Author: National Library of Medicine (U.S.)
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Medicine
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
First multi-year cumulation covers six years: 1965-70.
U.S. National Library of Medicine
Author: Jeffrey S. Reznick
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 1439661316
Category : Photography
Languages : en
Pages : 128
Book Description
The US National Library of Medicine, on the campus of the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, Maryland, has been a center of information innovation since its beginnings in the early 19th century. The world's largest medical library and a federal government agency, it maintains and makes publicly available a diverse and world-renowned collection of materials dating from the 11th to the 21st centuries, and it produces a variety of electronic resources that millions of people around the globe search billions of times each year. The library also supports and conducts research, development, and training in biomedical informatics and health information technology, and it coordinates the National Network of Libraries of Medicine that promotes and provides access to health information in communities across the United States. As the library anticipates its third century of public service, this book offers a visual history of its development from its earliest days through the late 20th century, as the institution has involved generations of visionary leaders and dedicated individuals who experienced the American Civil War, the world wars, the Cold War, and the dawn of the information age.
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 1439661316
Category : Photography
Languages : en
Pages : 128
Book Description
The US National Library of Medicine, on the campus of the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, Maryland, has been a center of information innovation since its beginnings in the early 19th century. The world's largest medical library and a federal government agency, it maintains and makes publicly available a diverse and world-renowned collection of materials dating from the 11th to the 21st centuries, and it produces a variety of electronic resources that millions of people around the globe search billions of times each year. The library also supports and conducts research, development, and training in biomedical informatics and health information technology, and it coordinates the National Network of Libraries of Medicine that promotes and provides access to health information in communities across the United States. As the library anticipates its third century of public service, this book offers a visual history of its development from its earliest days through the late 20th century, as the institution has involved generations of visionary leaders and dedicated individuals who experienced the American Civil War, the world wars, the Cold War, and the dawn of the information age.
The Public Library Magazine
Author: St. Louis Public Library
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Public libraries
Languages : en
Pages : 516
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Public libraries
Languages : en
Pages : 516
Book Description
Embedded Dreams
Author: Richard Schaub
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781575535685
Category : American poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 242
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781575535685
Category : American poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 242
Book Description
Hidden Treasure
Author: Michael Sappol
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780922233427
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
"This spectacular illustrated book showcases rare, beautiful, idiosyncratic, and sometimes surprising works in the National Library of Medicine, the world's largest medical library. From thirteenth-century manuscripts to extravagant anatomical atlases to silent movies, pamphlets, magic lantern slides, stereograph cards, and much, much more, each item featured is a remarkable hidden treasure."--Jacket.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780922233427
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
"This spectacular illustrated book showcases rare, beautiful, idiosyncratic, and sometimes surprising works in the National Library of Medicine, the world's largest medical library. From thirteenth-century manuscripts to extravagant anatomical atlases to silent movies, pamphlets, magic lantern slides, stereograph cards, and much, much more, each item featured is a remarkable hidden treasure."--Jacket.
Guide to Federal Records in the National Archives of the United States: Record groups 171-515
Author: United States. National Archives and Records Administration
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Government publications
Languages : en
Pages : 930
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Government publications
Languages : en
Pages : 930
Book Description
Mountains
Author: Alasdair McGregor
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780642279644
Category : Australia
Languages : en
Pages : 268
Book Description
On Australia's mountains, the great sagas of the earth from its earliest days are inscribed for those who care to look closely. Alasdair McGregor traces the rise and fall of the Australian continent, from mountains of ice and fire to those of iron and those with their heads in the clouds. An expansive contemplation of natural, geological and social history, McGregor's account defies Australia's reputation as the flattest continent on earth, illuminating the landscape in all its breathtaking height and glory. Australian mountaineer Greg Mortimer describes his own long connection with mountains big and small, and his particular affection for the ancient peaks of Australia.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780642279644
Category : Australia
Languages : en
Pages : 268
Book Description
On Australia's mountains, the great sagas of the earth from its earliest days are inscribed for those who care to look closely. Alasdair McGregor traces the rise and fall of the Australian continent, from mountains of ice and fire to those of iron and those with their heads in the clouds. An expansive contemplation of natural, geological and social history, McGregor's account defies Australia's reputation as the flattest continent on earth, illuminating the landscape in all its breathtaking height and glory. Australian mountaineer Greg Mortimer describes his own long connection with mountains big and small, and his particular affection for the ancient peaks of Australia.
