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datetime="2024-06-26T11:00:00-04:00">June 26, 2024</time><time class="updated" datetime="2024-06-25T09:30:13-04:00">June 25, 2024</time></a></span><span class="byline"> by <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://nlmdirector.nlm.nih.gov/author/nlmguestauthor/">Guest Author</a></span></span> </div> </header> <a class="post-thumbnail" href="https://nlmdirector.nlm.nih.gov/2024/06/26/the-big-three-o-loinc-celebrates-three-decades-of-standardizing-health-data-terminology/"> <img width="648" height="262" src="https://nlmdirector.nlm.nih.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/LOINC_30th_anniversary_4-1-648x262.jpg" class="attachment-edin-featured-image size-edin-featured-image wp-post-image" alt="LOINC pig logo" decoding="async" srcset="https://nlmdirector.nlm.nih.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/LOINC_30th_anniversary_4-1-648x262.jpg 648w, https://nlmdirector.nlm.nih.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/LOINC_30th_anniversary_4-1-768x310.jpg 768w, 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Dr. Clem McDonald, creator of LOINC and NLM Senior Investigator, reflects on its history and achievements and the ways it revolutionized how clinical and laboratory data are documented and shared across healthcare systems.</p><div class='sharedaddy sd-block sd-like jetpack-likes-widget-wrapper jetpack-likes-widget-unloaded' id='like-post-wrapper-119132960-13263-674761b9585ce' data-src='https://widgets.wp.com/likes/?ver=14.1-a.7#blog_id=119132960&post_id=13263&origin=nlmdirector.nlm.nih.gov&obj_id=119132960-13263-674761b9585ce&n=1' data-name='like-post-frame-119132960-13263-674761b9585ce' data-title='Like or Reblog'><h3 class="sd-title">Like this:</h3><div class='likes-widget-placeholder post-likes-widget-placeholder' style='height: 55px;'><span class='button'><span>Like</span></span> <span class="loading">Loading...</span></div><span class='sd-text-color'></span><a class='sd-link-color'></a></div> </div> <footer class="entry-footer"> <span class="cat-links">Posted in <a 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tag-about-nlm tag-all-of-us-research-program tag-comparative-genomics-resource tag-guest-post tag-malaria-screener tag-maryam-zaringhalam tag-national-library-of-medicine tag-nlm tag-nlm-services tag-nnlm tag-open-science tag-pubmed tag-pubmed-central-pmc tag-year-of-open-science"> <header class="entry-header"> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://nlmdirector.nlm.nih.gov/2024/05/29/nlm-exemplars-that-move-the-world-of-open-science/" rel="bookmark">NLM Exemplars That Move the World of Open Science</a></h2> <div class="entry-meta"> <span class="posted-on">Posted on <a href="https://nlmdirector.nlm.nih.gov/2024/05/29/nlm-exemplars-that-move-the-world-of-open-science/" rel="bookmark"><time class="entry-date published" datetime="2024-05-29T11:00:00-04:00">May 29, 2024</time><time class="updated" datetime="2024-05-29T10:24:05-04:00">May 29, 2024</time></a></span><span class="byline"> by <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://nlmdirector.nlm.nih.gov/author/nlmguestauthor/">Guest Author</a></span></span> </div> </header> <a class="post-thumbnail" href="https://nlmdirector.nlm.nih.gov/2024/05/29/nlm-exemplars-that-move-the-world-of-open-science/"> <img width="648" height="262" src="https://nlmdirector.nlm.nih.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Open-Science-Challenge-Winners-and-NLM-Exemplars-featured-image-648x262.jpg" class="attachment-edin-featured-image size-edin-featured-image wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://nlmdirector.nlm.nih.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Open-Science-Challenge-Winners-and-NLM-Exemplars-featured-image-648x262.jpg 648w, https://nlmdirector.nlm.nih.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Open-Science-Challenge-Winners-and-NLM-Exemplars-featured-image-768x310.jpg 768w, https://nlmdirector.nlm.nih.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Open-Science-Challenge-Winners-and-NLM-Exemplars-featured-image-1536x621.jpg 1536w, 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Groundbreaking initiatives like these are driving better health outcomes and facilitating collaborative research.