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{{Nouvelle Alexandrie Article}}The '''Federal Library of Medicine''' ([[Martino language|Martino]]: '''Biblioteca Federal de Medicina''', [[Alexandrian language|Alexandrian]]: '''Bibliothèque Fédérale de Médecine''', BFM) is the national medical library of [[Nouvelle Alexandrie]]. It is located in [[Cárdenas]], the capital of [[Nouvelle Alexandrie]]. It is one of the fifteen [[List of centers of the National Health Institute of Nouvelle Alexandrie|centers of the National Health Institute]] and provides an extensive collection of books, journals, technical reports, manuscripts, microfilms, photographs, and images of medical and related sciences.  
{{Infobox library
| name              = Federal Library of Medicine
| image              = Bfm.jpg
| caption            = The main building of the BFM in Vida Science Park.
| type              = National medical library
| scope              = Medicine and the related sciences
| established        = {{AN year|1692}}
| location          = [[Vida Science Park]], [[Cárdenas]]
| country            = [[Nouvelle Alexandrie]]
| branch_of          = [[National Health Institute of Nouvelle Alexandrie|National Health Institute]]
| items_collected    = Books, journals, technical reports, manuscripts, microfilms, photographs, images
| collection_size    = Over 8 million documents
| req_to_access      = Free, open access online
}}
The '''Federal Library of Medicine''' ([[Alexandrian language|Alexandrian]]: ''Bibliothèque Fédérale de Médecine''; [[Martino language|Martino]]: ''Biblioteca Federal de Medicina'', BFM) is the national medical library of [[Nouvelle Alexandrie]], located in the federal capital, [[Cárdenas]]. It is operated by the [[National Health Institute of Nouvelle Alexandrie|National Health Institute]] (NHI) alongside the institute's fifteen [[List of centers of the National Health Institute of Nouvelle Alexandrie|Centers of Expertise]], and holds collections of books, journals, technical reports, manuscripts, microfilms, photographs, and images covering medicine and the related sciences.


Despite its physical location in the heart of [[Vida Science Park]], the bulk of traffic for BFM is generated digitally through its open-access free website and public databanks.  
Although it is physically located in [[Vida Science Park]], most use of the BFM comes through its free, open-access website and public databanks.


== History ==
== History ==
The BFM was established in {{AN year|1692}} through the unification of the previous [[Alduria|Aldurian]] National Medical Library and the [[Wechua Nation|Wechua]] Library of Medicine. It consolidated previous disparate collections of medical research and information into a dedicated facility in [[Cárdenas]]' [[Vida Science Park]]. It has since then accumulated over 8 million documents on medicine and related sciences.
The BFM was established in {{AN year|1692}} through the unification of the [[Alduria|Aldurian]] National Medical Library and the [[Wechua Nation|Wechua]] Library of Medicine, consolidating their separate collections into a single facility in Vida Science Park. It has since accumulated over 8 million documents on medicine and the related sciences.


In {{AN year|1708}}, BFM launched the openly accessible free database BibSalud to provide a digital repository of references and abstracts on life sciences and biomedical topics. It has continued development of the database and its software over the decades, introducing comprehensive search functions in {{AN year|1720}}; the free registration service MiBib for academics and researchers in {{AN year|1722}}; a feature known as BibVista that allows comments by authors and researchers in {{AN year|1728}}; and the introduction of an AI search tool, SalAI, in {{AN year|1746}}.
In {{AN year|1708}}, the BFM launched BibSalud, a free, open-access database of references and abstracts on the life sciences and biomedical topics. It has expanded the database and its software over the following decades, adding comprehensive search functions in {{AN year|1720}}, the free registration service MiBibSalud in {{AN year|1722}}, the BibVista commenting feature in {{AN year|1728}}, and the AI research tool SalAI in {{AN year|1746}}.


In {{AN year|1718}}, BFM opened the Federal Biotechnology Library ([[Martino language|Martino]]: Biblioteca Federal de Biotecnología, [[Alexandrian language|Alexandrian]]: Bibliothèque Fédérale de Biotechnologie, BFB), a database relevant to biotechnology and biomedicine, in conjunction with the [[National Centre for Biotechnology and Bioinformatics]]. Major databases include those on Nucleotides, Proteins, Genes, and Genomes - although the National Human Genome Database is kept at the Federal Center for the Human Genome. In {{AN year|1730}}, BFB introduced an analysis tool known as the 'Bioinformatic Search Tool' that aids in comparing of primary biological sequence information. This has aided massively in research into proteomics and genetics.
In {{AN year|1718}}, the BFM opened the Federal Biotechnology Library (BFB), a database covering biotechnology and biomedicine, in conjunction with the [[National Centre for Biotechnology and Bioinformatics]]. Its major databases cover nucleotides, proteins, genes, and genomes, though the National Human Genome Database is held at the Federal Center for the Human Genome. In {{AN year|1730}}, the BFB introduced the Bioinformatic Search Tool for comparing primary biological sequence information, which has since supported research in proteomics and genetics.


