Perspectives from the History of Medicine Division of the United States National Library of Medicine, National Institutes of Health

Reznick, Jeffrey S.

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“…At the time of this essay's preparation, there were more than 35 exhibitions on NLM's website. Dr. Lindberg also fostered the cooperation between the Library other institutions in the preparation of exhibitions, such as the National Museum of American History, the Folger Shakespeare Library, and Mount Vernon [22, [55][56][57].…”

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An Active Contributor: Dr. Lindberg and NLM’s Historical Programs and Services

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2022

Transforming Biomedical Informatics and Health Information Access: Don Lindberg and the U.S. National Library of Medicine

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Donald A.B. Lindberg M.D.’s interests extended far beyond his scientific expertise into the arts and humanities, as evidenced, for example, by his love of opera, his talents in photography, and his affection for history. It is therefore not surprising that he had a strong interest in the National Library of Medicine’s historical programs and services, going beyond supporting these activities to becoming actively involved in some of them. The subject of this essay is Dr. Lindberg’s contributions to these programs and services, which may be grouped under three main headings: placing greater emphasis on more contemporary history, promoting the digitization of historical materials to increase access, and enhancing outreach through an exhibition program.

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Section: Enhancing Outreach Through An Exhibition Programmentioning

confidence: 99%

An Active Contributor: Dr. Lindberg and NLM’s Historical Programs and Services

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2022

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“…At the time of this essay’s preparation, there were more than 35 exhibitions on NLM’s website. Dr. Lindberg also fostered the cooperation between the Library other institutions in the preparation of exhibitions, such as the National Museum of American History, the Folger Shakespeare Library, and Mount Vernon [ 22 , 55 – 57 ].…”

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An active contributor: Dr. Lindberg and NLM’s historical programs and services

Parascandola

2022

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“…8 Stewardship of the NLM's vast historical collections and associated programmes will need to grow and change along this trajectory. 9 The unfolding world of digitised medical historical collections is meeting the long-standing analogue world that we have known and relied upon for generations. But this world is also meeting an expanding world of born-digital material that will be the historical record of tomorrow.…”

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Perspectives from the History of Medicine Division of the United States National Library of Medicine, National Institutes of Health

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An Active Contributor: Dr. Lindberg and NLM’s Historical Programs and Services

An Active Contributor: Dr. Lindberg and NLM’s Historical Programs and Services

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