</p><div class='sharedaddy sd-block sd-like jetpack-likes-widget-wrapper jetpack-likes-widget-unloaded' id='like-post-wrapper-119132960-13102-674761b95b335' data-src='https://widgets.wp.com/likes/?ver=14.1-a.7#blog_id=119132960&post_id=13102&origin=nlmdirector.nlm.nih.gov&obj_id=119132960-13102-674761b95b335&n=1' data-name='like-post-frame-119132960-13102-674761b95b335' data-title='Like or Reblog'><h3 class="sd-title">Like this:</h3><div class='likes-widget-placeholder post-likes-widget-placeholder' style='height: 55px;'><span class='button'><span>Like</span></span> <span class="loading">Loading...</span></div><span class='sd-text-color'></span><a class='sd-link-color'></a></div> </div> <footer class="entry-footer"> <span class="cat-links">Posted in <a href="https://nlmdirector.nlm.nih.gov/category/aboutnlm/" rel="category tag">About NLM</a>, <a 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</article> <article id="post-11753" class="post-11753 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-aboutnlm category-data-sharing category-library-nlm-policy category-nlm-services category-research-practices tag-a-year-of-open-science tag-guest-post tag-international-open-access-week tag-lisa-federer tag-national-institutes-of-health tag-national-library-of-medicine tag-nih tag-nih-public-access-policy tag-nlm tag-nlm-digital-collections tag-open-access tag-open-science tag-pubmed-central-pmc"> <header class="entry-header"> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://nlmdirector.nlm.nih.gov/2023/10/11/a-celebration-of-open-access-for-all/" rel="bookmark">A Celebration of Open Access for All</a></h2> <div class="entry-meta"> <span class="posted-on">Posted on <a href="https://nlmdirector.nlm.nih.gov/2023/10/11/a-celebration-of-open-access-for-all/" rel="bookmark"><time class="entry-date published" datetime="2023-10-11T11:00:00-04:00">October 11, 2023</time><time class="updated" datetime="2023-10-11T13:22:43-04:00">October 11, 2023</time></a></span><span class="byline"> by <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://nlmdirector.nlm.nih.gov/author/nlmguestauthor/">Guest Author</a></span></span> </div> </header> <a class="post-thumbnail" href="https://nlmdirector.nlm.nih.gov/2023/10/11/a-celebration-of-open-access-for-all/"> <img width="648" height="262" src="https://nlmdirector.nlm.nih.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/2023-10-11-Musings-Blog-Open-Access-Week-Lisa-Federer-featured-image-648x262.jpg" class="attachment-edin-featured-image size-edin-featured-image wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://nlmdirector.nlm.nih.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/2023-10-11-Musings-Blog-Open-Access-Week-Lisa-Federer-featured-image-648x262.jpg 648w, https://nlmdirector.nlm.nih.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/2023-10-11-Musings-Blog-Open-Access-Week-Lisa-Federer-featured-image-768x310.jpg 768w, https://nlmdirector.nlm.nih.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/2023-10-11-Musings-Blog-Open-Access-Week-Lisa-Federer-featured-image-1536x621.jpg 1536w, https://nlmdirector.nlm.nih.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/2023-10-11-Musings-Blog-Open-Access-Week-Lisa-Federer-featured-image-1200x485.jpg 1200w, https://nlmdirector.nlm.nih.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/2023-10-11-Musings-Blog-Open-Access-Week-Lisa-Federer-featured-image-475x192.jpg 475w, https://nlmdirector.nlm.nih.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/2023-10-11-Musings-Blog-Open-Access-Week-Lisa-Federer-featured-image.jpg 2000w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 648px) 100vw, 648px" data-attachment-id="11757" data-permalink="https://nlmdirector.nlm.nih.gov/2023/10/11/a-celebration-of-open-access-for-all/2023-10-11-musings-blog-open-access-week-lisa-federer-featured-image/" data-orig-file="https://nlmdirector.nlm.nih.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/2023-10-11-Musings-Blog-Open-Access-Week-Lisa-Federer-featured-image.jpg" data-orig-size="2000,808" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="A Celebration of Open Access for All featured image" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://nlmdirector.nlm.nih.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/2023-10-11-Musings-Blog-Open-Access-Week-Lisa-Federer-featured-image.jpg" data-large-file="https://nlmdirector.nlm.nih.