NLM News 1995 September-October; Vol. 50, No. 5

 
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NLM Director, Donald A.B. Lindberg, M.D. 
Chief, Office of Public Information, Robert B. Mehnert, 
Editor, Roger L. Gilkeson; e-mail address: Gilkeson@nih.gov  
 
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Contents: 
 
*       SPACELINE: Successful Launch of Newest NLM Database Announced 
*       Director Receives RCI Recognition Award 
*       NLM Funds Second Round of AIDS Outreach Projects 
*       NLM-Funded Program Receives Naitonal Recognition 
*       NLM & County Provide Enhanced AIDS & Environmental Health Information 
	Services 
*       History of Medicine Chief Named 
*       NLM Welcomes New Associates 
*       NLM Hosts Conference on "Medical Pluralism in the Indian Princely 
	States" 
*       Carol Evans Mounred 
*       Publications: MeSH Tools from NTIS;  New Current Bibliographies in 
	Medicine; Bioethics: Eugenics, Gender Issues 
*       New Executive Officer Named 
*       Monograph & Serial G aps 
*       NLM in Print 
 
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SPACELINE: Successful Launch of Newest NLM Database Announced 
 
Can we learn to live and work in the challenging environment of space, 
overcoming the adverse effects of weightlessness and cosmic radiation?  
Can we grow plants in space to supply needed food?  What can living in 
the space environment, including living without the ever-present force 
of gravity, tell us about ourselves and our health here on Earth?  
 
	Such questions will be easier to answer now thanks to the new 
bibliographic database SPACELINE--a cooperative venture of the National 
Library of Medicine and the National Aeronautics and Space 
Administration (NASA).  The purpose of SPACELINE is to consolidate the 
results of a growing body of space life sciences research into a single, 
easily accessible resource.  Its intended audience is the space life 
sciences community here and abroad; the medical, scientific, and 
scholarly communities worldwide with an interest in the field; and the 
general public. 
 
Coverage and Scope 
 
	SPACELINE consists of references to journal articles, technical 
reports, books, book chapters, conference proceedings, meeting 
abstracts, bibliographies, and audiovisual materials.  Sources consist 
of all references in scope from MEDLINE (1966 to present), CATLINE, and 
AVLINE, as well as thousands of citations from 1961 to the present 
contributed by NASA. 
 
	The database covers the following general areas: 
 
* Clinical medical support to humans in space, 
* Physiology, metabolism, and growth and development of the cells, 
organs, and systems of humans, animals, and plants as they are 
affected by the space environment, 
* Environmental protection and support of humans in space, including 
life support, toxicology, and radiation, and  
* Psychological, behavioral, and human factors involved in living in 
the space environment. 
 
Access 
 
	Online access to SPACELINE, which is being billed at the same rate 
as MEDLINE, is available to anyone holding a valid NLM user code.  
Searchers may issue a "File SPACELINE" or "File SPACE" command at an 
ELHILL system prompt or may select SPACELINE from the OTHER database 
list in Grateful Med.  Updates to both the PC and MAC versions of 
Grateful Med which will enable SPACELINE searching are being sent to all 
users in January;  users who do not wish to wait until then to search 
SPACELINE through Grateful Med may obtain a copy of the update from the 
National Technical Information Service by asking for PB95-50531 (PC) or 
PB95-505319 (MAC).   
 
	An article in the September-October issue of the NLM Technical 
Bulletin provides more details about SPACELINE, including hints for 
searching, information about obtaining documents cited in SPACELINE, and 
other technical details. 
 
	A SPACELINE office has been established on behalf of NASA at the 
Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (USUHS) in 
Bethesda.  Questions concerning SPACELINE scope and coverage should be 
directed there--telephone: 301/295-2482; fax: 301/295-5271; e-mail: 
SPACELINE@usuhsb.usuhs.mil; or by writing to: SPACELINE, Department of 
Physiology, USUHS, 4301 Jones Bridge Road, Bethesda, MD 20814-4799.  For 
assistance with Grateful Med-related questions, please contact the 
MEDLARS Service Desk (800/638-8480 or 301/496-6193).   
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Director Receives RCI Recognition Award 
 
	NLM Director Donald A.B. Lindberg, M.D., has received one of 
Industry's most prestigious awards--the RCI Annual Industry Recognition 
Award.  He was honored for his "visionary leadership and distinguished 
accomplishments" as the founding director of the National Coordination 
Office for High Performance Computing and Communications, Office of 
Science and Technology Policy, Executive Office of the President (News, 
January-February 1995).  The award was announced by Jim Kasdorf, 
director of supercomputing, Westinghouse Electric corporation, and 
chairperson of the RCI Industry Award Committee. 
 
