In December, Profiles in Science, in collaboration with the Library of Congress, added an extensive selection from the papers of biochemist and science advocate Maxine Frank Singer, PhD. Her work helped to decipher the genetic code and lead to an understanding of the synthesis and structure of RNA and DNA, the chemical elements of heredity.…
For the fifth consecutive year, the National Library of Medicine and the Association of Academic Health Sciences Libraries (AAHSL) co-sponsored the Leadership Fellows Program, which prepares emerging leaders to assume the directorships of academic health center libraries. The 2007-2008 participants join 50 fellows and mentors who have participated since the program’s inception in 2002. Five…
Introduced to parents and children in 2006 to warn of potential household chemical hazards, Toxie the ToxMystery Cat now guides the curious through the house of hazards in Spanish. The new ToxMystery en español also features more detailed information about potential household hazards, and a “Para maestros” page for teachers with lesson plans and downloadable…
Effective October 14, Steven Phillips, MD, became National Library of Medicine Associate Director for Specialized Information Services (SIS). He is former NLM Deputy Director for Research and Education and also former Acting Associate Director for SIS. Phillips was previously a member of the NLM Board of Regents and served as its chair in 1997. Recently, he served as a…
NLM recently welcomed five new members to the Board of Regents, its governing body.
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