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/2023-10-11-Musings-Blog-Open-Access-Week-Lisa-Federer-featured-image.jpg" /> </a> <div class="entry-content"> <p>Open Access Week raises awareness of open access, fosters discussions about open scholarship, and encourages new ways to promote knowledge sharing. In honor of Open Access Week, let’s dive into some of the ways that NLM supports open access all year long!</p><div class='sharedaddy sd-block sd-like jetpack-likes-widget-wrapper jetpack-likes-widget-unloaded' id='like-post-wrapper-119132960-11753-674761b95dbbe' data-src='https://widgets.wp.com/likes/?ver=14.1-a.7#blog_id=119132960&post_id=11753&origin=nlmdirector.nlm.nih.gov&obj_id=119132960-11753-674761b95dbbe&n=1' data-name='like-post-frame-119132960-11753-674761b95dbbe' data-title='Like or Reblog'><h3 class="sd-title">Like this:</h3><div class='likes-widget-placeholder post-likes-widget-placeholder' style='height: 55px;'><span class='button'><span>Like</span></span> <span class="loading">Loading...</span></div><span class='sd-text-color'></span><a class='sd-link-color'></a></div> </div> <footer class="entry-footer"> <span class="cat-links">Posted in <a href="https://nlmdirector.nlm.nih.gov/category/aboutnlm/" rel="category tag">About NLM</a>, <a 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class="post-11066 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-aboutnlm category-data-sharing category-library-nlm-policy category-research-practices tag-biomedical-research tag-biomedical-research-data tag-comparative-genomics-resource tag-data-sharing tag-data-powered-health tag-equitable-science tag-federally-funded-research tag-genbank tag-guest-post tag-interoperability tag-lisa-federer tag-national-center-for-biotechnology-information tag-national-institutes-of-health tag-national-library-of-medicine tag-ncbi tag-nih tag-nih-comparative-genomics-resource tag-nih-plan-to-enhance-public-access-to-the-results-of-nih-supported-research tag-nlm tag-open-access tag-open-science tag-pmc tag-pubmed-central tag-sequence-read-archive tag-sra tag-white-house-office-of-science-and-technology-policy tag-white-house-office-of-science-and-technology-policy-ostp tag-year-of-open-science"> <header class="entry-header"> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://nlmdirector.nlm.nih.gov/2023/07/26/a-year-of-open-science-a-lifetime-commitment-for-nlm/" rel="bookmark">A Year of Open Science, A Lifetime Commitment for NLM</a></h2> <div class="entry-meta"> <span class="posted-on">Posted on <a href="https://nlmdirector.nlm.nih.gov/2023/07/26/a-year-of-open-science-a-lifetime-commitment-for-nlm/" rel="bookmark"><time class="entry-date published" datetime="2023-07-26T11:00:00-04:00">July 26, 2023</time><time class="updated" datetime="2023-07-26T11:41:54-04:00">July 26, 2023</time></a></span><span class="byline"> by <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://nlmdirector.nlm.nih.gov/author/nlmguestauthor/">Guest Author</a></span></span> </div> </header> <a class="post-thumbnail" href="https://nlmdirector.nlm.nih.gov/2023/07/26/a-year-of-open-science-a-lifetime-commitment-for-nlm/"> <img width="648" height="262" src="https://nlmdirector.nlm.nih.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/MicrosoftTeams-image-1-648x262.jpg" class="attachment-edin-featured-image size-edin-featured-image wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://nlmdirector.nlm.nih.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/MicrosoftTeams-image-1-648x262.jpg 648w, https://nlmdirector.nlm.nih.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/MicrosoftTeams-image-1-768x310.jpg 768w, https://nlmdirector.nlm.nih.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/MicrosoftTeams-image-1-1536x621.jpg 1536w, https://nlmdirector.nlm.nih.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/MicrosoftTeams-image-1-1200x485.jpg 1200w, https://nlmdirector.nlm.nih.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/MicrosoftTeams-image-1-475x192.jpg 475w, https://nlmdirector.nlm.nih.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/MicrosoftTeams-image-1.jpg 2000w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 648px) 100vw, 648px" data-attachment-id="11146" data-permalink="https://nlmdirector.nlm.nih.gov/2023/07/26/a-year-of-open-science-a-lifetime-commitment-for-nlm/microsoftteams-image-1-2/" data-orig-file="https://nlmdirector.nlm.nih.