In {{AN year|1736}}, BFM established the Toxicology Data Network in conjunction with the [[Institute for Environmental Health Sciences and Toxicology]], a toxicology database that consolidated information and literature on toxicological research as far back {{AN year|1650}}. This has massively aided in the cataloguing and identification of hazardous substances for both human exposure, industrial safety and environmental protection.
In {{AN year|1736}}, the BFM established the Toxicology Data Network in conjunction with the [[Institute for Environmental Health Sciences and Toxicology]], a database consolidating toxicological research and literature dating as far back as {{AN year|1650}}. It supports the cataloguing and identification of hazardous substances for human exposure, industrial safety, and environmental protection.


The [[Frontera Program]] in {{AN year|1738}} allocated about NAX€150 million to the BFM to modernise and upgrade its facility, which led to the creation of new data clusters to boost redundancy, as well as an extensive digitalisation program to reduce reliance on physical media.
In {{AN year|1738}}, the [[Frontera Program]] allocated about NAX€150 million to the BFM to modernise and upgrade its facilities. The funding created new data clusters to improve redundancy and supported a digitalisation program that reduced the library's reliance on physical media.


== Informational Sources ==
== Informational sources ==
From its founding in {{AN year|1692}}, the BFM has published the monthly Medical Index, a monthly guides to articles. This was replaced by the digital BibSalud in {{AN year|1708}}, however the more than ten million article references and abstracts published in the Index is offered freely by BibSalud.
From its founding in {{AN year|1692}}, the BFM published the monthly Medical Index, a guide to medical articles. It was replaced by the digital BibSalud in {{AN year|1708}}, though the more than ten million article references and abstracts from the Index remain freely available through BibSalud.


=== BibSalud ===
=== BibSalud ===
BibSalud (a portmanteau for 'Biblioteca de Salud') is the main database for BLM, offering open-access and free information from articles from academic journals, books, and manuscripts covering medicine, nursing, pharmacy, dentistry, veterinary medicine, and health care. It also covers much of the literature in biology and biochemistry. Initially, information was offered only from post-[[Proclamation of Punta Santiago|Proclamation]] sources, but in {{AN year|1738}} the database was enhanced through the addition of [[Alduria|Aldurian]] and [[Wechua Nation|Wechua]] information, as well as [[Alexandria|Alexandrian]] and [[Caputia|Caputian]] sources dating back as far as {{AN year|1500}}.
BibSalud (a portmanteau of 'Biblioteca de Salud') is the main database of the BFM, offering free, open-access material from academic journals, books, and manuscripts covering medicine, nursing, pharmacy, dentistry, veterinary medicine, and health care. It also covers much of the literature in biology and biochemistry. At first it drew only on post-[[Proclamation of Punta Santiago|Proclamation]] sources; in {{AN year|1738}} it added [[Alduria|Aldurian]] and [[Wechua Nation|Wechua]] material, along with [[Alexandria|Alexandrian]] and [[Caputia|Caputian]] sources dating as far back as {{AN year|1500}}.


MiBibSalud is a free-registration service for researchers and academics to link and make available full-text local journal holdings. It also provides tools such as search and reference saving; search filtering; automatic updates by e-mail; and public profiling for professionals.
MiBibSalud is a free-registration service that lets researchers and academics link and share full-text local journal holdings. It also provides tools for search and reference saving, search filtering, automatic e-mail updates, and public profiles for professionals.


BibVista (a portmanteau for 'Biblio Vistas') is a limited-access public commenting service, providing authors to update and expand publications by adding new data, relevant publications, or alternative interpretations. It also allows for notifications of corrections and retractions to publications.
BibVista (a portmanteau of 'Biblio Vistas') is a limited-access commenting service that lets authors update and expand their work with new data, related references, or alternative interpretations, and issue notices of corrections and retractions.


