NLM Musings from the Mezzanine
Innovations in Health Information from the Director of the National Library of Medicine
From the NLM Director: Today, I am delighted to join with my colleagues across the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to invite you to join with us to advance the promise of open science. The tenets of open science undergird the many offerings and services of NLM, including PubMed, our biomedical literature database containing more … Continue reading Advancing the Promise of Open Science: We Want to Hear from You!
Guest post by Kim Unertl, PhD, Associate Professor in the Department of Biomedical Informatics, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, and Director of Graduate Studies for the Biomedical Informatics MS/PhD Program at Vanderbilt University. Who Belongs in Informatics? I often ask colleagues and trainees about how they decided on a career in biomedical informatics. Over the years, … Continue reading Want to Improve Informatics? Don’t Forget About First-Generation College Grads
Guest post by Richard C. Palmer, DrPH, JD, Acting Director, Division of Extramural Programs, National Library of Medicine (NLM), National Institutes of Health (NIH). This summer, NLM is marking its 40th year of supporting Biomedical Informatics and Data Research Training (T15). This is an amazing accomplishment, and I extend my congratulations to all the past … Continue reading NLM is Celebrating 40 Years of Biomedical Training
Guest post by Lyn Hardy, PhD, RN, Program Officer, Division of Extramural Programs, National Library of Medicine, National Institutes of Health. Before the advent of algorithms to determine the best way to treat and prevent heart disease, a health care provider looking for best practices for their patients may not have had the resources to … Continue reading Using Large Datasets to Improve Health Outcomes
Guest post by Susan L. Speaker, PhD, Elizabeth A. Mullen, and Erika Mills, History of Medicine Division, Library Operations, National Library of Medicine, National Institutes of Health. Stories of the momentous political events of the American revolution can often leave out the broader context in which they happened, and the concurrent day-to-day challenges Americans faced, … Continue reading Celebrating Independence Day: Fortitude in Philadelphia, 1776
Guest post by Robert Pines, MS, Writer/Editor, and Sarah Ashley Jolly, MPH, Writer/Editor and Graphic Designer (Contractor), NIH National Library of Medicine (NLM) Office of Communications and Public Liaison. This week marks both National Library Week (April 3-9) and National Public Health Week (April 4-10) and we are pleased to recognize this intersection of NLM’s … Continue reading At the Intersection of National Library and Public Health Weeks: Celebrating NLM’s Many Roles
Guest post by Stephen Sherry, PhD, Acting Director of the National Library of Medicine’s National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI), and Bart Trawick, PhD, Director of the NCBI Customer Services Division. A little over two years ago, America woke to the emerging SARS-CoV-2 pandemic that would alter everyone’s perception of ‘normal’ in the months and … Continue reading NLM . . . Bridging the Gap between COVID-19 Data and Resources
Guest post by Andrew Wiley, Video Producer, NLM Office of Communications and Public Liaison. Before the COVID-19 pandemic, visitors from all over the world came to NLM for free, in-person, guided tours to learn about the largest biomedical library in the world. Visitors ranged from members of the public to students, educators, scientists, and nurses. … Continue reading Bringing NLM to You
A guest post by Amanda J. Wilson, Chief, Office of Engagement and Training; Leigh Samsel, NLM Planning and Evaluation Officer, Office of Strategic Initiatives; and Elizabeth A. Mullen, Manager of Web Development and Social Media, History of Medicine Division, National Library of Medicine at the National Institutes of Health. This year’s theme for World AIDS … Continue reading Ending the HIV Epidemic: Equitable Access, Everyone’s Voice
Guest post by Valerie Schneider, PhD, staff scientist at the National Library of Medicine’s National Center for Biotechnology Information, National Institutes of Health. In a post from earlier this year, A Journey to Spur Innovation and Discovery, I shared news of an exciting NIH-supported NLM initiative, now known as the NIH Comparative Genomics Resource (CGR). … Continue reading Using Comparative Genomics to Advance Scientific Discoveries