From: "Diane Goldenberg-Hart" Sender: To: CNI-ANNOUNCE Date: Mon, 03 Feb 2014 10:20:20 -0500 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from [192.100.21.35] ([192.100.21.35] verified) by cni.org (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.4.9) with ESMTPS id 25596387 for CNI-ANNOUNCE@cni.org; Mon, 03 Feb 2014 09:28:22 -0500 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=Apple-Mail-19-813631904 Subject: Donald Lindberg to Receive Paul Evan Peters Award at April CNI Meeting, St. Louis X-Original-Date: Mon, 3 Feb 2014 09:28:12 -0500 References: <104B1D93-C08A-45B6-9BBF-5165D2628A93@cni.org> X-Original-To: CNI-ANNOUNCE -- News from the Coalition X-Original-Message-Id: <7EF32F8E-C854-4BC9-887F-9272911BC1A5@cni.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v1085) X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.1085) --Apple-Mail-19-813631904 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: NLM Director Donald A.B. Lindberg to Receive Paul Evan Peters Award Washington, DC - February 3, 2014 - The Coalition for Networked = Information (CNI), the Association of Research Libraries (ARL), and = EDUCAUSE are pleased to announce that Donald A.B. Lindberg, director, = National Library of Medicine, has been named the 2014 recipient of the = Paul Evan Peters Award. The award recognizes notable, lasting = achievements in the creation and innovative use of network-based = information resources and services that advance scholarship and = intellectual productivity. =20 =93In terms of genuinely sustained, visionary, and high-impact = leadership in using networked information to transform everything from = consumer health care to fundamental research in molecular biology and = related disciplines, I can=92t think of any organization that can match = the record of the National Library of Medicine under Don Lindberg=92s = leadership,=94 noted CNI executive director Clifford Lynch. =93He has = been responsible for an incredible string of strategic and often = prescient commitments that have changed our world. Don is a wonderful = choice for the Paul Evan Peters Award.=94 Donald Lindberg has worked as a scientist for over 50 years, becoming = widely recognized as an innovator in applying computer technology to = health care, medical diagnosis, artificial intelligence, and educational = programs. In 1984 he was appointed director of the National Library of = Medicine (NLM), the world=92s largest biomedical library, a post that he = still holds. As NLM=92s director, he has spearheaded countless = transformative programs in medical informatics, including the Unified = Medical Language System, making it possible to link health information, = medical terms, drug names and billing codes across different computer = systems; the Visible Human Project, a digital image library of complete, = anatomically detailed, three-dimensional representations of the normal = male and female human bodies; the production and implementation of = ClinicalTrials.gov, a registry and results database of publicly and = privately supported clinical studies of human participants conducted = around the world; and, the establishment of the National Center for = Biotechnology Information, a national resource for molecular biology = information and genetic processes that control health and disease. = Today, NLM has a budget of $327 million, more than 800 employees, and = digital information services that are used billions of times a year by = millions of scientists, health professionals, and members of the public. Selection committee member George Strawn (director, National = Coordination Office for the Networking and Information Technology = Research and Development [NITRD] Program) recounted, =93I met Don = Lindberg 20 years ago, when, in addition to his NLM duties, he was = serving as the first director of the interagency National Coordination = Office for what is now called NITRD. I have valued his vision and = leadership since that time. For example, his long-term support for = Semantic Medline predated the Semantic Web by at least a decade and now = portends a revolutionary mode of scientific discovery.=94 =93It=92s a pleasure to honor Donald Lindberg, who has contributed so = much to the use of computers and information technology in health care,=94= stated EDUCAUSE president and CEO Diana Oblinger. =93He was a pioneer = in the field of medical informatics, and his visionary leadership at the = National Library of Medicine has transformed the way we all access = biomedical literature. I=92m honored to join with CNI and ARL in = recognizing his achievements with the Paul Evan Peters Award.=94 Lindberg=92s interest in the potential intersection between information = technology and the biological sciences stretches back to the early days = of his career. He joined the pathology faculty at the University of = Missouri in 1960, where he developed the first automated lab system and = an automated patient history acquisition system. He implemented an = automated statewide system for interpreting electrocardiograms, as well = as other medical applications for the computer. Around this time, = Lindberg also began publishing articles in a field that would come to be = known as medical informatics, including =93The Computer and Medical = Care,=94 which appeared in 1968. As NLM director, Lindberg convinced the United States Congress that the = Library was an essential information conduit, facilitating the = decision-making process of scientists and pharmaceutical companies, and, = ultimately, benefiting patients and the general public, thereby securing = the organization=92s robust future. =93Don is a long-standing advocate = for free public access to health information through NLM's MedlinePlus = and MedlinePlus Connect,=94 said Elliott Shore, ARL executive director. = =93His leadership continues to play a critical role in the integration = of biomedical information systems and services, fostering a = well-informed society.=94 A member of the Institute of Medicine of the National Academy of = Sciences, Lindberg has received numerous honors and awards, including = the prestigious Morris F. Collen, MD, Award of Excellence of the = American College of Medical Informatics, and the Surgeon General=92s = Medallion of the US Public Health Service. He received his medical = degree from the College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, = and an undergraduate degree from Amherst College. A four-member committee selected Lindberg for the award: the late Ann J. = Wolpert, director of libraries at the Massachusetts Institute of = Technology; George O. Strawn, director of the Federal Networking and = Information Technology Research and Development (NITRD) National = Coordination Office (NCO); Sally Jackson, professor of communication at = the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; and Joan Lippincott, = associate executive director of the Coalition for Networked Information. Named for CNI=92s founding director, the award will be presented during = the CNI membership meeting in St. Louis, Missouri, to be held March = 31=96April 1, 2014, where Lindberg will deliver the Paul Evan Peters = Memorial Lecture. The talk will be recorded and made available on CNI=92s = YouTube and Vimeo channels after the meeting concludes. Previous award = recipients include Christine L. Borgman (2011), Daniel Atkins (2008), = Paul Ginsparg (2006), Brewster Kahle (2004), Vinton Cerf (2002), and Tim = Berners-Lee (2000). CNI, ARL, and EDUCAUSE sponsor the Paul Evan Peters Award, which was = established with additional funding from Microsoft and Xerox = Corporations. The award honors the memory and accomplishments of Paul = Evan Peters (1947=961996). Peters was a visionary and a coalition = builder in higher education and the world of scholarly communication. He = led CNI from its founding in 1990 with informed insight, exuberant = direction, eloquence, and awareness of the needs of its varied = constituencies of librarians, technologists, publishers, and others in = the digital world. CNI is a coalition of some 220 member institutions dedicated to = supporting the transformative promise of digital information technology = for the advancement of scholarly communication and the enrichment of = intellectual productivity. ARL is a nonprofit organization of 125 = research libraries in the US and Canada. Its mission is to influence the = changing environment of scholarly communication and the public policies = that affect research libraries and the diverse communities they serve. = An association with more than 2,300 members, EDUCAUSE actively engages = with colleges, universities, corporations, foundations, government, and = other nonprofit organizations to further the mission of higher education = through the use of information technology. For more information, visit the award website at = http://www.cni.org/go/pep-award/, or contact CNI communications = coordinator Diane Goldenberg-Hart at diane@cni.org. -- Diane Goldenberg-Hart Communications Coordinator | CNI 202-296-5098 | diane@cni.org www.cni.org | twitter.com/cni_org --Apple-Mail-19-813631904 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/html; charset=windows-1252 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