SalAI (a portmanteau for 'Salud AI') is an AI-assisted research tool that provides AI search, literature analysis, and AI-assisted summarising. It was introduced in {{AN year|1746}} through collaboration with the [[National Center for High-Performance Computing]], and has since provided researchers and authors in delivering research overviews and summarized key findings for academic reference.
SalAI (a portmanteau of 'Salud AI') is an AI research tool offering search, literature analysis, and automated summarisation. It was introduced in {{AN year|1746}} in collaboration with the [[National Center for High-Performance Computing]], and has since helped researchers and authors produce research overviews and summaries of key findings for academic reference.


=== Federal Biotechnology Library ===
=== Federal Biotechnology Library ===
The BFB is a national database offering open-access and free information from articles from academic journals, books, and manuscripts covering biotechnology, biomedicine, and bioinformatics. The BFB offers four dedicated databases:
The BFB is a national database of free, open-access material from academic journals, books, and manuscripts covering biotechnology, biomedicine, and bioinformatics. It offers four dedicated databases:


* Nucleotide Database
* Nucleotide Database
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* Gene Database
* Gene Database


It also includes a database known as the Sequencing Database that provides a public repository for DNA sequencing data generated by high-throughput sequencing.
It also includes the Sequencing Database, a public repository for DNA data generated by high-throughput sequencing.


The BFB utilises a search tool known as HBI ([[Martino language|Martino]]: Herramienta de Búsqueda Bioinformática), which uses an algorithm to compare nucleotide and protein sequences. It uses heuristic methods to compare input queries with the BFB databases. It has four modes:
The BFB uses a search tool called HBI, which applies heuristic algorithms to compare nucleotide and protein sequences against the BFB databases. It has four modes:


* HBIn, which compares nucleotide sequences.
* HBIn, which compares nucleotide sequences.
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=== Toxicology Data Network ===
=== Toxicology Data Network ===
The Toxicology Data Network ([[Martino language|Martino]]: Red de Datos Toxicológicos, RDT) is a toxicology database that focuses on potential hazardous chemicals, with information on human exposure, industrial hygiene, emergency handling procedures, environmental impact, regulatory requirements, and related area. It is composed of a variety of databases that covered chemicals and drugs, environmental health, occupational health and safety, poisoning, risk assessment and regulations, and toxicology. It is composed of:
The Toxicology Data Network (RDT) is a database focused on potentially hazardous chemicals, covering human exposure, industrial hygiene, emergency handling, environmental impact, regulatory requirements, and related areas. It draws on data spanning chemicals and drugs, environmental and occupational health and safety, poisoning, risk assessment and regulation, and toxicology, and comprises:


* Hazardous Substances Databank, which provides toxicology data for over 5,000 hazardous chemicals.
* Hazardous Substances Databank, with toxicology data for over 5,000 hazardous chemicals.
* BibTox (a portmanteau for 'Biblioteca de Toxicología'), which provides references on biochemical, pharmacological, physiological, and toxicological effects of medicine and other chemicals.
* BibTox (a portmanteau of 'Biblioteca de Toxicología'), holding references on the biochemical, pharmacological, physiological, and toxicological effects of medicines and other chemicals.
* IDQuím (a portmanteau for ID Química), which provides references of over 400,000 chemicals, including names, synonyms, and structures.
* IDQuím (a portmanteau of 'ID Química'), a reference index of over 400,000 chemicals, including names, synonyms, and structures.
* MAPATOX (a portmanteau for 'Mapa Toxicológico), a geographic information system that aids in visualising and detecting toxicological data and remediation processes in [[Nouvelle Alexandrie]].
* MAPATOX (a portmanteau of 'Mapa Toxicológico'), a geographic information system for visualising toxicological data and remediation efforts across [[Nouvelle Alexandrie]].
* Comparative Toxcogenomics Databank, a public databank and search tool that curates scientific data describing relationships between chemicals, medicine, genes/proteins, diseases, taxa, and phenotypes.
* Comparative Toxicogenomics Databank, curating data on the relationships between chemicals, medicines, genes and proteins, diseases, taxa, and phenotypes.


== Research ==
== Research ==
Aside from the compilation and curation of medical literature, the BFM provides extramural grants to support research in medical information science and to promote the use of IT and telecommunications technology in medical institutions. In {{AN year|1740}}, this funding stood at an annual NAX€45 million.  
Alongside compiling and curating medical literature, the BFM provides extramural grants for research in medical information science and for the use of information and telecommunications technology in medical institutions; in {{AN year|1740}} this funding stood at NAX€45 million a year. Its intramural research budget, about NAX€140 million a year, supports curating public databases, conducting research in computational biology, developing software tools for analysing molecular and genomic data, and disseminating biomedical information.
 