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/MicrosoftTeams-image-1.jpg" data-orig-size="2000,808" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="A Year of Open Science, A Lifetime Commitment for NLM featured image" data-image-description="<p>Featured image for the introductory post for A Year of Open Science. On the left is an open book lying down on its red hardback cover. The pages are “flipping” in midair. Above the book are geometric shapes with decorative icons representing science, including a wind turbine, a rocket ship, a Rod of Asclepius (the single-snake symbol for healing and medical arts), and a nucleus. Under the book is a short blue banner and white text that says “A Year of Open Science.” Behind these elements is a photo of the NLM building with a partially transparent navy blue overlay.</p> " data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://nlmdirector.nlm.nih.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/MicrosoftTeams-image-1.jpg" data-large-file="https://nlmdirector.nlm.nih.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/MicrosoftTeams-image-1.jpg" /> </a> <div class="entry-content"> <p>"You might be thinking that providing access to research products and processes sounds a lot like what NLM does," writes Dr. Lisa Federer in this week's blog, "and you’d be right!" Learn how NLM advances open science, a concept at the heart of what NLM has been doing since its founding nearly 200 years ago.</p><div class='sharedaddy sd-block sd-like jetpack-likes-widget-wrapper jetpack-likes-widget-unloaded' id='like-post-wrapper-119132960-11066-674761b96111c' data-src='https://widgets.wp.com/likes/?ver=14.1-a.7#blog_id=119132960&post_id=11066&origin=nlmdirector.nlm.nih.gov&obj_id=119132960-11066-674761b96111c&n=1' data-name='like-post-frame-119132960-11066-674761b96111c' data-title='Like or Reblog'><h3 class="sd-title">Like this:</h3><div class='likes-widget-placeholder post-likes-widget-placeholder' style='height: 55px;'><span class='button'><span>Like</span></span> <span class="loading">Loading...</span></div><span class='sd-text-color'></span><a class='sd-link-color'></a></div> </div> <footer class="entry-footer"> <span class="cat-links">Posted in <a href="https://nlmdirector.nlm.nih.gov/category/aboutnlm/" rel="category tag">About NLM</a>, <a 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tag-national-library-of-medicine tag-nih tag-nlm"> <header class="entry-header"> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://nlmdirector.nlm.nih.gov/2023/07/05/using-data-to-drive-innovation-at-nlm/" rel="bookmark">Using Data to Drive Innovation at NLM</a></h2> <div class="entry-meta"> <span class="posted-on">Posted on <a href="https://nlmdirector.nlm.nih.gov/2023/07/05/using-data-to-drive-innovation-at-nlm/" rel="bookmark"><time class="entry-date published" datetime="2023-07-05T11:00:00-04:00">July 5, 2023</time><time class="updated" datetime="2023-07-26T11:28:31-04:00">July 26, 2023</time></a></span><span class="byline"> by <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://nlmdirector.nlm.nih.gov/author/nlmguestauthor/">Guest Author</a></span></span> </div> </header> <a class="post-thumbnail" href="https://nlmdirector.nlm.nih.gov/2023/07/05/using-data-to-drive-innovation-at-nlm/"> <img width="648" height="262" src="https://nlmdirector.nlm.nih.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/evidence_based_research_1-648x262.jpg" class="attachment-edin-featured-image size-edin-featured-image wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://nlmdirector.nlm.nih.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/evidence_based_research_1-648x262.jpg 648w, https://nlmdirector.nlm.nih.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/evidence_based_research_1-768x310.jpg 768w, https://nlmdirector.nlm.nih.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/evidence_based_research_1-1536x621.jpg 1536w, https://nlmdirector.nlm.nih.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/evidence_based_research_1-1200x485.jpg 1200w, https://nlmdirector.nlm.nih.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/evidence_based_research_1-475x192.jpg 475w, https://nlmdirector.nlm.nih.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/evidence_based_research_1.jpg 2000w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 648px) 100vw, 648px" data-attachment-id="10893" data-permalink="https://nlmdirector.nlm.nih.gov/2023/07/05/using-data-to-drive-innovation-at-nlm/evidence_based_research_1/" data-orig-file="https://nlmdirector.nlm.nih.