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The National Library of Medicine (NLM), on the campus of the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, Maryland, has been a center of information innovation since its founding in 1836.

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HPCC Archived at NLM: Evolution and Assessment

December 14, 2017 Circulating Now About Us, Archives & Manuscripts, Collections, News 2 comments

By Sally Howe ~ This third and last blog post associated with announcing the High Performance Computing and Communications (HPCC) archival

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Field Trip: NLM visits the National Agricultural Library

November 22, 2017 Circulating Now About Us, News One comment

By Rebecca Warlow ~ As the holidays approach, you may be getting ready for a trip to see family and

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The Hero in the Library: Colonel Paul Frederick Straub

November 9, 2017 Circulating Now About Us, Collections, Guests, Rare Books & Journals One comment

Circulating Now welcomes guest blogger Lewis L. Barger III, who shares the story of Medal of Honor Recipient and Surgeon

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HPCC Archived at NLM: Collaboration and Creation

November 7, 2017 Circulating Now About Us, Archives & Manuscripts, Collections, News 2 comments

By Sally Howe ~ In a blog post in September we announced the release of a finding aid for the

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High Performance Computing and Communications: Archived at NLM

September 25, 2017 Circulating Now About Us, Archives & Manuscripts, Collections, News 3 comments

By Sally Howe ~ People today might use their smart phones without even thinking about how they work, let alone

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A New History of NLM: The Library in the 21st Century

August 4, 2017 Circulating Now A New History of NLM, About Us Leave a comment

By Jeffrey S. Reznick and Kenneth M. Koyle ~ This is the final post in a series of nine which

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A New History of NLM: Celebrating 150 Years of Public Service and Looking to the Future

August 2, 2017 Circulating Now A New History of NLM, About Us 2 comments

By Jeffrey S. Reznick ~ This is the eighth post in a series of nine which serializes the new book

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A New History of NLM: Information Age

July 31, 2017 Circulating Now A New History of NLM, About Us 2 comments

By Susan L. Speaker ~ This is the seventh post in a series of nine which serializes the new book

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A New History of NLM: A New Name and A New Home

July 27, 2017 Circulating Now A New History of NLM, About Us 6 comments

By Jeffrey S. Reznick and Susan L. Speaker ~ This is the sixth post in a series of nine which

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A New History of NLM: World War II and Relocation

July 25, 2017 Circulating Now A New History of NLM, About Us 3 comments

By Stephen J. Greenberg ~ This is the fifth post in a series of nine which serializes the new book

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