Intramural funding for research stands at an annual €140 million, and promotes the curating of public databases, conducting research in computational biology, development of software tools for analysing molecular and genomic data, and disseminating biomedical information.


== Organisation ==
== Organisation ==
The BFM is overseen by the [[National Health Institute of Nouvelle Alexandrie|National Health Institute]]. It is led by a Director, who is appointed by the NHI and approved by the [[Department of Social Security and National Solidarity (Nouvelle Alexandrie)|Department of Social Security and National Solidarity]]. The library is further divided into multiple departments, with two service departments and five library divisions:
The BFM is overseen by the [[National Health Institute of Nouvelle Alexandrie|National Health Institute]]. It is led by a Director, appointed by the NHI and approved by the [[Department of Social Security and National Solidarity (Nouvelle Alexandrie)|Department of Social Security and National Solidarity]]. The library is organised into two service departments and five library divisions:


* Director
* Director
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**** Applied Clinical Informatics Branch
**** Applied Clinical Informatics Branch
**** Scientific Computing Branch
**** Scientific Computing Branch
The BFM also has two advisory bodies that are composed of national and international experts:
 
The BFM also has two advisory bodies made up of national and international experts:


* Scientific Advisory Council
* Scientific Advisory Council

Latest revision as of 01:58, 14 July 2026

Federal Library of Medicine

The main building of the BFM in Vida Science Park.
Type National medical library
Scope Medicine and the related sciences
Established 1692 AN
Location Vida Science Park, Cárdenas
Country/region Nouvelle Alexandrie
Branch of National Health Institute
Collection
Items collected Books, journals, technical reports, manuscripts, microfilms, photographs, images
Size Over 8 million documents
Access and use
Access requirements Free, open access online

The Federal Library of Medicine (Alexandrian: Bibliothèque Fédérale de Médecine; Martino: Biblioteca Federal de Medicina, BFM) is the national medical library of Nouvelle Alexandrie, located in the federal capital, Cárdenas. It is operated by the National Health Institute (NHI) alongside the institute's fifteen Centers of Expertise, and holds collections of books, journals, technical reports, manuscripts, microfilms, photographs, and images covering medicine and the related sciences.

Although it is physically located in Vida Science Park, most use of the BFM comes through its free, open-access website and public databanks.

History

The BFM was established in 1692 AN through the unification of the Aldurian National Medical Library and the Wechua Library of Medicine, consolidating their separate collections into a single facility in Vida Science Park. It has since accumulated over 8 million documents on medicine and the related sciences.

In 1708 AN, the BFM launched BibSalud, a free, open-access database of references and abstracts on the life sciences and biomedical topics. It has expanded the database and its software over the following decades, adding comprehensive search functions in 1720 AN, the free registration service MiBibSalud in 1722 AN, the BibVista commenting feature in 1728 AN, and the AI research tool SalAI in 1746 AN.

In 1718 AN, the BFM opened the Federal Biotechnology Library (BFB), a database covering biotechnology and biomedicine, in conjunction with the National Centre for Biotechnology and Bioinformatics. Its major databases cover nucleotides, proteins, genes, and genomes, though the National Human Genome Database is held at the Federal Center for the Human Genome. In 1730 AN, the BFB introduced the Bioinformatic Search Tool for comparing primary biological sequence information, which has since supported research in proteomics and genetics.

In 1736 AN, the BFM established the Toxicology Data Network in conjunction with the Institute for Environmental Health Sciences and Toxicology, a database consolidating toxicological research and literature dating as far back as 1650 AN. It supports the cataloguing and identification of hazardous substances for human exposure, industrial safety, and environmental protection.

In 1738 AN, the Frontera Program allocated about NAX€150 million to the BFM to modernise and upgrade its facilities. The funding created new data clusters to improve redundancy and supported a digitalisation program that reduced the library's reliance on physical media.

Informational sources

From its founding in 1692 AN, the BFM published the monthly Medical Index, a guide to medical articles. It was replaced by the digital BibSalud in 1708 AN, though the more than ten million article references and abstracts from the Index remain freely available through BibSalud.