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/evidence_based_research_1.jpg" data-orig-size="2000,808" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="Using Data to Drive Innovation at NLM featured image" data-image-description="<p>Image of the NLM building at the end of a stretch of road in perspective. The road has an arrow that points toward the NLM building. On either side of the road is green grass. Beyond the road is a skyline with a setting sun and orange and blue sky.</p> " data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://nlmdirector.nlm.nih.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/evidence_based_research_1.jpg" data-large-file="https://nlmdirector.nlm.nih.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/evidence_based_research_1.jpg" /> </a> <div class="entry-content"> <p>Beyond the vast portfolio of products and services that NLM provides (‘what’), how do we seek to identify impact and benefit to the American people (‘so what’)? And in the face of observed outcomes and impacts (the results and effects of our products, services, and research), what should we do next? How do we learn from the data and information about our efforts to advance excellence and innovation at NLM (‘now what’)?</p><div class='sharedaddy sd-block sd-like jetpack-likes-widget-wrapper jetpack-likes-widget-unloaded' id='like-post-wrapper-119132960-10846-674761b963f47' data-src='https://widgets.wp.com/likes/?ver=14.1-a.7#blog_id=119132960&post_id=10846&origin=nlmdirector.nlm.nih.gov&obj_id=119132960-10846-674761b963f47&n=1' data-name='like-post-frame-119132960-10846-674761b963f47' data-title='Like or Reblog'><h3 class="sd-title">Like this:</h3><div class='likes-widget-placeholder post-likes-widget-placeholder' style='height: 55px;'><span class='button'><span>Like</span></span> <span class="loading">Loading...</span></div><span class='sd-text-color'></span><a class='sd-link-color'></a></div> </div> <footer class="entry-footer"> <span class="cat-links">Posted in <a href="https://nlmdirector.nlm.nih.gov/category/aboutnlm/" rel="category tag">About NLM</a>, <a 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href="https://nlmdirector.nlm.nih.gov/2022/12/07/anticipating-a-future-we-never-anticipated/" rel="bookmark">Anticipating a Future We Never Anticipated</a></h2> <div class="entry-meta"> <span class="posted-on">Posted on <a href="https://nlmdirector.nlm.nih.gov/2022/12/07/anticipating-a-future-we-never-anticipated/" rel="bookmark"><time class="entry-date published" datetime="2022-12-07T11:00:00-05:00">December 7, 2022</time><time class="updated" datetime="2022-12-29T13:04:08-05:00">December 29, 2022</time></a></span><span class="byline"> by <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://nlmdirector.nlm.nih.gov/author/directornlm/">Patti Brennan</a></span></span> </div> </header> <a class="post-thumbnail" href="https://nlmdirector.nlm.nih.gov/2022/12/07/anticipating-a-future-we-never-anticipated/"> <img width="648" height="262" src="https://nlmdirector.nlm.nih.gov/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/anticipating_the_unexpected_3a.jpg" class="attachment-edin-featured-image size-edin-featured-image wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://nlmdirector.nlm.nih.gov/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/anticipating_the_unexpected_3a.jpg 2000w, https://nlmdirector.nlm.nih.gov/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/anticipating_the_unexpected_3a-400x162.jpg 400w, https://nlmdirector.nlm.nih.gov/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/anticipating_the_unexpected_3a-1024x414.jpg 1024w, https://nlmdirector.nlm.nih.gov/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/anticipating_the_unexpected_3a-200x81.jpg 200w, https://nlmdirector.nlm.nih.gov/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/anticipating_the_unexpected_3a-768x310.jpg 768w, https://nlmdirector.nlm.nih.gov/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/anticipating_the_unexpected_3a-1536x621.jpg 1536w, https://nlmdirector.nlm.nih.gov/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/anticipating_the_unexpected_3a-1200x485.jpg 1200w, https://nlmdirector.nlm.nih.gov/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/anticipating_the_unexpected_3a-866x350.jpg 866w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 648px) 100vw, 