In October, the National Library of Medicine’s flagship database, MEDLINE, celebrated its 35th anniversary, marking some extraordinary milestones along the way. They include: Expanding from 239 indexed journals in 1971 to 4,928 in 2006; Going from (according to a 1971 NLM NEWS report) a planned network in 1972 that .”…can be reached by a local…
We regret the passing of John B. Blake, PhD, former chief of the National Library of Medicine’s History of Medicine Division (HMD) on September 24, in Adamstown, Maryland. He was 83 and had pancreatic cancer. A familiar figure at HMD, where he was chief from 1961 to 1982, Blake was a passionate, widely published medical…
In honor of her “long and prestigious career, and her strong support of academic libraries,” the Association of Academic Health Sciences Libraries (AAHSL) bestowed its first Cornerstone Award on National Library of Medicine Deputy Director Betsy Humphreys. At the October award ceremony, Humphreys was cited for her outstanding commitment to the joint NLM/AAHSL Leadership Fellows Program.
In April, the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, founded in 1780 by John Adams, Benjamin Franklin and others to honor the finest minds and leaders of each generation, named National Library of Medicine Director Donald A.B. Lindberg, MD, one of 175 new Fellows. Among the foremost elected with Lindberg were: former Presidents George H.W.…
Since October, children (and their parents!) have been flocking to ToxMystery, NLM’s new, animated Web site, to learn about typical toxic substances that lurk in the home. Through lively animation (featuring Toxie, a rambunctious cat who guides users), amusing sound effects and interactive quizzing, kids of all ages discover the environmental hazards of common household…
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