	Dr. Lindberg received the award at a banquet in conjunction with 
RCI, Ltd.'s North American Annual Member Executive Conference on October 
31, 1995.  RCI, Ltd. is a member-based international consortium of users 
and vendors of advanced information technology systems for commercial 
and technical applications.  
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NLM Funds Second Round of AIDS Outreach Projects 
 
	In August 1995, NLM announced 16 recipients of awards of up to 
$25,000 each to community-based organizations and libraries (public and 
health sciences).  These awards will enable the recipients to develop 
local programs for improving access to HIV/AIDS-related information.  
The first awards were made in 1994 to 19 organizations (News, January-
February 1995).  This program resulted from recommendations made at the 
NIH HIV/AIDS Information Services Conference hosted by NLM in June 1993. 
 
	Awards were made to the following groups: 
 
* South Central Research Library Council (Thompkins County, New York) 
* Gay Men's Health Crisis, Inc. (New York, NY) 
* NH/VT HIV Information Coalition, Dartmouth College (Hanover, NH) 
* Test Positive Aware Network (Chicago, IL) 
* New York Public Library, Office of Branch Libraries (New York, NY) 
* Newburgh Free Library (Newburgh, NY) 
* AIDS Action Committee (Boston, MA) 
* Cathedral City Library (Cathedral City, CA) 
* Pittsburgh AIDS Task Force (Pittsburgh, PA) 
* Planetree Library (Santa Clara County, CA) 
* Western Baptist Hospital Library (Paducah, KY) 
* AIDS Resource Center of Wisconsin, Inc. (Milwaukee, WI) 
* University of Illinois at Chicago (Chicago, IL) 
* AEGIS (San Juan Capistrano, CA) 
* University of Texas, Houston, School of Public Health (Houston, TX) 
* Delta Health Education Center (Helena, AK) 
 
	As with the previous group of awards, many of these projects 
involve the efforts of a number of organizations and libraries. 
 
	The awards are primarily intended to promote improved access to 
HIV/AIDS information to patients, the affected community and their care 
givers, and to the general public.  Implementation of this goal may 
include providing access to electronic resources, training in the use of 
these resources, expanding collections, Internet connections, 
development of locally specific information materials, and opening 
access to collections and document delivery services. 
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NLM-Funded Program Receives National Recognition 
 
	The Learning Resources Services (LRS) of the Western Maryland Area 
Health Education Center (AHEC) has received the "Recognition of 
Excellence in Learning Resources" award for its program, Access Computer 
Technology/Information Outreach Network (ACTION).  ACTION is a health 
information clearinghouse program to serve health practitioners and 
students in a nine-county, tri-state area of Western Maryland, 
Pennsylvania, and West Virginia.  The program allowed the AHEC to place 
19 computer workstations in medically underserved health and education 
facilities.  The program provided training and support services to 
initiate an electronic network for accessing health information and 
other resources. 
 
	The National Library of Medicine helped fund ACTION through a 
grant, in addition to support by the Southeastern/Atlantic Regional 
Medical Library and the University of Maryland at Baltimore health 
Sciences Library. 
 
	This honor is one of five national awards presented by the 
National AHEC Center Directors' Association and the Recognition of 
Excellence Committee.  There are currently 141 AHEC Centers in 36 states 
with active programs. 
 