648px" data-attachment-id="7573" data-permalink="https://nlmdirector.nlm.nih.gov/2022/12/07/anticipating-a-future-we-never-anticipated/anticipating_the_unexpected_3a/" data-orig-file="https://nlmdirector.nlm.nih.gov/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/anticipating_the_unexpected_3a.jpg" data-orig-size="2000,808" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="anticipating_the_unexpected_3a" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://nlmdirector.nlm.nih.gov/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/anticipating_the_unexpected_3a-400x162.jpg" data-large-file="https://nlmdirector.nlm.nih.gov/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/anticipating_the_unexpected_3a-1024x414.jpg" /> </a> <div class="entry-content"> <p>During the summer of 2017, my first summer as Director of the National Library of Medicine, Joyce Backus—our then-NLM Associate Director for Library Operations (ADLO)—approached me with a wild idea: “How about we engage an architectural firm to guide renovations of our library space?” Joyce was a forward-thinking ADLO and had already done much to … <a href="https://nlmdirector.nlm.nih.gov/2022/12/07/anticipating-a-future-we-never-anticipated/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">Anticipating a Future We Never Anticipated</span></a></p><div class='sharedaddy sd-block sd-like jetpack-likes-widget-wrapper jetpack-likes-widget-unloaded' id='like-post-wrapper-119132960-7570-674761b9664bb' data-src='https://widgets.wp.com/likes/?ver=14.1-a.7#blog_id=119132960&post_id=7570&origin=nlmdirector.nlm.nih.gov&obj_id=119132960-7570-674761b9664bb&n=1' data-name='like-post-frame-119132960-7570-674761b9664bb' data-title='Like or Reblog'><h3 class="sd-title">Like this:</h3><div class='likes-widget-placeholder post-likes-widget-placeholder' style='height: 55px;'><span 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tag-worlds-largest-biomedical-library"> <header class="entry-header"> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://nlmdirector.nlm.nih.gov/2022/10/19/nlms-library-operations-is-reimagining-to-better-serve-you/" rel="bookmark">NLM’s Library Operations is Reimagining to Better Serve You</a></h2> <div class="entry-meta"> <span class="posted-on">Posted on <a href="https://nlmdirector.nlm.nih.gov/2022/10/19/nlms-library-operations-is-reimagining-to-better-serve-you/" rel="bookmark"><time class="entry-date published" datetime="2022-10-19T11:00:00-04:00">October 19, 2022</time><time class="updated" datetime="2023-01-19T09:42:44-05:00">January 19, 2023</time></a></span><span class="byline"> by <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://nlmdirector.nlm.nih.gov/author/nlmguestauthor/">Guest Author</a></span></span> </div> </header> <a class="post-thumbnail" href="https://nlmdirector.nlm.nih.gov/2022/10/19/nlms-library-operations-is-reimagining-to-better-serve-you/"> <img width="648" height="262" src="https://nlmdirector.nlm.nih.gov/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/LO_15-year_plan_3.jpg" class="attachment-edin-featured-image size-edin-featured-image wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://nlmdirector.nlm.nih.gov/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/LO_15-year_plan_3.jpg 2000w, https://nlmdirector.nlm.nih.gov/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/LO_15-year_plan_3-400x162.jpg 400w, https://nlmdirector.nlm.nih.gov/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/LO_15-year_plan_3-1024x414.jpg 1024w, https://nlmdirector.nlm.nih.gov/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/LO_15-year_plan_3-200x81.jpg 200w, https://nlmdirector.nlm.nih.gov/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/LO_15-year_plan_3-768x310.jpg 768w, https://nlmdirector.nlm.nih.gov/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/LO_15-year_plan_3-1536x621.jpg 1536w, https://nlmdirector.nlm.nih.gov/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/LO_15-year_plan_3-1200x485.jpg 1200w, https://nlmdirector.nlm.nih.gov/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/LO_15-year_plan_3-866x350.jpg 866w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 648px) 100vw, 