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Dr. Gary Marchionini appointed chair of National Library of Medicine committee
Aug. 19, 2009 - Dr. Gary Marchionini, Cary C. Boshamer distinguished professor, has been appointed chair of the Biomedical Library and Informatics Review Committee of the National Library of Medicine (NLM) for the July 1, 2009 - June 30, 2010 period.
The Biomedical Library and Informatics Review Committee reviews and advises the NLM and the National Institutes of Health (NIH) on grants in the areas of medical library resources, integrated advanced information management systems, training in medical library and other information sciences, research in medical and biotechnology informatics and biomedical scientific publications. This is Marchionini’s fourth year serving on the Committee of his four-year term.
According to its Web site, the National Library of Medicine is the world’s largest medical library. It collects materials and provides information and research services in all areas of biomedicine and health care.