{"id":1,"date":"2013-05-15T20:37:05","date_gmt":"2013-05-15T20:37:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/?page_id=1"},"modified":"2024-11-06T15:45:07","modified_gmt":"2024-11-06T20:45:07","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"

Circulating Now<\/h2>\n

Free things like air,<\/em>
\n Vital things like blood,<\/em>
\n Living things like ideas…<\/em>
\n Circulate.<\/em><\/p>\n

For over 175 years the National Library of Medicine\u2019s historical collections have circulated to generations within the reading rooms of its current and previous locations in and around Washington, DC. Now, these collections\u2014as part of the trillions of bytes of data produced and delivered by the world\u2019s largest biomedical library\u2014circulate daily to millions of people around the world, including scientists, health professionals, scholars, educators, students, and the general public.<\/p>\n

Circulating Now<\/em> sustains the tradition and commitment of the NLM, and libraries everywhere, to provide knowledge and expertise freely and to inspire people and enrich lives.<\/p>\n

Circulating Now<\/em> conveys the vitality of medical history in our 21st-century world: its relevance and importance for research, teaching, and learning about the human condition.<\/p>\n

Circulating Now<\/em> evokes the living quality of the NLM\u2019s historical collections and the stories they offer about the experience of health and disease across ten centuries and around the world.<\/p>\n

Established on July 1, 2013, Circulating Now<\/em> is managed by:<\/p>\n

Elizabeth A. Mullen
\nManaging Editor<\/em><\/p>\n

Jeffrey S. Reznick
\nSenior Historian<\/em><\/p>\n

Editorial Board<\/em>
\nLindsay Franz
\nErika Mills
\nChristie Moffatt
\nBen Richardson
\nKrista Stracka<\/p>\n

Collection Photography<\/em>
\nTory Detweiler
\nKrista Stracka<\/p>\n

About the History of Medicine at the National Library of Medicine<\/h2>\n

\"The<\/a>The National Library of Medicine<\/a> collects, preserves, makes available, and interprets for diverse audiences one of the world\u2019s richest collections of historical material related to health and disease. Spanning ten centuries, encompassing a variety of digital and physical formats, and originating from nearly every part of the globe, our\u00a0collections<\/a>\u00a0include:<\/p>\n