NLM Technical Bulletin
U.S. Government newsletter
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The National Library of Medicine Technical Bulletin is a public domain information newsletter of the Office of Engagement and Training, United States National Library of Medicine (NLM).[1][2] The newsletter contains current news and information for NLM products and services, listings for NLM events,[3] and update notes for NLM offerings,[4] including PubMed,[5] MEDLINE,[6] and MeSH.[7]
| Language | English |
|---|---|
| Publication details | |
Former name | Library Network/MEDLARS Technical Bulletin |
| History | 1969–present |
| Publisher | United States National Library of Medicine (United States) |
| Frequency | Bimonthly |
| Yes | |
| Standard abbreviations | |
| ISO 4 | NLM Tech. Bull. |
| Indexing | |
| ISSN | 0146-3055 (print) 2161-2986 (web) |
| LCCN | 00237050 |
| OCLC no. | 39104696 |
| OCLC no. | 03261123 |
| Links | |
Format
The bulletin is not peer reviewed.
It was published on a monthly schedule until 1990, after which point it was switched to bimonthly.[8] It was a paper periodical until the January–February 1998 issue, which was published online, along with all further issues.[8]
History
The newsletter's first issue appeared in 1969 as the MEDLARS/Network Technical Bulletin; it was changed after six issues to Library Network/MEDLARS Technical Bulletin.[9] In 1977, the current NLM Technical Bulletin was formed from the merger of the Library Network/MEDLARS Technical Bulletin and the TOXLINE Technical Bulletin; and the new bulletin continued with the issue numbers of the Library Network/MEDLARS Technical Bulletin.
Website
After the 1998 transition to an online-only publication, printable versions of each issue were offered on the website. Since 2018, a printable version has not been offered for new issues.[10]