{"id":13303,"date":"2017-11-22T11:00:10","date_gmt":"2017-11-22T16:00:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/?p=13303"},"modified":"2024-11-13T14:37:46","modified_gmt":"2024-11-13T19:37:46","slug":"field-trip-nlm-visits-the-national-agricultural-library","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/2017\/11\/22\/field-trip-nlm-visits-the-national-agricultural-library\/","title":{"rendered":"Field Trip: NLM visits the National Agricultural Library"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>By Rebecca Warlow ~<\/em><\/p>\n<p>As the holidays approach, you may be getting ready for a trip to see family and enjoy good food. Recently several staff from the National Library of Medicine (NLM) took a field trip over the river and through the woods\u2014well actually across the Beltway\u2014to visit our colleagues at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nal.usda.gov\/\">National Agricultural Library (NAL)<\/a> in Beltsville, Maryland, to learn more about their food-related collections and their exciting work in the areas of \u00a0digitization, access, and preservation.<\/p>\n<p>NLM and NAL are two of the five national libraries in the United States, along with the <a href=\"https:\/\/ntl.bts.gov\/ntl\">National Transportation Library<\/a>, the <a href=\"https:\/\/ies.ed.gov\/ncee\/projects\/nle\/\">National Library of Education<\/a>, and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.loc.gov\/\">Library of Congress<\/a>. NLM and NAL both trace their beginnings to the 19th century.\u00a0 In fact, our histories are as similar as siblings:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Both libraries began as departmental offices. NAL was established in 1862 as the U.S. Department of Agriculture Library when President Lincoln signed the Organic Act while NLM began in 1836 as the Library of the Surgeon General of the U.S. Army, only 26 years apart.<\/li>\n<li>Both libraries moved several times over the next 100 years or so as collections grew.<\/li>\n<li>Official \u201cNational\u201d designations came only 6 years apart. In 1956 the National Library of Medicine became a national library and part of the Public Health Service under the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare. NAL followed in 1962 as a national library under the Department of Agriculture.<\/li>\n<li>And our current buildings were both built in Maryland in the 1960s, NAL in 1969 and NLM in 1962.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"tiled-gallery type-rectangular tiled-gallery-unresized\" data-original-width=\"840\" data-carousel-extra='{&quot;blog_id&quot;:1,&quot;permalink&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\\\/2017\\\/11\\\/22\\\/field-trip-nlm-visits-the-national-agricultural-library\\\/&quot;,&quot;likes_blog_id&quot;:&quot;52242398&quot;}' itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageGallery\" > <div class=\"gallery-row\" style=\"width: 840px; height: 201px;\" data-original-width=\"840\" data-original-height=\"201\" > <div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 303px; height: 201px;\" data-original-width=\"303\" data-original-height=\"201\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/2017\/11\/22\/field-trip-nlm-visits-the-national-agricultural-library\/beekeeping-in-us_page_177\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"299\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"197\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"13304\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/beekeeping-in-us_page_177.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"723,476\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"National Agricultural Library, ca. 1969\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Beekeeping-in-US_Page_177&lt;\/p&gt; \" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/beekeeping-in-us_page_177.jpg?fit=300%2C198&#038;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/beekeeping-in-us_page_177.jpg?fit=723%2C476&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/beekeeping-in-us_page_177.jpg?w=299&#038;h=197&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"299\" height=\"197\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"299\" data-original-height=\"197\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"National Agricultural Library, ca. 1969\" alt=\"Architectural style drawing of the NAL building.\" style=\"width: 299px; height: 197px;\" \/> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> National Agricultural Library, ca. 1969 <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 537px; height: 201px;\" data-original-width=\"537\" data-original-height=\"201\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/2017\/11\/22\/field-trip-nlm-visits-the-national-agricultural-library\/nlmdrawingbw\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"533\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"197\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"13305\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/nlmdrawingbw.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"781,289\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"National Library of Medicine, ca. 1962\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Groundbreaking program&lt;\/p&gt; \" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/nlmdrawingbw.jpg?fit=300%2C111&#038;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/nlmdrawingbw.jpg?fit=781%2C289&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/nlmdrawingbw.jpg?w=533&#038;h=197&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"533\" height=\"197\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"533\" data-original-height=\"197\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"National Library of Medicine, ca. 1962\" alt=\"Architectural style drawing of the NLM building.\" style=\"width: 533px; height: 197px;\" \/> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> National Library of Medicine, ca. 1962 <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <\/div> <!