	At present, 36 Western Maryland/Tri-State institutions in the 
Western Maryland service area are linked electronically to regional and 
national health information services.  Throughout the past four years, 
the program has introduced and educated more than 4500 individuals about 
using computers in medicine. 
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NLM & County Provide Enhanced AIDS  
and Environmental Health Information Services 
 
	On October 23, a new project to improve public access to AIDS and 
environmental health topicsthrough a local public library was unveiled 
at ceremonies at the Wheaton Regional Library's Health Information 
Center.  The project, which provides access to NLM databases and to 
other resources on the Internet, was funded through a contract between 
the National Library of Medicine and the Montgomery County Department of 
Public Libraries.  The NLM is located in Montgomery County, Maryland. 
 
	One workstation will provide easy access, via Grateful Med, to NLM 
databases dealing with HIV-AIDS, toxicology, and environmental health 
topics.  Two other workstations will be set up with The Health 
Information Center Home Page to guide users to relevant consumer health 
topics on the Internet. 
 
	"Historically, the NLM has served primarily doctors and 
scientists," NLM Director Donald A. B. Lindberg said.  "With today's 
emphasis on health information for consumers, we are pleased to join 
with Montgomery County in this pioneering effort to encourage citizens 
to take advantage of the new technology to access NLM's AIDS and 
environmental databases." 
	County Executive Douglas M. Duncan thanked the Library for its 
"generous support of this important service, which will allow more 
information and better access to resources on AIDS and environmental 
health for not only Montgomery County residents but for people through 
the region." 
 
	Other speakers during the program included Daniel Beavin, head of 
the Wheaton Regional Library; Elaine Barkley, manager of the Health 
Information Center; The Honorable Derick Berlage, president of the 
Montgomery County Council; and Agnes Griffen, director of the Montgomery 
County Department of Public Libraries.  Following the official 
ceremonies, more than 100 guests had an opportunity to tour the Health 
Information Center. 
 
	A number of groups are represented on an advisory committee which 
will continue to provide guidance to the project.  In addition to the 
County Department of Public Libraries and NLM, they include the Maryland 
Department of Education's Division of Library Development and Services; 
the Whitman Walker Clinic; the University of Maryland Health Sciences 
Library; Howard University; the Ministerium Roundtable; and a number of 
community representatives. 
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Dr. Lindberg addresses an audience of over 100 invited guests at 
ceremonies celebrating the new partnership between the National Library 
of Medicine and the Wheaton Regional Library.  Other speakers on the 
program, shown seated from left, included Derick Berlage, president, 
Montgomery County Council, and  Douglas M. Duncan, Montgomery County 
Executive. 
 
Watching Wheaton library staffer Toan Pham demonstrate some of the new 
electronic information services made possible by the NLM -Wheaton 
partnership are, from left, Pauleze Bryant, librarian, Calvin Coolidge 
Senior High School; Elliot Siegel, Ph.D., NLM associate director for 
health information programs development; Elaine Barkley, manager, Health 
Information Center, Wheaton Regional Library; Kent Smith, NLM deputy 
director; Montgomery County Executive Douglas M. Duncan; and Donald A. 
B. Lindberg, M.D., NLM director. 
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History of Medicine Chief Named 
 
	Elizabeth Fee, Ph.D.--a widely respected teacher, author, and 
scholar--has joined the Library's staff as chief of the History of 
Medicine Division, the component of NLM housing resources for medical 
historical scholarship which are among the richest in the world.  Prior 
to this appointment, Dr. Fee was professor of history and health policy 
at The Johns Hopkins University. 
 
	Dr. Fee received her B.A. with honors in both biochemistry and in 
the history and philosophy of science from Cambridge University, and her 
Master's and Ph.D. degrees from Princeton University.   
 
	Dr. Fee's association with The Johns Hopkins University began as 
an assistant professor in humanities in the School of Health Services 
(1974-78), and continued in the School of Hygiene and Public Health 
where she taught history and health policy in the Department of 
International Health (1979-81) and in the Department of Health Policy 
and Management (1979-1995). 
 
	She has written widely on a number of topics, including women's 
health, the AIDS crisis, and the history of public health in the United 
States.  Her published works include over a hundred book chapters, 
journal articles, editorials, popular writings, book reviews, and review 
articles.  In addition to a recent biography of Henry Sigerist, she has 
co-edited Women's Health, Politics, and Power: Essays on Sex/Gender, 
Medicine, and Public Health (Baywood Press, 1994) and AIDS: The Making 
of a Chronic Disease (University of California Press, 1992).  She is the 
author of two books on the Johns Hopkins School of Hygiene and Public 
Health--the 1987 work, Disease and Discovery, which covers 1916-1939, 
and the soon to be published Patterns of Health and Disease, covering 
the School from 1939-1967.  
 
