Brett Bobley will speak at 2 PM ET on September 20th at the National Library of Medicine on “International Big Data Research in the Humanities & Social Sciences: Collaboration, Opportunity, and Outcomes.” Mr. Bobley is the Chief Information Officer for the National Endowment for the Humanities. He also serves as the Director of the Office of Digital […]
Tag Archives: data
April
06
Images and Texts in Medical History—Benjamin Schmidt
posted by Circulating Now
On April 11-13, 2016, the National Library of Medicine will host the workshop “Images and Texts in Medical History: An Introduction to Methods, Tools, and Data from the Digital Humanities” funded by the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) through a generous grant to Virginia Tech, and held in cooperation with Virginia Tech, The Wellcome […]
April
05
Images and Texts in Medical History—Miriam Posner
posted by Circulating Now
On April 11-13, 2016, the National Library of Medicine will host the workshop “Images and Texts in Medical History: An Introduction to Methods, Tools, and Data from the Digital Humanities” funded by the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) through a generous grant to Virginia Tech, and held in cooperation with Virginia Tech, The Wellcome […]
December
10
Exploration, Encounter, Exchange in History
posted by Circulating Now
By Rebecca C. Warlow Calling all National History Day students to explore scientific research, encounter medical discoveries, and witness the exchange of ideas among some of the world’s foremost researchers in the fields of medicine and the health sciences! Each year thousands of students participate in the Kenneth E. Behring National History Day Contest, preparing […]
October
07
Gathering and Interpreting Data about Tuberculosis in the U.S.
posted by Circulating Now
In nineteenth century America, tuberculosis accounted for nearly one out of every ten deaths. Known most commonly as “consumption,” this disease was dreaded across society because it affected all age groups, cut across social and class lines, was incurable, and often resulted in long debilitating illnesses. To explore the social effects of tuberculosis, a group […]
March
04
IndexCat™: Search It, Read It, Download It
posted by Circulating Now
By Jeffrey S. Reznick When John Shaw Billings was posted to the Army Surgeon General’s office in 1865 and put in charge of its small collection of books, he soon envisioned creating the most comprehensive medical collection possible. As the collection grew, Billings realized that it needed be “catalogued and open…as complete as it can […]
December
05
Future Explorations of the Modern Flu
posted by Circulating Now
By Christie Moffatt The research underway on the 1918 flu epidemic described in Dr. Thomas Ewing’s recent post here on Circulating Now is a fascinating example of the long-term research value of news communications. Dr. Ewing describes how health officials conducted a publicity and education campaign in the newspapers to prevent the spread of the […]
