Circulating Now from NLM

“Probably of Great Value Potentially”: Masks in the US Military during the 1918 Pandemic

Circulating Now — Thu, 22 Apr 2021 15:30:41 +0000

Circulating Now welcomes guest bloggers E. Thomas Ewing, Jessica Brabble, Ariel Ludwig, Linsey C. Marr, Katherine Randall to discuss their historical research around the reality

Films of State: Using Government Film

Circulating Now — Thu, 15 Apr 2021 15:00:48 +0000

By Sarah Eilers ~ Last week I presented (Zooming, of course) at the “Films of State: Moving Images Made by Governments” conference, cosponsored by the

Pictures of the Pandemic

circulating now — Thu, 08 Apr 2021 18:30:12 +0000

By Ginny A. Roth ~ July 23rd, 2020, was a typical hot, humid day in Washington, D.C., but unlike other summer days in the Nation’s

Public Health Rhymes, 1918

Circulating Now — Thu, 01 Apr 2021 15:30:01 +0000

By Elizabeth Mullen ~ Germs that float upon the air Are sure to settle everywhere; They’ll be on pencil and on pen, And even on

Placing Women in Medicine: Maude Abbott and the Archaeology of Friendships

Circulating Now — Thu, 18 Mar 2021 15:00:46 +0000

An interview with Annmarie Adams, PhD on her recent NLM History Talk and her research in the Emanuel Libman Papers at NLM.

NLM Collections Tour: Vaccines

Circulating Now — Fri, 05 Mar 2021 16:00:19 +0000

Welcome to a virtual tour of the historical collections of the National Library of Medicine (NLM). Today we are featuring collections about vaccines. These collections

Outside/Inside: Immigration, Migration, and Health Care in the United States

Circulating Now — Thu, 25 Feb 2021 16:00:40 +0000

By Erika Mills ~ Immigration and migration are important parts of the American story; and health care and medicine have played a role in inclusion

What It Means to Talk about Race and African American Health

Circulating Now — Thu, 18 Feb 2021 16:00:55 +0000

An interview with Dr. Naa Oyo A. Kwate, Rutgers University, on her NLM History Talk.

Making a World of Difference: Stories About Global Health

Circulating Now — Thu, 11 Feb 2021 16:30:12 +0000

By Erika Mills ~ Around the world, communities, in collaboration with scientists, advocates, governments, and international organizations, are taking up the challenge to prevent illness

Air Pollution is a Human Problem: Mary Catterall’s Campaign for a Livable Leeds

Circulating Now — Thu, 04 Feb 2021 16:00:43 +0000

Angela Saward, Wellcome Collection, London, discusses the 1964 British public health film It Takes Your Breath Away.

COVID-19 Web Collecting: Reflections at One Year

Circulating Now — Thu, 28 Jan 2021 16:00:44 +0000

The National Library of Medicine is archiving web and social media content documenting the Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak.

Behind the Camera: World Health Organization Photographers

circulating now — Thu, 14 Jan 2021 16:00:03 +0000

By Ginny A. Roth ~ The National Library of Medicine’s (NLM) collection of approximately 600 The World Health Organization (WHO) photographs is an emotional, visual

Defoe and the Plague Year

Circulating Now — Thu, 07 Jan 2021 16:00:54 +0000

By Stephen J. Greenberg ~ Until recently, if one thought of Daniel Defoe at all, it was of Robinson Crusoe, alone (well, not quite alone)

NLM Collections Tour: Epidemics

Circulating Now — Thu, 17 Dec 2020 16:00:09 +0000

Welcome to a virtual tour of the historical collections of the National Library of Medicine (NLM). Today we are featuring collections about epidemics: some mild,

Making Exhibition Connections: Spokane County Library District

Circulating Now — Thu, 10 Dec 2020 16:00:54 +0000

Libraries, museums, and organizations throughout the United States and across the world host National Library of Medicine (NLM) traveling exhibitions. These sites plan and present

Rise, Serve, Lead… And Publish

Circulating Now — Tue, 24 Nov 2020 16:00:41 +0000

Circulating Now interviewed Ashley Bowen, Ph.D., about her NLM History Talk “Rise, Serve, Lead… And Publish: Including Women Physicians’ Writings in Rise, Serve, Lead: America’s Women Physicians.”

Airborne Infection Control in 20-Century Peace and War

Circulating Now — Thu, 19 Nov 2020 16:00:28 +0000

By Tom Quick ~ The world can change unexpectedly in times of crisis. This story begins, like so many histories of medicine, with an illness.

Revealing Data: Ars de Statica Medicina, 1614

Circulating Now — Thu, 05 Nov 2020 16:00:38 +0000

Circulating Now welcomes guest blogger Caterina Agostini, who discusses a recent acquisition at the NLM History of Medicine Division’s collection: the Ars de statica medicina

Making Exhibition Connections: New College of Florida

Circulating Now — Thu, 15 Oct 2020 15:00:48 +0000

Libraries, museums, and organizations throughout the United States and across the world host National Library of Medicine (NLM) traveling exhibitions. These sites plan and present

The Sulfonamide Revolution and Children’s Health Care Delivery in the US

Circulating Now — Thu, 08 Oct 2020 15:00:19 +0000

Circulating Now interviewed Cynthia Connolly, PhD, RN, FAAN, about her NLM History Talk.

Seeking Leek Island: An Interview with Pamela Robertson

Circulating Now — Thu, 28 May 2020 20:00:21 +0000

In 2019, Circulating Now published two blog posts about a scrapbook NLM had recently acquired. One post related the history of Leek Island Military Hospital

Archiving Web Content on the Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19)

Circulating Now — Thu, 26 Mar 2020 15:00:11 +0000

The National Library of Medicine is archiving web and social media content documenting the Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak.

Making Exhibition Connections: Florida International University Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine

Circulating Now — Tue, 03 Mar 2020 16:00:38 +0000

Francisco Fajardo and Jorge Perez talk about hosting Surviving and Thriving.

Leather Bindings: Conservation Research on Animal Husbandry

Circulating Now — Thu, 12 Dec 2019 16:00:01 +0000

By Kristi Wright and Holly Herro ~ The Leather Discussion Group, an ongoing cross-institutional research collaboration, is conducting research to determine the best products available

Leather Bindings: Conservation Research on Tanning

Circulating Now — Tue, 27 Aug 2019 15:00:55 +0000

By Laura McNulty, Holly Herro and Kristi Wright ~ Have you noticed that books bound before the mid-19th century are in better condition than those

Making Exhibition Connections: Lamar Soutter Library

Circulating Now — Thu, 15 Aug 2019 15:00:03 +0000

Libraries, museums, and organizations throughout the United States and across the world host National Library of Medicine traveling exhibitions. These sites plan and present enriching

Scan-on-Demand: Home Health, 1903

Circulating Now — Thu, 02 May 2019 15:00:17 +0000

The National Library of Medicine’s Scan-on-Demand program provides the public with offsite access to digitized copies of historical medical materials published before 1924.

Of Unica and…Unicorns?—Identifying Unique Holdings at NLM

Circulating Now — Tue, 19 Mar 2019 15:00:04 +0000

By Krista Stracka ~ The National Library of Medicine recently digitized a 1501 edition of what is commonly considered the first printed book on distillation.