	Dr. Fee is an active member of many professional societies, 
including the American Association for the History of Medicine and the 
American Public Health Association.  She serves on the editorial boards 
of a number of journals and regularly reviews journal articles and books 
for the major publications in her field.  She won the "Golden Apple 
Award for Teaching" at Johns Hopkins School of Hygiene and Public Health 
in 1987 and 1991, and has received a number of honors as an invited 
lecturer throughout the country.   
 
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Dr. Elizabeth Fee, new chief of NLM's History of Medicine Division. 
 
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NLM Welcomes New Associates 
 
	In September, Library staff welcomed two recent U.S. library 
school graduates and a librarian from the Czech Republic who have joined 
the staff as NLM Associates.  The two U.S. associates have begun a one-
year postgraduate traineeship which orients them to the major programs 
and services of NLM and provides opportunities for independent projects.  
Our international associate arrived last spring and will return to the 
Czech Republic in January.   
 
	Zdenka Geisslerova comes to NLM from the National Medical Library 
in Prague, where she has worked in the search department for the past 16 
years.  While at NML, she worked with the Department of Medical 
Informatics of the 2nd Medical Faculty in Prague-Motol to teach 
information skills to medical students.  She also provided information 
to a small research team in child neurology for two years after 
finishing her studies in librarianship and information science at 
Charles University in Prague.  Before coming to the University, she 
worked as a library assistant at the Institute of Medical Microbiology 
at 1st Medical Faculty in Prague.  Ms. Geisslerova is anxious to share 
what she learns with her colleagues not only at the National Library, 
but also with those in other libraries.  She says that they are lacking 
in equipment and knowledge of how to best provide services and share 
resources.  She explains that the Revolution of November 1989  had a 
profound affect on the health care system in the Czech Republic, but she 
acknowledges that change has moved slowly because of the lack of 
experience managing in a manner other than that dictated by the 
totalitarian regime.  Her professional interests include library 
networking and user training, and also hopes to take part in some 
activities relating to patient information.  In her free time Zdenka 
enjoys walking and concerts, but her favorite pastime is gardening. 
 
	Kristin Stoklosa received her BA in English and classics from 
Canisius College (Buffalo, NY, 1993) and her MLS with emphasis in 
information processing from the State University of New York at Buffalo 
(1995).  As an undergraduate, she tutored English as a second language 
to Canisius students and studied for a semester at Oxford University in 
England.  Initial experience as a volunteer at the Albright-Knox Art 
Gallery Library and  Archives complemented her masters degree practicum 
in the Humanities and Social Sciences Department of the Buffalo and Erie 
County Public Library (1994).  While completing her MLS, she worked at 
the University's Health Sciences Library (1993-1995).  There, her focus 
was in the History of Medicine Collection where she provided reference 
services, cataloged monographs, and prepared exhibits.   Also active in 
the acquisitions and information services departments, her role in the 
latter encompassed reference desk work, bibliography preparation, and 
group instruction on database searching.  Her professional interests 
include academic/health sciences librarianship and computer applications 
in information retrieval.  At every opportunity Kristin frequents art 
galleries as well as the ballet.         
 
	Terri Clark received a BS in International Finance from the 
University of Southern California in 1986.  Before attending library 
school, Terri sampled many career options including accounting, 
automobile promotions, and property management to name just a few.  She 
completed her MLIS in June of this year at the University of Washington.  
While at the UW she worked as a reference assistant at the Health 
Sciences Library, as a library technician at the National Marine 
Fisheries Library, and as a research assistant for Dr. Raya Fidel.   She 
also did a World Wide Web Homepage fieldwork project with Eve Ruff (a 
former associate) at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center.  
Terri's professional interests include outreach, medical informatics, 
and integrated information systems.  For fun, she enjoys auto racing, 
salsa dancing, master's swimming, and the great outdoors. 
 