NLM Director Donald A.B. = Lindberg to Receive Paul Evan Peters = Award

Washington, DC - February 3, 2014 = - The Coalition for Networked Information (CNI), the = Association of Research Libraries (ARL), and EDUCAUSE are pleased to = announce that Donald A.B. Lindberg, director, National Library of = Medicine, has been named the 2014 recipient of the Paul Evan Peters = Award. The award recognizes notable, lasting achievements in the = creation and innovative use of network-based information resources and = services that advance scholarship and intellectual = productivity.
 
=93In terms of genuinely = sustained, visionary, and high-impact leadership in using networked = information to transform everything from consumer health care to = fundamental research in molecular biology and related disciplines, I = can=92t think of any organization that can match the record of the = National Library of Medicine under Don Lindberg=92s leadership,=94 noted = CNI executive director Clifford Lynch. =93He has been responsible for an = incredible string of strategic and often prescient commitments that have = changed our world. Don is a wonderful choice for the Paul Evan Peters = Award.=94

Donald Lindberg has worked as a = scientist for over 50 years, becoming widely recognized as an innovator = in applying computer technology to health care, medical diagnosis, = artificial intelligence, and educational programs. In 1984 he was = appointed director of the National Library of Medicine (NLM), the = world=92s largest biomedical library, a post that he still holds. As = NLM=92s director, he has spearheaded countless transformative programs = in medical informatics, including the Unified Medical Language System, = making it possible to link health information, medical terms, drug names = and billing codes across different computer systems; the Visible Human = Project, a digital image library of complete, anatomically detailed, = three-dimensional representations of the normal male and female human = bodies; the production and implementation of ClinicalTrials.gov, a registry = and results database of publicly and privately supported clinical = studies of human participants conducted around the world; and, the = establishment of the National Center for Biotechnology Information, a = national resource for molecular biology information and genetic = processes that control health and disease. Today, NLM has a budget of = $327 million, more than 800 employees, and digital information services = that are used billions of times a year by millions of scientists, health = professionals, and members of the = public.

