This Saturday marks twenty years since the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001 that occurred in New York City, Arlington, VA, and Shanksville, PA. This
Tag: Recent Acquisitions
The Artist Book: Cover to Cover with Maria G. Pisano Part II
This is part II of our interview with book artist Maria G. Pisano. The National Library of Medicine recently acquired 3 of her artist books,
The Artist Book: Cover to Cover with Maria G. Pisano Part I
The National Library of Medicine recently acquired three artist books. Read an interview with the artist about her art form and inspirations.
An Articella in Catalan, 1475
By Margaret Kaiser ~ The National Library of Medicine recently acquired a rare manuscript related to the Ancient Greek physician Galen. It is an Articella—a
COVID-19 Web Collecting: Reflections at One Year
The National Library of Medicine is archiving web and social media content documenting the Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak.
Revealing Data: Ars de Statica Medicina, 1614
Circulating Now welcomes guest blogger Caterina Agostini, who discusses a recent acquisition at the NLM History of Medicine Division’s collection: the Ars de statica medicina
Seeking Leek Island: An Interview with Pamela Robertson
In 2019, Circulating Now published two blog posts about a scrapbook NLM had recently acquired. One post related the history of Leek Island Military Hospital
Archiving Web Content on the Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19)
The National Library of Medicine is archiving web and social media content documenting the Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak.
Seeking Leek Island: A Personal Journey
By Aliya Rahman ~ The 1918 scrapbook I wrote about in Seeking Leek Island: A Place of Healing reveals Leek Island Military Hospital as a
Seeking Leek Island: A Place of Healing
By Aliya Rahman ~ Across the globe, World War I—known by contemporaries as the “The War to End All Wars” —took millions of lives and