The Internet Tidal Wave -- Then and Now
"The Internet Tidal Wave" was the subject of a memorandum delivered to Microsoft executives and other staff by Bill Gates fifteen years ago today, on May 26, 1995. The memo is supplied in its entirety...
View ArticleWinner of 2010 McLendon-Thomas Award in the History of Medicine
Chailee Mann-Stadt, a third-year MD student in the UNC School of Medicine, is the winner of the third annual McLendon-Thomas Award in the History of Medicine. Sponsored by the Bullitt History of...
View ArticleBeyond Impact Factor: Panel & Discussion
Beyond Impact Factor: Understanding & Supporting Scholarly Work in the New AcademyWednesday, June 9, 2010, 9am-12:30pmPleasants Family Assembly Room, Wilson Library, UNCThe UNC Libraries' Scholarly...
View ArticleStudy of Open Access Publishing Project
A survey is being conducted by the Study of Open Access Publishing (SOAP) project, financed by the European Commission. The study is investigating publishing practices and attitudes towards Open Access...
View ArticleNorth Carolina Digital Heritage Center
The North Carolina Digital Heritage Center is a new, statewide digitization and digital publishing program housed in the North Carolina Collection at UNC-Chapel Hill. The Center operates in conjunction...
View ArticleEdward G. Holley, National Library Leader, Dies at 83
One of the most outstanding leaders in 20th century American librarianship, Dr. Edward G. Holley, died peacefully Thursday, February 18 in Durham, North Carolina. A highly respected dean and professor...
View ArticlePhysicians' Lives in the Shenandoah Valley
The National Library of Medicine's Archives and Modern Manuscripts Program (AMMP) in the History of Medicine Division is pleased to announce the launch of a new digital texts site, Physicians' Lives in...
View ArticleThe Internet Archive Book Drive
The Internet Archive has been scanning books for some years now, and we're always looking for more. In addition to 1,000,000+ eBooks available to anyone available through Open Library, we've announced...
View ArticleResources for Oil Spill Disasters and Health
As part of its Disaster Information Management Research Center, the National Library of Medicine provides access to disaster management information resources, projects, and programs. One of its newest...
View Article2010 North Carolina Book Awards
The North Carolina Literary and Historical Association (NCLHA), established in 1900, has issued a call for entries for the 2010 North Carolina Book Awards. Several different competitions are now open,...
View ArticleFive Centuries of North Carolina Maps Now Online
More than 3,200 historic maps of North Carolina are now available online as part of the digital North Carolina Maps project, set to be completed June 30, 2010Visitors to the North Carolina Maps site...
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UNC Health Sciences Library Awarded Digitization Grant
Special Collections at UNC Health Sciences Library has recently been awarded $42,675 for year two of a three-year NC ECHO digitization grant project for the creation of the North Carolina History of...
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HSL Special Collections and Social Media
:: Special Collections at UNC Health Sciences Library— Special Collections Website— About Special Collections— Exhibitions— Digital Collections— Historical Collections— Archival Collections— Oral...
View ArticleGuide to the History of Medicine and the Health Sciences
A guide to selected resources in the history of medicine and the health sciences is available at the Special Collections web site at UNC Health Sciences Library; a PDF version is also available for...
View ArticleCall for Papers: American Association for the History of Medicine
The American Association for the History of Medicineinvites submissions in any area of medical history for its 84th annual meeting, to be held in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania April 28 through May 1,...
View ArticleCall for Papers: Southern Association for the History of Medicine and Science
The Southern Association for the History of Medicine and Science (SAHMS) invites paper proposals for its thirteenth annual meeting on March 4-5, 2011, at the famous Peabody Hotel in Memphis, Tennessee,...
View ArticleThe Future of the History of Medicine Conference
The Wellcome Centre for the History of Medicine is hosting a three-day international conference on The Future of the History of Medicine from July 15-17, 2010. The scope, breadth, and viability of the...
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An Odyssey of Knowledge: A New Online Exhibition from the National Library of...
"An Odyssey of Knowledge: Medieval Manuscripts and Early Printed Books from the National Library of Medicine," is a new online exhibition at the National Library of Medicine by visiting curator Dr....
View ArticleCall for Papers: Southern Association for the History of Medicine and Science
The Southern Association for the History of Medicine and Science (SAHMS) invites paper proposals for its thirteenth annual meeting on March 4-5, 2011, at the famous Peabody Hotel in Memphis, Tennessee,...
View ArticleTruman G. Blocker, Jr. History of Medicine Fellowship
The Moody Medical Library of the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston is pleased to offer the Truman G. Blocker, Jr. Fellowship to support research related to the history of medicine...
View ArticleNew Curator for Duke History of Medicine Collections
Rachel C. Ingold has been appointed the new Curator for the History of Medicine Collections at Duke University Medical Center Library. She will start September 1, 2010. The previous Curator, Suzanne...
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"The Gross Clinic" Restored and on Exhibition
"An Eakins Masterpiece Restored: Seeing The Gross Clinic Anew" is an exhibition currently on display at the Philadelphia Museum of Art that will run through January 9, 2011. It features Thomas Eakins'...
View ArticleNew Consortium for History of Medicine Finding Aids
The History of Medicine Division of the National Library of Medicine (NLM) is pleased to announce the release of its prototype History of Medicine Finding Aids Consortium, a search-and-discovery tool...
View ArticleAsk a Curator Day
September 1, 2010 is "Ask a Curator Day," a one-time worldwide Question & Answer event on Twitter. Modelled on the successful Follow a Museum event on February 1, 2010, users of Twitter can post...
View ArticleThe Common Curator Launches
The Common Curator blog has recently superseded the Carolina Curator, which was previously cited by OnlineUniversities.com as one of the "100 Best Curator and Museum Blogs." After approximately 220...
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