with offsite access to digitized copies of historical medical materials published before 1924.
Of Unica and…Unicorns?—Identifying Unique Holdings at NLM
By Krista Stracka ~ The National Library of Medicine recently digitized a 1501 edition of what is commonly considered the first printed book on distillation.
Opening the Vault: Finding Aids for Film
By Gabrielle Barr ~ Every day, staff at the National Library of Medicine are working to maintain and expand the online catalog that provides the
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