By Betsy L. Humphreys On May 2, 1898, a small group of U.S. and Canadian physicians and librarians met in the offices of the Philadelphia Medical Journal to form what is now the Medical Library Association (MLA). George Milbry Gould, MD, editor of the Journal, Margaret Ridley Charlton, medical librarian at McGill University, and Sir […]
Tag Archives: librarians
April
28
Grateful Med: Personal Computing and User-Friendly Design
posted by Circulating Now
By Nicole Contaxis Grateful Med was an NLM-developed software program that was intended to expand and ease access to the NLM databases, including MEDLINE. Supported and in use between 1986 and 2001, this piece of software is part of an important trend in the history of computing and the history of NLM itself. Before explaining […]
April
08
Images and Texts in Medical History—Keynote
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 […]
March
30
MEDLARS II: MEDLINE & Instantaneous Search
posted by Circulating Now
By Nicole Contaxis MEDLARS I, as described in my previous post, was a great step forward in providing access to bibliographic data and facilitating biomedical research, nationally and internationally. However, by the mid-1960’s, customer demand for MEDLARS I services was far outstripping capacity. Planning a next-generation MEDLARS II began in 1966. MEDLARS II and MEDLINE […]
February
25
MEDLARS I & GRACE: The Early Mainframe Experience
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By Nicole Contaxis Providing access to bibliographic data has long been a part of the National Library of Medicine (NLM) mission. Through a variety of means, NLM has publicized and shared medical research nationally and internationally since its inception. In 1879, it published the first edition of Index Medicus, a list of current medical literature, […]
February
12
A Look at Librarians
posted by Circulating Now
By Alexsandra Mitchell The job description for today’s librarian is ever-changing, adapting to constantly evolving technological advancements that better serve library users. Libraries have expanded with these advancements to include the use of websites, databases, search engines, scanners, E-Books, and born-digital resources. This February, on the occasion of African American History Month, let us take […]
