From cards to computers: the National Library of Medicine and the transmission of medical knowledge.
The National Library of Medicine (NLM) is the world's largest medical Library. Its collections total some 6 million items and NLM also sponsors a variety of key databases in the medical field. This article traces the history and the strategies of the Library from the origins until today.
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