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The 1995/6 NLM Associates are (from left) Terri Clark, Kristin Stoklosa, 
and Zdenka Geisslerova. 
 
1996/97 Associate Program 
 
	Applications are available for the 1996/97 Associate Program 
(September 1996 to August 1997).  Library school students and practicing 
librarians are invited to apply.  The filing deadline is March 1, 1996.  
The program is open to U.S. citizens receiving a masters degree in 
library/information science by August 1996.  The international program 
is on hold for 1996/97; however, it may resume at a future date. 
 
	For further information, please contact: 
 
		Martha Fishel, Coordinator 
		NLM Associate Program 
		National Library of Medicine 
		8600 Rockville Pike 
		Bethesda, MD 20894 
		301/496-5501 
		Fax: 301/402-1384 
		e-mail: martha_fishel@ccmail.nlm.nih.gov 
 
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NLM Hosts Conference on "Medical Pluralism in the Indian Princely 
States" 
 
	The Library, in conjunction with Kenneth X. Robbins, M.D., will 
host a conference on "Medical Pluralism in the Indian Princely States," 
on December 1, 1995.  It complements an exhibit on display at the 
Library through December 31 (News, July-August 1995).  The conference, 
to be held at the Natcher Conference Center (located on the NIH campus 
near NLM), begins at 10:00 a.m. and ends at 3:00 p.m. 
 
	Speakers and topics include: 
 
*       Kenneth Robbins, M.D., "Self-immolating Widows and Degenerate 
Maharajas: Reality and Myth"; "Medical Pluralism in the Indian 
Princely States." 
*       Carol Henderson, Ph.D. (Rutgers University), "Famine in Rajasthan." 
*       Maneesha Lal, Ph.D. (University of Pennsylvania), "The Dufferin Fund 
	and Hospitals Staffed by Women in the Princely States." 
*       Rachel McDermott, Ph.D. (Barnard College), "Goddesses and Healing." 
*       Helen Sheehan, Ph.D. (St. John's University), "Organization, 
	Practice, and Patronage of the Ayurvedic and Unani Medical Systems in 
	Hyderabad before and after Independence." 
*       Stephen Greenberg, Ph.D. (NLM), "The Hyderabad Chloroform 
	Commission." 
 
	There will also be a screening of a film by Toby Beach and 
Travelling East Productions entitled "From Metal to Medicine: the Bhasma 
Process in Ayurvedic Medicine." 
 
	Registration is not required; seating is on a first-come basis.  
For further information on the conference or the exhibit, contact: Dr. 
Stephen Greenberg, History of Medicine Division, NLM; phone: 301/496-
5405; Internet: hmdref@nlm.nih.gov. 
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Viceroy of India Lord Irwin laying the cornerstone of a new Western-
style hospital to be named after him in Jamnagar, 1927. 
 
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Carol Evans Mourned 
 
	Carol Ann Evans, a librarian at the National Library of Medicine, 
died on September 27 after a brave battle with multiple myeloma.  At NLM 
she helped manage the Library's National Network of Libraries of 
Medicine (NN/LM).  Known for her generous and outgoing spirit, she will 
be greatly missed by her friends and colleagues at NLM and throughout 
the Network. 
 
	Ms. Evans, a graduate of Douglass College, received her Master of 
Science degree from Columbia University in 1973.  Later that year she 
began her career in medical librarianship as an Associate in NLM's post-
graduate training program.  She remained at NLM in the Technical 
Services Divsion, first as a systems librarian overseeing NLM's first 
internal automated system for acquiring library materials, and later as 
a supervisor in the Selection/Acquisition Section, until 1978.  During 
that time, she initiated sign-language classes for non-hearing impaired 
employees, so that they could communicate more effectively with their 
hearing impaired colleagues at the Library.  These classes were later 
offered throughout NIH. 
 