648px" data-attachment-id="7388" data-permalink="https://nlmdirector.nlm.nih.gov/2022/10/19/nlms-library-operations-is-reimagining-to-better-serve-you/lo_15-year_plan_3/" data-orig-file="https://nlmdirector.nlm.nih.gov/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/LO_15-year_plan_3.jpg" data-orig-size="2000,808" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="LO_15-year_plan_3" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://nlmdirector.nlm.nih.gov/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/LO_15-year_plan_3-400x162.jpg" data-large-file="https://nlmdirector.nlm.nih.gov/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/LO_15-year_plan_3-1024x414.jpg" /> </a> <div class="entry-content"> <p>This blog was authored by staff who serve on the National Library of Medicine (NLM) Library Operations (LO) Strategies Working Group.NLM is nearing its 200th anniversary in 2036, and NLM’s Library Operations (LO) is reflecting on its continuing mandate to acquire, organize, preserve, and disseminate biomedical information. LO is one of NLM’s largest divisions and … <a href="https://nlmdirector.nlm.nih.gov/2022/10/19/nlms-library-operations-is-reimagining-to-better-serve-you/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">NLM’s Library Operations is Reimagining to Better Serve You</span></a></p><div class='sharedaddy sd-block sd-like jetpack-likes-widget-wrapper jetpack-likes-widget-unloaded' id='like-post-wrapper-119132960-7376-674761b96a2c9' data-src='https://widgets.wp.com/likes/?ver=14.1-a.7#blog_id=119132960&post_id=7376&origin=nlmdirector.nlm.nih.gov&obj_id=119132960-7376-674761b96a2c9&n=1' data-name='like-post-frame-119132960-7376-674761b96a2c9' data-title='Like or Reblog'><h3 class="sd-title">Like this:</h3><div class='likes-widget-placeholder post-likes-widget-placeholder' style='height: 55px;'><span class='button'><span>Like</span></span> <span class="loading">Loading...</span></div><span class='sd-text-color'></span><a class='sd-link-color'></a></div> </div> <footer class="entry-footer"> <span class="cat-links">Posted in <a href="https://nlmdirector.nlm.nih.gov/category/aboutnlm/" rel="category tag">About NLM</a>, <a href="https://nlmdirector.nlm.nih.gov/category/library-nlm-policy/" rel="category tag">Library (NLM) Policy</a>, <a href="https://nlmdirector.nlm.nih.gov/category/practices/nlm-practices/" rel="category tag">NLM Practices</a></span><span class="tags-links">Tagged <a href="https://nlmdirector.nlm.nih.gov/tag/200th-anniversary/" rel="tag">200th anniversary</a>, <a href="https://nlmdirector.nlm.nih.gov/tag/3cs/" rel="tag">3Cs</a>, <a href="https://nlmdirector.nlm.nih.gov/tag/about-nlm/" rel="tag">About NLM</a>, <a href="https://nlmdirector.nlm.nih.gov/tag/amanda-j-wilson/" rel="tag">Amanda J. 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Lindberg, M.D., which took place on September 1, 2022. Watch a recording of the event here. <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QTDPTxjL6oc&t=10617s" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QTDPTxjL6oc&t=10617s</a> I had the great fortune of becoming the director of the National Library of Medicine immediately following … <a href="https://nlmdirector.nlm.nih.gov/2022/09/07/when-you-stand-on-the-shoulders-of-a-giant-what-do-you-see/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">When You Stand on the Shoulders of a Giant, What Do You See?</span></a></p><div class='sharedaddy sd-block sd-like jetpack-likes-widget-wrapper jetpack-likes-widget-unloaded' id='like-post-wrapper-119132960-7202-674761b96cdc6' data-src='https://widgets.wp.com/likes/?ver=14.1-a.7#blog_id=119132960&post_id=7202&origin=nlmdirector.nlm.nih.gov&obj_id=119132960-7202-674761b96cdc6&n=1' data-name='like-post-frame-119132960-7202-674761b96cdc6' data-title='Like or Reblog'><h3 class="sd-title">Like this:</h3><div class='likes-widget-placeholder post-likes-widget-placeholder' style='height: 55px;'><span class='button'><span>Like</span></span> <span class="loading">Loading...</span></div><span class='sd-text-color'></span><a class='sd-link-color'></a></div> </div> <footer class="entry-footer"> <span class="cat-links">Posted in <a href="https://nlmdirector.nlm.nih.gov/category/aboutnlm/" rel="category tag">About NLM</a>, <a href="https://nlmdirector.nlm.nih.gov/category/library-nlm-policy/" rel="category tag">Library (NLM) Policy</a>, <a href="https://nlmdirector.nlm.nih.gov/category/practices/nlm-practices/" rel="category tag">NLM Practices</a>, <a href="https://nlmdirector.nlm.nih.gov/category/nlm-services/" rel="category tag">NLM Services</a>, <a href="https://nlmdirector.nlm.nih.gov/category/nlm-services/pubmed/" rel="category tag">PubMed</a></span><span class="tags-links">Tagged <a href="https://nlmdirector.nlm.nih.gov/tag/about-nlm/" rel="tag">About NLM</a>, <a href="https://nlmdirector.nlm.nih.gov/tag/donald-a-b-lindberg/" rel="tag">Donald A.B. 