Selection committee member George = Strawn (director, National Coordination Office for the Networking and = Information Technology Research and Development [NITRD] Program) = recounted, =93I met Don Lindberg 20 years ago, when, in addition to his = NLM duties, he was serving as the first director of the interagency = National Coordination Office for what is now called NITRD. I have valued = his vision and leadership since that time. For example, his long-term = support for Semantic Medline predated the Semantic Web by at least a = decade and now portends a revolutionary mode of scientific = discovery.=94

=93It=92s a pleasure to honor = Donald Lindberg, who has contributed so much to the use of computers and = information technology in health care,=94 stated EDUCAUSE president = and CEO Diana Oblinger. =93He was a pioneer in the field of medical = informatics, and his visionary leadership at the National Library of = Medicine has transformed the way we all access biomedical literature. = I=92m honored to join with CNI and ARL in recognizing his achievements = with the Paul Evan Peters = Award.=94

Lindberg=92s interest in the = potential intersection between information technology and the biological = sciences stretches back to the early days of his career. He joined the = pathology faculty at the University of Missouri in 1960, where he = developed the first automated lab system and an automated patient = history acquisition system. He implemented an automated statewide system = for interpreting electrocardiograms, as well as other medical = applications for the computer. Around this time, Lindberg also began = publishing articles in a field that would come to be known as medical = informatics, including =93The Computer and Medical Care,=94 which = appeared in 1968.

As NLM director, Lindberg = convinced the United States Congress that the Library was an essential = information conduit, facilitating the decision-making process of = scientists and pharmaceutical companies, and, ultimately, benefiting = patients and the general public, thereby securing the organization=92s = robust future. =93Don is a long-standing advocate for free public access = to health information through NLM's MedlinePlus and MedlinePlus = Connect,=94 said Elliott Shore, ARL executive director. =93His = leadership continues to play a critical role in the integration of = biomedical information systems and services, fostering a well-informed = society.=94

A member of the Institute of = Medicine of the National Academy of Sciences, Lindberg has received = numerous honors and awards, including the prestigious Morris F. Collen, = MD, Award of Excellence of the American College of Medical Informatics, = and the Surgeon General=92s Medallion of the US Public Health Service. = He received his medical degree from the College of Physicians and = Surgeons, Columbia University, and an undergraduate degree from Amherst = College.

A four-member committee selected = Lindberg for the award: the late Ann J. Wolpert, director of libraries = at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology; George O. Strawn, director = of the Federal Networking and Information Technology Research and = Development (NITRD) National Coordination Office (NCO); Sally Jackson, = professor of communication at the University of Illinois at = Urbana-Champaign; and Joan Lippincott, associate executive director of = the Coalition for Networked Information.

Named = for CNI=92s founding director, the award will be presented during the = CNI membership meeting in St. Louis, Missouri, to be held March 31=96April= 1, 2014, where Lindberg will deliver the Paul Evan Peters Memorial = Lecture. The talk will be recorded and made available on CNI=92s YouTube = and Vimeo channels after the meeting concludes. Previous award = recipients include Christine L. Borgman (2011), Daniel Atkins (2008), = Paul Ginsparg (2006), Brewster Kahle (2004), Vinton Cerf (2002), and Tim = Berners-Lee (2000).

CNI, ARL, and EDUCAUSE = sponsor the Paul Evan Peters Award, which was established with = additional funding from Microsoft and Xerox Corporations. The award = honors the memory and accomplishments of Paul Evan Peters (1947=961996). = Peters was a visionary and a coalition builder in higher education and = the world of scholarly communication. He led CNI from its founding in = 1990 with informed insight, exuberant direction, eloquence, and = awareness of the needs of its varied constituencies of librarians, = technologists, publishers, and others in the digital = world.

CNI is a coalition of some 220 member = institutions dedicated to supporting the transformative promise of = digital information technology for the advancement of scholarly = communication and the enrichment of intellectual productivity. ARL is a = nonprofit organization of 125 research libraries in the US and Canada. = Its mission is to influence the changing environment of scholarly = communication and the public policies that affect research libraries and = the diverse communities they serve. An association with more than 2,300 = members, EDUCAUSE actively engages with colleges, universities, = corporations, foundations, government, and other nonprofit organizations = to further the mission of higher education through the use of = information technology.

For more information, = visit the award website at http://www.cni.org/go/pep-award/= , or contact CNI communications coordinator Diane Goldenberg-Hart at = diane@cni.org.


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Diane = Goldenberg-Hart
Communications Coordinator | CNI
202-296-5098 | diane@cni.org
www.cni.org | twitter.com/cni_org