U.S. National Library of Medicine

Jeffrey S. Reznick, Kenneth M. Koyle, The staff of the US National Library of Medicine

• Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
• Year: 2017
• Print ISBN: 9781467126083
• eBook ISBN: 9781439661314
• Topic: History
• Subtopic: North American History
• Index: History

The US National Library of Medicine, on the campus of the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, Maryland, has been a center of information innovation since its beginnings in the early 19th century. The world's largest medical library and a federal government agency, it maintains and makes publicly available a diverse and world-renowned collection of materials dating from the 11th to the 21st centuries, and it produces a variety of electronic resources that millions of people around the globe search billions of times each year. The library also supports and conducts research, development, and training in biomedical informatics and health information technology, and it coordinates the National Network of Libraries of Medicine that promotes and provides access to health information in communities across the United States. As the library anticipates its third century of public service, this book offers a visual history of its development from its earliest days through the late 20th century, as the institution has involved generations of visionary leaders and dedicated individuals who experienced the American Civil War, the world wars, the Cold War, and the dawn of the information age.

Table of contents

• Cover Page
• Half Title
• Title Page
• Copyright Page
• Dedication
• Table of Contents
• Acknowledgments
• Introduction
• 1. Origins and Early Years
• 2. The Civil War and the Era of John Shaw Billings
• 3. The “Old Red Brick”
• 4. World War II and Relocation
• 5. A New Name and a New Home
• 6. The Information Age
• 7. Celebrating 150 Years of Public Service and Looking to the Future
• 8. The Library in the 21st Century
• Bibliography
• Index