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Jul
08
We will still host Midday at the Oasis, on an as-needed basis when we identify great content to share that may be specific to our region or not fit into the series created with our colleagues. We welcome suggestions for content that you would like to see or present.
Posted in: Announcements, Consumer Health, Data, Outreach, Public Health, Technology, Training
May
19
In this post, NLM Director Dr. Patti Brennan highlights the many investments that NLM is making with $10 million in emergency funding received as part of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act.
Posted in: Announcements, Data, Electronic Health Records, Emergency Preparedness and Response, Funding, NLM Products, Public Health, PubMed
Apr
29
Tags: National Center for Biotechnology Information, NCBI
With the retirement of Dr. James (Jim) Ostell, Stephen Sherry, PhD, has been named Acting Director of NLM’s National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) effective March 31, 2020.
Posted in: Announcements, Data, General, NLM Products, PubMed, Technology
Apr
20
Tags: COVID19, Text Retrieval Conference, TREC
Using the successful, long-running program of expert engagement and technology assessment called the Text Retrieval Conference (TREC) to the COVID-19 Open Research Dataset (CORD-19), the U.S. Department of Commerce’s National Institute of Standards and Technology and the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy have launched a joint effort to support the development of search engines for research that will help in the fight against COVID-19.
Posted in: Announcements, Data, Emergency Preparedness and Response, Public Health
Mar
24
Tags: coronavirus pandemic, Genbank, PubMed Central, Sequence Read Archive
NLM is working on multiple fronts to improve researchers’ understanding of SARS-CoV-2 (the virus that causes the novel coronavirus) and aid in the response to COVID-19 (the disease caused by the novel coronavirus). By enhancing access to relevant data and information through its many resources, including PubMed Central, Genbank, ClinicalTrials.gov, and PubMed, NLM is demonstrating how libraries can contribute in real time to research and response efforts during this crisis.
Posted in: Advocacy, Data, Document Delivery, Emergency Preparedness and Response, NLM Products, Public Health, PubMed