The Last Dragon
Author: Charles Massy
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780642279729
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Age range 7+ Beneath the western mountains, on the open plains of the high Monaro where the skies are blue and big, there lived a little dragon lizard. Timpo is the smartest, best-disguised lizard in Narrawallee, the Big Grass Country. Wolfie the spider is his good friend, but there are no other dragon lizards and he is lonely for his own kind. Timpo and Wolfie embark on a journey to discover if Timpo is indeed the last dragon left in the valley. Through a landscape of grassland, granite boulders, shiny snow gums, and shady creeks they search, encountering new friends but also facing grave danger. Wolfie must return home with her spiderlings, but Timpo trudges on ... will he ever find another dragon lizard? Featuring stunning artwork in ink and graphite by artist Mandy Foot, and an author's essay on the Monaro Grassland Earless Dragon and its grassland habitat, this is a book that will have crossover appeal as a gift book for adults.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780642279729
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Age range 7+ Beneath the western mountains, on the open plains of the high Monaro where the skies are blue and big, there lived a little dragon lizard. Timpo is the smartest, best-disguised lizard in Narrawallee, the Big Grass Country. Wolfie the spider is his good friend, but there are no other dragon lizards and he is lonely for his own kind. Timpo and Wolfie embark on a journey to discover if Timpo is indeed the last dragon left in the valley. Through a landscape of grassland, granite boulders, shiny snow gums, and shady creeks they search, encountering new friends but also facing grave danger. Wolfie must return home with her spiderlings, but Timpo trudges on ... will he ever find another dragon lizard? Featuring stunning artwork in ink and graphite by artist Mandy Foot, and an author's essay on the Monaro Grassland Earless Dragon and its grassland habitat, this is a book that will have crossover appeal as a gift book for adults.
National Library of Medicine Current Catalog
Author: National Library of Medicine (U.S.)
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Medicine
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
First multi-year cumulation covers six years: 1965-70.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Medicine
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
First multi-year cumulation covers six years: 1965-70.
Wiradjuri Country
Author: Larry Brandy
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780642279866
Category : Aboriginal Australians
Languages : en
Pages : 91
Book Description
The Wiradjuri are the people of the three bila (rivers) and their nguram-bang (Country) is the second largest in Australia. Come with Uncle Larry Brandy on an enlightening journey through his Country's rivers, woodlands, grasslands and rocky outcrops, as well as the murri-yang (sky world).This is a unique book combining language, culture, Indigenous history and storytelling, written by a Wiradjuri author.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780642279866
Category : Aboriginal Australians
Languages : en
Pages : 91
Book Description
The Wiradjuri are the people of the three bila (rivers) and their nguram-bang (Country) is the second largest in Australia. Come with Uncle Larry Brandy on an enlightening journey through his Country's rivers, woodlands, grasslands and rocky outcrops, as well as the murri-yang (sky world).This is a unique book combining language, culture, Indigenous history and storytelling, written by a Wiradjuri author.
The Imagineer
Author: Christopher Cheng
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781922507341
Category : Children as inventors
Languages : en
Pages : 34
Book Description
Penny is an Imagineer. In her bedroom, she draws up plans then gathers her tools, turning sketches and scribbles into rocket ships and submarines. But Penny likes to build so much that she's running out of space. And things to build with. Then Penny visits Grandpa and discovers a whole new world of strange things to build with, and one very important problem to solve ...
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781922507341
Category : Children as inventors
Languages : en
Pages : 34
Book Description
Penny is an Imagineer. In her bedroom, she draws up plans then gathers her tools, turning sketches and scribbles into rocket ships and submarines. But Penny likes to build so much that she's running out of space. And things to build with. Then Penny visits Grandpa and discovers a whole new world of strange things to build with, and one very important problem to solve ...