-- close row --> <\/div>\n<p>Today, as the national libraries for medicine and agriculture, both institutions collect, preserve, and provide access to their respective world-renowned collections of publicly-held materials.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/space.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"13307\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/2017\/11\/22\/field-trip-nlm-visits-the-national-agricultural-library\/space\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/space.jpg?fit=640%2C480&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"640,480\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"NAL Special Collections Space\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;NAL staff treat NLM staff to a rich display of special collections material in the collections space.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/space.jpg?fit=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/space.jpg?fit=640%2C480&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-13307 size-thumbnail\" title=\"NAL Special Collections on Display\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/space.jpg?resize=150%2C113&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"People stand on either side of display tables in the library stacks.\" width=\"150\" height=\"113\" \/><\/a>Jill James, NAL\u2019s \u200eAssociate Director for Information Products, greeted us warmly and escorted us to the fifth floor, where her colleagues Susan Fugate and Amy Morgan, both Special Collections Librarians, guided us through a curated display of items from NAL\u2019s special collections. Among them were those of <a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20211202163106\/https:\/\/www.nal.usda.gov\/speccoll\/collectionsguide\/collection2.php?search=coville\">Frederick Coville<\/a>, botanist for the U.S. Department of Agriculture, who was one of the first to develop blueberries that could be sold commercially. We also learned about selections from NAL\u2019s extensive collection of over 200,000 <a href=\"https:\/\/specialcollections.nal.usda.gov\/guide-collections\/henry-g-gilbert-nursery-and-seed-trade-catalog-collection\">nursery and seed trade catalogs<\/a>. These catalogs date from the late 1700s through present day and document the costs of seeds over time, the introduction of seeds, and gardening and farming trends. Our tour with Susan and Amy concluded with a discussion about several beautiful pieces of art including a replica of a <a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20211011002647\/https:\/\/www.nal.usda.gov\/speccoll\/collectionsguide\/collection2.php?search=smokey\">Smokey Bear<\/a> painting and several rare drawings of plant specimens.<\/p>\n<div class=\"tiled-gallery type-rectangular tiled-gallery-unresized\" data-original-width=\"840\" data-carousel-extra='{&quot;blog_id&quot;:1,&quot;permalink&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\\\/2017\\\/11\\\/22\\\/field-trip-nlm-visits-the-national-agricultural-library\\\/&quot;,&quot;likes_blog_id&quot;:&quot;52242398&quot;}' itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageGallery\" > <div class=\"gallery-row\" style=\"width: 840px; height: 214px;\" data-original-width=\"840\" data-original-height=\"214\" > <div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 202px; height: 214px;\" data-original-width=\"202\" data-original-height=\"214\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-small\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/oranges\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"198\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"210\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"13338\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/oranges.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1096,1160\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Botanical Illustration of Oranges, 1909\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/oranges.jpg?fit=283%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/oranges.jpg?fit=840%2C889&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/oranges.jpg?w=198&#038;h=210&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"198\" height=\"210\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"198\" data-original-height=\"210\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"Botanical Illustration of Oranges, 1909\" alt=\"A botanical illustration of oranges on a branch.\" style=\"width: 198px; height: 210px;\" \/> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> Botanical Illustration of Oranges, 1909 <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 248px; height: 214px;\" data-original-width=\"248\" data-original-height=\"214\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-small\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/2017\/11\/22\/field-trip-nlm-visits-the-national-agricultural-library\/sketchbook\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"244\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"210\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"13308\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/sketchbook.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"3072,2640\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;1.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 7&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1510237309&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;3.99&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;40&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.033333333333333&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Sketchbook\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/sketchbook.jpg?fit=300%2C258&#038;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/sketchbook.jpg?fit=840%2C722&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/sketchbook.jpg?w=244&#038;h=210&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"244\" height=\"210\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"244\" data-original-height=\"210\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"Sketchbook\" alt=\"NAL staff display an open sketchbook at a drawing of birds.