BibSalud

BibSalud (a portmanteau of 'Biblioteca de Salud') is the main database of the BFM, offering free, open-access material from academic journals, books, and manuscripts covering medicine, nursing, pharmacy, dentistry, veterinary medicine, and health care. It also covers much of the literature in biology and biochemistry. At first it drew only on post-Proclamation sources; in 1738 AN it added Aldurian and Wechua material, along with Alexandrian and Caputian sources dating as far back as 1500 AN.

MiBibSalud is a free-registration service that lets researchers and academics link and share full-text local journal holdings. It also provides tools for search and reference saving, search filtering, automatic e-mail updates, and public profiles for professionals.

BibVista (a portmanteau of 'Biblio Vistas') is a limited-access commenting service that lets authors update and expand their work with new data, related references, or alternative interpretations, and issue notices of corrections and retractions.

SalAI (a portmanteau of 'Salud AI') is an AI research tool offering search, literature analysis, and automated summarisation. It was introduced in 1746 AN in collaboration with the National Center for High-Performance Computing, and has since helped researchers and authors produce research overviews and summaries of key findings for academic reference.

Federal Biotechnology Library

The BFB is a national database of free, open-access material from academic journals, books, and manuscripts covering biotechnology, biomedicine, and bioinformatics. It offers four dedicated databases:

  • Nucleotide Database
  • Protein Database
  • Genome Database
  • Gene Database

It also includes the Sequencing Database, a public repository for DNA data generated by high-throughput sequencing.

The BFB uses a search tool called HBI, which applies heuristic algorithms to compare nucleotide and protein sequences against the BFB databases. It has four modes:

  • HBIn, which compares nucleotide sequences.
  • HBIp, which compares protein sequences.
  • HBIx, which compares translated nucleotide sequences against protein sequences.
  • HBIt, which compares protein sequences against translated nucleotide sequences.

Toxicology Data Network

The Toxicology Data Network (RDT) is a database focused on potentially hazardous chemicals, covering human exposure, industrial hygiene, emergency handling, environmental impact, regulatory requirements, and related areas. It draws on data spanning chemicals and drugs, environmental and occupational health and safety, poisoning, risk assessment and regulation, and toxicology, and comprises:

  • Hazardous Substances Databank, with toxicology data for over 5,000 hazardous chemicals.
  • BibTox (a portmanteau of 'Biblioteca de Toxicología'), holding references on the biochemical, pharmacological, physiological, and toxicological effects of medicines and other chemicals.
  • IDQuím (a portmanteau of 'ID Química'), a reference index of over 400,000 chemicals, including names, synonyms, and structures.
  • MAPATOX (a portmanteau of 'Mapa Toxicológico'), a geographic information system for visualising toxicological data and remediation efforts across Nouvelle Alexandrie.
  • Comparative Toxicogenomics Databank, curating data on the relationships between chemicals, medicines, genes and proteins, diseases, taxa, and phenotypes.

Research

Alongside compiling and curating medical literature, the BFM provides extramural grants for research in medical information science and for the use of information and telecommunications technology in medical institutions; in 1740 AN this funding stood at NAX€45 million a year. Its intramural research budget, about NAX€140 million a year, supports curating public databases, conducting research in computational biology, developing software tools for analysing molecular and genomic data, and disseminating biomedical information.

Organisation

The BFM is overseen by the National Health Institute. It is led by a Director, appointed by the NHI and approved by the Department of Social Security and National Solidarity. The library is organised into two service departments and five library divisions:

  • Director
    • Deputy Director for Policy and Public Affairs
      • Office of Administration
        • Administrative Management Branch
        • Financial Management Branch
    • Deputy Director for Operations and Innovation
      • Office of Systems
        • Applications Branch
        • Medical Language Branch
        • Systems Technology Branch
      • Office of Strategic Planning
    • Scientific Director
      • Intramural Research Division
        • Computational Health Research Branch
        • Computational Biology Branch
      • Extramural Programs Division
        • Grants Management Office
        • Program Office
      • User Services Division
        • Health Research Information Branch
        • Curation Branch
        • Public Engagement Branch
        • Health Data Standards Branch
      • Federal Biotechnology Library
        • Information Engineering Branch
        • Information Resources Branch
      • Biomedical Communications Branch
        • Applied Clinical Informatics Branch
        • Scientific Computing Branch

The BFM also has two advisory bodies made up of national and international experts:

  • Scientific Advisory Council
  • Ethics & Information Technology Council

See also

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