National Library of Medicine Tour Info

2014 Annual Conference    SAA/NAGARA/COSA

Repository Tour Information Form

(Reserved tour times are August 12 and 13,   9:00am – 5:00 PM)

Date: Tuesday Aug. 12

Time: 9:30AM – 12:00PM

Minimum Number of Participants: 5

Maximum Number of Participants: 15

Pre-registration Required? (Y/N): Y

Contact Information:

John P. Rees

reesj@nlm.nih.gov

301-496-8953

Description of Tour: Join us for a half-hour general tour of NLM followed by show-and-tell of our incunable, rare book, and archival collections.

NLM is the largest medical library in the world and its collections of material related to health and disease are among the richest. Holdings include pre-1914 books, pre-1871 journals, archives and modern manuscripts, medieval and Islamic manuscripts, a collection of printed books, manuscripts, and visual material in Japanese, Chinese, and Korean; historical prints, photographs, films, and videos; pamphlets, dissertations, theses, college catalogs, and government documents.

About us: http://www.nlm.nih.gov/hmd/about/index.html

Address: 8600 Rockville Pike, Bethesda, MD 20894 on the campus of the National Institutes of Health

Is Parking Available? (Y/N): Y. Limited pay parking at Gateway Center or at NLM ($2/hour for the first 3 hours; $12/day)

Public Transit Accessible? (Y/N): Y (highly recommended)

Closest Metro and/or Metrobus: Medical Center (Red Line)

Any Additional Entrance Requirements: All visitors enter campus via the NIH’s Gateway Visitor Center across from the Metro escalators. You will need a government-issued photo ID-driver's license, passport, green card, etc. I will greet everyone at the Visitor Center and escort the group to NLM. There is a ¼ mile walk from the Visitor Center to NLM up a slight incline. Very accessible for those with mobility disabilities.

Visitor Information: http://www.nlm.nih.gov/about/visitor.html

Additional Information: Stay for lunch at the NLM cafeteria, the Natcher Conference Center, or make the short walk into Bethesda, known for its abundance of resturants. Make a day of it and linger to explore our physical exhibits.