	In 1978, Ms. Evans moved to the Library of Congress where she 
supervised a national book and periodical interlibrary lending program 
at the National Library Service for the Blind and Physically 
Handicapped.  In 1980 she accepted a position at the U.S. Geological 
Survey, where she remained until 1984 when she returned to NLM to work 
in the NN/LM Network Office to assist in managing NLM's National Network 
of Libraries of Medicine.  While in the Network Office, Ms. Evans also 
served as head of the Lead Users (now the Computer Support Coordinators) 
in Library Operations for several years.  In 1993, as part of her 
continuing interest in making NIH a better environment for its 
employees, she worked with the NIH Women's Advisory Committee to bring a 
series of parenting seminars, which were cosponsored by NLM, to the NIH 
campus.  During her career she received a number of awards, including 
the NIH Merit Award.  A memorial service was held on October 5th at the 
United Christian Parish in Reston, VA.   
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PUBLICATIONS 
 
MeSH Tools from NTIS 
	The following titles are now available from the National Technical 
Information Service (5285 Port Royal Road, Springfield, VA 22161; phone: 
703/487-4650).  Note: for orders totaling less than $50, add $4 handling 
fee; $50.01 - $100, add $6; over $100, add $8; add $2 to these fees for 
orders sent outside of the U.S., Canada, and Mexico.  The MeSH tools are 
also available on a standing order basis; for further information 
contact NTIS's Subscription Service, 703/487-4630.  
 
* Medical Subject Headings, Annotated Alphabetic List, 1996. PB96-
964801/GBB. $47.50 (U.S., Canada, and Mexico); $95 all others.  An 
alphabetic list of all subject descriptors used by indexers and 
catalogers at the National Library of Medicine.  It includes subject 
headings, cross references, geographic headings, non-MeSH terms, 
check tags, tree numbers, and notes for indexers, catalogers, and 
online searchers. 
 
* Medical Subject Headings, Tree Structures, 1996. PB96-964901/GBB. $43 
(U.S., Canada, and Mexico); $86 all others.  Contains all Medical 
Subject Headings currently in use by NLM's indexers, catalogers, and 
searchers.  Headings are arranged in a hierarchical manner showing 
relationships between broader and narrower terms; geographic 
descriptors are also included.  (Tree Structures appears as the 
second section in "black and white MeSH," the familiar name for the 
supplement to the January Index Medicus.)  Tree Structures also 
includes "MeSH Tree Annotations," formerly published separately as a 
tool or indexers and searchers. 
 
* Permuted Medical Subject Headings, 1996. PB96-965101/GBB.  $38.75 
(U.S., Canada, and Mexico); $77.50 all others.  A computer-generated 
display of all words contained in NLM's subject headings, cross-
references, check tags, and geographic descriptors in the 1996 
Annotated Alphabetic MeSH.  The Permuted MeSH takes each significant 
word that appears in each MeSH term and then lists all the MeSH terms 
in which that word appears.   
 
New Current Bibliographies in Medicine 
 
	NLM's Reference Section produces a series of bibliographies 
covering distinct subject areas of current interest to the biomedical 
community.   
 
	CBM95 series subscriptions are available for $47 ($58.75 foreign) 
or individually for $4.75 ($5.94 foreign).  A list of available titles 
appears in each monthly issue of Abridged Index Medicus and Index 
Medicus.  Mail orders to: New Orders, Superintendent of Documents, P.O. 
Box 371954, Pittsburgh, PA 15250-7954.  GPO Phone Orders: 202/783-3238.  
Recent CBMs are also accessible through FTP.  
 
* CBM 95-5: Whole-body irradiation. January 1944 through December 1974. 
229 citations. [S/N 817-011-00005-5]. Note: This bibliography was 
produced with the Advisory Committee on Human Radiation Experiments, 
which was established by President Clinton in January 1994. 
 
* CBM 95-6: Integration of behavioral and relaxation approaches into 
the treatment of chronic pain and insomnia. January 1985 through July 
1995, 1147 citations. [S/N 817-011-00006-3.  Produced for an NIH 
Technology Assessment Conference of the same name, October 16-19, 
1995. 
 
