U.S. National Library of Medicine NLM in Focus Blog Update

Rock Star Medical Librarians: This Week’s Opening Act

05/23/2017 04:30 PM EDT

NLM in Focus posted profiles of rock star medical librarians in April. The response has been the equivalent of a standing ovation with people holding up cellphone lights. So we’re back for an encore of medical librarians. We even have a couple of bands. The idea started after the Director of the National Library of…

NLM in Focus Salutes Dr. David Lipman as He Leaves NLM

05/23/2017 12:30 PM EDT

David J. Lipman, MD, who served as the director of the National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) since its creation almost 30 years ago, is assuming the position of Chief Science Officer at Impossible Foods, a company bringing innovative molecular techniques to the food industry. Great impact on research “It’s hard to think of anyone…