“Chickens!” Amanda J. Wilson, head of NLM Office of Engagement and Training, said to me earlier this year. “What about chickens?” I asked. A school in Shrewsbury, Massachusetts, had a citizen science program funded by an All of Us grant through the National Network of Libraries of Medicine (NNLM) and apparently there were chickens. Intrigued, I…
Librarians are the information superheroes of the 21stcentury. In today’s hyper-connected world, saturated with studies, reports, data, records, pictures, sponsored content, and even misinformation, librarians help us sort through it all and find the information that is meaningful, trustable, and that meets our needs. The National Library of Medicine (NLM), the world’s largest collection of…
Among the 56 signers of the Declaration of Independence were four practicing physicians: two famous for their work in medicine and two better known for their political activities. (A fifth signer, Oliver Wolcott, studied medicine for a time but never practiced.) NLM in Focus is celebrating Independence Day by looking back at the important roles…