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tag-pubmed-data-management tag-self-care"> <header class="entry-header"> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://nlmdirector.nlm.nih.gov/2022/06/29/the-next-normal-supporting-biomedical-discovery-clinical-practice-and-self-care/" rel="bookmark">The Next Normal: Supporting Biomedical Discovery, Clinical Practice, and Self-Care</a></h2> <div class="entry-meta"> <span class="posted-on">Posted on <a href="https://nlmdirector.nlm.nih.gov/2022/06/29/the-next-normal-supporting-biomedical-discovery-clinical-practice-and-self-care/" rel="bookmark"><time class="entry-date published" datetime="2022-06-29T11:00:00-04:00">June 29, 2022</time><time class="updated" datetime="2022-12-29T16:16:28-05:00">December 29, 2022</time></a></span><span class="byline"> by <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://nlmdirector.nlm.nih.gov/author/directornlm/">Patti Brennan</a></span></span> </div> </header> <a class="post-thumbnail" href="https://nlmdirector.nlm.nih.gov/2022/06/29/the-next-normal-supporting-biomedical-discovery-clinical-practice-and-self-care/"> <img width="648" height="262" src="https://nlmdirector.nlm.nih.gov/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/preparing_for_next_normal_3_no_text.jpg" class="attachment-edin-featured-image size-edin-featured-image wp-post-image" alt="coronavirus pixels with earth behind" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://nlmdirector.nlm.nih.gov/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/preparing_for_next_normal_3_no_text.jpg 2000w, https://nlmdirector.nlm.nih.gov/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/preparing_for_next_normal_3_no_text-400x162.jpg 400w, https://nlmdirector.nlm.nih.gov/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/preparing_for_next_normal_3_no_text-1024x414.jpg 1024w, https://nlmdirector.nlm.nih.gov/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/preparing_for_next_normal_3_no_text-200x81.jpg 200w, https://nlmdirector.nlm.nih.gov/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/preparing_for_next_normal_3_no_text-768x310.jpg 768w, 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data-image-title="preparing_for_next_normal_3_no_text" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://nlmdirector.nlm.nih.gov/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/preparing_for_next_normal_3_no_text-400x162.jpg" data-large-file="https://nlmdirector.nlm.nih.gov/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/preparing_for_next_normal_3_no_text-1024x414.jpg" /> </a> <div class="entry-content"> <p>As we start year three of the COVID-19 pandemic, it’s time for NLM to take stock of the parts of our past that will support the next normal and what we might need to change as we continue to fulfill our mission to acquire, collect, preserve, and disseminate biomedical literature to the world. 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status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-aboutnlm category-artificial-intelligence category-big-data category-biomedical-informatics category-data-sharing category-library-nlm-policy category-pubmed"> <header class="entry-header"> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://nlmdirector.nlm.nih.gov/2022/06/01/we-cant-go-it-alone/" rel="bookmark">We Can’t Go It Alone!</a></h2> <div class="entry-meta"> <span class="posted-on">Posted on <a href="https://nlmdirector.nlm.nih.gov/2022/06/01/we-cant-go-it-alone/" rel="bookmark"><time class="entry-date published" datetime="2022-06-01T11:00:00-04:00">June 1, 2022</time><time class="updated" datetime="2022-12-30T09:40:03-05:00">December 30, 2022</time></a></span><span class="byline"> by <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://nlmdirector.nlm.nih.gov/author/directornlm/">Patti Brennan</a></span></span> </div> </header> <a class="post-thumbnail" 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NISO espouses a wonderful vision: “. . . a world where all can benefit from the unfettered exchange of information.” As the Director of the National Library of Medicine (NLM), this is music to my ears. 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