Bioethics: Eugenics, Gender Issues 
 
	Two recent papers in the Scope Note Series from the National 
Reference Center for Bioethics Literature have appeared.  Eugenics 
(Scope Note 28) is an 11-page paper providing background information and 
annotated references to literature which documents issues raised by 
theories and actions in this area of genetics.  Gender Issues in Health 
Care (Scope Note 27) deals with past differences in the care and 
treatment of women compared to men.  They appeared respectively in the 
June and March 1995 issues of the Kennedy Institute of Ethics Journal, 
and may also be obtained as separate reprint versions for $5 each, 
prepaid ($8 overseas airmail) from the National Reference Center for 
Bioethics Literature, Kennedy Institute of Ethics, Georgetown 
University, Washington, DC 20057-1065 (phone: 202/687-3885 or 800/MED-
ETHX). 
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NLM Executive Officer Named 
 
	Donald C. Poppke will be joining the NLM staff in  the position of 
executive officer on November 13, replacing Kenneth Carney who recently 
retired.  Mr. Poppke is not a newcomer to NIH.  He began his career here 
as a biologist in 1974 in the National Institute of Dental Research and, 
in 1981, he was selected for the NIH Management Intern Program with the 
Office of the Director.  Mr. Poppke later held two other NIH positions: 
in 1984 he was an administrative officer in the National Cancer 
Institute, and from 1986 to 1987, he served as executive officer for the 
National Center for Nursing Research.  He is currently chief of the 
Public Health Branch, within the HHS  Office of the Assistant Secretary 
for Management and Budget. 
 
	Mr. Poppke, who has a B.S. in biological sciences from Washington 
and Lee University and an M.S. in the technology of management from 
American University, is the recipient of numerous awards including the 
1983 Outstanding Graduate Scholar of the Year from both the American 
University Center for Technology and Administration and the College of 
Public and International Affairs.  In 1980 he received the Outstanding 
Young Men of America Award.  He has also published in several scientific 
journals. 
 
	As NLM executive officer, Mr. Poppke will be responsible for 
planning and directing the administrative management functions of the 
Library, including financial, personnel, and contracts management, 
administrative services, and management analysis and legislation. 
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Monograph & Serial G aps 
 
	NLM regularly seeks the help of the medical library community in 
filling gaps in its monograph and serial collections.  If you can 
provide any of these items we would be most grateful. 
 
Monographs 
 
	If you are able to provide a copy of any of the monographs listed 
below, please send to: 
 
		National Library of Medicine 
		TSD-MONOGRAPHS Attn: L. Turnage 
		Bethesda, MD 20894 
 
	Greenblatt, Robert B.  Sex & circumstance : humanity in history.  
Tallahassee, Fla., USA : Loiry Pub. House, c1987. 
	Hassett, James.  A primer of psychophysiology.  San Francisco : W. 
H. Freeman, c1978.  (A Series of books in psychology). 
	Murgatroyd, Stephen J., editor.  Counselling and helping.  London 
: British Psychological Society ; New York : Methuen, 1985. (Psychology 
in action) 
	Steele, Arthur Robert.  Flowers for the king : the expedition of 
Ruiz and Pavon and the Flora of Peru.  Durham, N. C., Duke University 
Press, 1964. (Duke historical publications) 
	Shiraki, Mohamed K. Yousef, editor.  Man in stressful environments 
: diving, hyper- and hypobaric physiology.  Springfield, Ill., U.S.A : 
C.C. Thomas, c1987.  (American lecture series ; publication no. 1072). 
 
Serials 
 
	Please address serial issues to: 
 
		National Library of Medicine 
		TSD-GAPS Attn: C. Fields 
		Bethesda, MD 20894 
 
Abdominal Surgery  7:7-12, 1965;26:11-12, 1984;27:1, 1985 
ABMS Directory of Certified Colon and Rectal Surgeons  3RD, 1988 
Abstracts in Infectious Disease  2:10, 1993 
Academic Nurse  9:3, 1990-91 
ACOG Newsletter  16:10, 1972;24:12, 1980;25:1-12, 1981 
Acta Medica Croatica  46:3-5, 1992 
Acupuncture  1:1, 1990 
Advances in Inflammation Research  13, 1989 
Agent Orange Review  2, 1983;3, 1984 
Aging and Long-Term Care  1:1, 1985 
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Plant Foods for Human Nutrition  44:4, 1993 
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