\" style=\"width: 244px; height: 210px;\" \/> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> Amy Morgan displays a field research sketchbook. <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 186px; height: 214px;\" data-original-width=\"186\" data-original-height=\"214\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-small\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/2017\/11\/22\/field-trip-nlm-visits-the-national-agricultural-library\/glass-slides\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"182\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"210\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"13306\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/glass-slides.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2748,3168\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;1.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 7&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1510237634&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;3.99&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;32&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.033333333333333&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Glass Slides\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/glass-slides.jpg?fit=260%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/glass-slides.jpg?fit=840%2C968&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/glass-slides.jpg?w=182&#038;h=210&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"182\" height=\"210\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"182\" data-original-height=\"210\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"Glass Slides\" alt=\"Three labeled glass slides of gardens and flowers.\" style=\"width: 182px; height: 210px;\" \/> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> Carnations and Mums and the Municipal Rose Garden, Harrisburg <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 204px; height: 214px;\" data-original-width=\"204\" data-original-height=\"214\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-small\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/smokey-crop-2\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"200\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"210\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"13344\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/smokey-crop1.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1584,1668\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Smokey!\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/smokey-crop1.jpg?fit=285%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/smokey-crop1.jpg?fit=840%2C885&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/smokey-crop1.jpg?w=200&#038;h=210&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"200\" height=\"210\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"200\" data-original-height=\"210\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"Smokey!\" alt=\"A painting of Smokey on an easel in a collections storage area.\" style=\"width: 200px; height: 210px;\" \/> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> Susan Fugate talks about Smokey Bear. <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <\/div> <!-- close row --> <\/div>\n<p>Following our time with Susan and Amy, we had the opportunity to learn about NAL\u2019s state-of-the-art facilities where they preserve their special collections and enable researchers and other interested individuals to study them. We were especially excited about this as we continue our work at NLM to ensure that our own facilities remain state-of-the art as our institution moves into its third century. Jill concluded our tour with a visit to the 14th floor\u2014the top of the NAL building\u2014where we could see the laboratories and research plots of the Agricultural Research Service and, in the far distance, the Washington Monument.<\/p>\n<div class=\"tiled-gallery type-rectangular tiled-gallery-unresized\" data-original-width=\"840\" data-carousel-extra='{&quot;blog_id&quot;:1,&quot;permalink&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\\\/2017\\\/11\\\/22\\\/field-trip-nlm-visits-the-national-agricultural-library\\\/&quot;,&quot;likes_blog_id&quot;:&quot;52242398&quot;}' itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageGallery\" > <div class=\"gallery-row\" style=\"width: 840px; height: 308px;\" data-original-width=\"840\" data-original-height=\"308\" > <div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 608px; height: 308px;\" data-original-width=\"608\" data-original-height=\"308\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/2017\/11\/22\/field-trip-nlm-visits-the-national-agricultural-library\/ag-center-grounds-2017\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"604\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"304\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"13318\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/ag-center-grounds-2017.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"4379,2206\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Agricultural Research Service Grounds\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/ag-center-grounds-2017.jpg?fit=300%2C151&#038;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/ag-center-grounds-2017.jpg?fit=840%2C423&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/ag-center-grounds-2017.jpg?w=604&#038;h=304&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"604\" height=\"304\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"604\" data-original-height=\"304\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"Agricultural Research Service Grounds\" alt=\"View from the 14th floor of colonial style buildings and agricultural fields.