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ISSN 2161-2986
Contents not copyrighted, freely reproducible.

The NLM Technical Bulletin is a serial publication produced by the User Services and Collections Division of the National Library of Medicine of Medicine (NLM).

The purpose of the NLM Technical Bulletin is to keep users informed about NLM product and service updates, changes, training, data releases, engagement opportunities, and more. Product and service teams write and approve article content, and the Technical Bulletin production team copyedits, reviews, and publishes the content. The production team will add editor’s notes to articles in the case of errors or relevant updates.

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Title History

The NLM Technical Bulletin [Apr 1977(96) - present]
Merged from Library Network/MEDLARS Technical Bulletin and the TOXLINE Technical Bulletin (ISSN: 0093-8793).
Online ISSN: 2161-2986 [Jan-Feb 2012(384) - present]
Print ISSN: 0146-3055 [Apr 1977(96) - Nov-Dec 2011(383)]
Frequency: Bimonthly [Jul-Aug 1990(255) - present], Monthly [Apr 1977(96) - Jun 1990(254)]

Library network/MEDLARS technical bulletin [Nov 1969-Mar 1977 (7-95)]
MEDLARS/Network technical bulletin [(May 1969-Oct 1969 (1-6)]
ISSN: 0090-1350
Frequency: monthly

Archiving

Born-digital article content beginning in 1997 can be searched on this website. Find original layouts and designs of the born-digital content in Archive-It. Visit the NLM Institutional Archives to view print issues.

Enumeration

Individual articles will use identifiers:

  • e# to enumerate articles that detail new, and useful information for searching NLM systems.
  • b# to enumerate briefs, or short informative articles that do not require in-depth explanation. Briefs were implemented in 2012(384).

Enumeration evolved over the years as the publication transitioned from print to online, and adapted to advancements in technology. Individual articles adopted the e# identifier in 1998. Technical Notes preceded briefs, and consisted of several short announcements with separate publish dates in one page. Technical Notes were generally assigned e1 between 1998(300)-2007(359). The publication stopped using Technical Notes in 2008. In 2012, the publication adopted briefs, which are enumerated as b#.

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