• FNLM Receives Award for “Distinguished Public Service” from the Medical Library Association

    FNLM Receives Award for “Distinguished Public Service” from the Medical Library Association

    The Friends of the National Library of Medicine received the Distinguished Publish Service Award from the Medical Library Association on May 16th, at the MLA 2011 Conference. Dr. Donald King, chairman of the FNLM Board of Directors, accepted the award… [ read more ]

  • Resolutions of Appreciation

    Resolutions of Appreciation

    The Board of Regents of the National Library of Medicine (NLM) recently honored Dr. Donald King and the late Paul Rogers for their contributions. The Resolutions of Appreciation detail the illustrious careers of both men and the support they offered the… [ read more ]

  • Friends’ Chairman—”Mr. Health”—a Champion For Medical Research

    Friends’ Chairman—”Mr. Health”—a Champion For Medical Research

    Paul G. Rogers, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Friends of the National Library of Medicine (FNLM), died October 13 while recuperating from surgery for lung cancer. As a Congressman from Florida for 24 years, and in so many… [ read more ]

  • Weekly Podcast of Pertinent Medical Topics

    Weekly Podcast of Pertinent Medical Topics

    The Director of the National Library of Medicine (NLM), Dr. Donald A.B. Lindberg, with the help of Dr. Rob Logan, has initiated a weekly podcast of pertinent medical topics related to NIH research programs. The topic last week was a… [ read more ]

  • HapMap Sequencing

    HapMap Sequencing

    Following the successful completion of the sequence of the Genome by the NIH’s National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI), Celera Genomics, and a consortium of hundreds of investigators in scores of laboratories throughout the world, the NHGRI initiated a new… [ read more ]

  • Sandra Franklin chosen as Janet Doe Lecturer for 2021

    Sandra Franklin chosen as Janet Doe Lecturer for 2021

    Please join us in congratulating Sandra G. Franklin, Director of the Woodruff Health Sciences Center Library, for being chosen as the Janet Doe Lecturer for the 2021 Medical Library Association (MLA) Annual Meeting in Washington, DC. This lecture is “awarded to individuals for… [ read more ]