\" style=\"width: 604px; height: 304px;\" \/> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> The Grounds of the Agricultural Research Service <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 232px; height: 308px;\" data-original-width=\"232\" data-original-height=\"308\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-small\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/2017\/11\/22\/field-trip-nlm-visits-the-national-agricultural-library\/washington-monument-2017_border\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"228\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"304\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"13326\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/washington-monument-2017_border1.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"482,642\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Washington-Monument-2017_border\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/washington-monument-2017_border1.jpg?fit=225%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/washington-monument-2017_border1.jpg?fit=482%2C642&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/washington-monument-2017_border1.jpg?w=228&#038;h=304&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"228\" height=\"304\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"228\" data-original-height=\"304\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"Washington-Monument-2017_border\" alt=\"View from the 14th floor, with the Washington Monument barely visible on the hazy horizon.\" style=\"width: 228px; height: 304px;\" \/> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> The Washington Monument <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <\/div> <!-- close row --> <\/div>\n<p>Although the focus of our respective Libraries\u2014medicine and agriculture\u2014may seem different at first glance, there are many areas where our collections and programs intersect. For example, both institutions hold historic <a href=\"https:\/\/collections.nlm.nih.gov\/?f%5Bdrep2.format%5D%5B%5D=Manuscript+text&amp;q=recipe&amp;utf8=%E2%9C%93\">recipe books<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20211011002700\/https:\/\/www.nal.usda.gov\/speccoll\/collectionsguide\/collection2.php?search=cookbook+meyer\">cookbooks<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/category\/series\/curious-herbals\/\">herbals<\/a>, and other materials related to nutrition. In addition, we are undertaking complementary activities like digitizing our collections, making them publicly accessible, creating controlled vocabularies to enable indexing and retrieval of information, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nlm.nih.gov\/mesh\/\">Medical Subject Headings (MeSH)<\/a> \u00a0here at NLM, and, at our colleagues\u2019 institution, the <a href=\"https:\/\/agclass.nal.usda.gov\/\">NAL Thesaurus<\/a>, and developing methods\u2014drawing from the expertise of multiple disciplines\u2014to collect, curate, preserve, and provide access to data sets.<\/p>\n<p>Thanks to our colleagues at NAL for meeting with us and sharing their experience and expertise. We look forward to welcoming them at NLM and exploring ways we can work together in exciting and mutually-supportive ways.<\/p>\n<p><em><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/warlow.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"5002\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/2014\/09\/10\/rare-footage-of-fdr-at-nih\/warlow\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/warlow.jpg?fit=350%2C438&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"350,438\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Rebecca Warlow\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/warlow.jpg?fit=240%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/warlow.jpg?fit=350%2C438&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-5002\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/warlow.jpg?resize=75%2C94&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Portrait of Rebecca Warlow.\" width=\"75\" height=\"94\" \/><\/a>Rebecca C. Warlow is Head of Images and Archives in the History of Medicine Division at the National Library of Medicine.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Rebecca Warlow ~ As the holidays approach, you may be getting ready for a trip to see family and<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":19605840,"featured_media":13322,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_coblocks_attr":"","_coblocks_dimensions":"","_coblocks_responsive_height":"","_coblocks_accordion_ie_support":"","advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"Field Trip: NLM visits the National Agricultural Library\u2014Thanks to our hosts at NAL for the behind-the-scenes tour and great discussion","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[14520,103],"tags":[678875813,5563,12499,8985861,15318],"class_list":["post-13303","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-about-us","category-news","tag-field-trip","tag-legislation","tag-libraries","tag-national-agricultural-library","tag-thanksgiving"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/sketchbook-feature.jpg?fit=900%2C399&ssl=1","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p3xcDk-3sz","jetpack-related-posts":[],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13303","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/19605840"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13303"}],"version-history":[{"count":29,"href":"https:\/\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13303\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":45720,"href":"https:\/\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13303\/revisions\/45720"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/13322"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13303"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=13303"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=13303"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}