摘要：When, that day in 1836, Dr. Lovell approved the budget item of $150 for medical books for the Office of the Surgeon General, he could not have had the faintest dream of the remarkable development he set in motion. One hundred and twenty-five years, thousands of books, millions of bibliographical citations, and several buildings later, the National Library of Medicine is a sight to behold. The lineaments of the institution are still changing, and will continue to change; hardy the soul who cares to predict what even the next decade may bring!
