NN/LM National Network Office: Background and Mission

The National Network of Libraries of Medicine (NN/LM) serves all health professionals-- clinicians, allied health professionals, researchers, administrators, students-- who need access to biomedical information. The NN/LM provides linkages to vital information for hospital managers, dentists, nurses, pharmacists-- as well as for physicians in all specialties. The NN/LM reaches out to all health professionals, no matter where they are located, and provides options for their personal access to information.

The NN/LM, formerly the Regional Medical Library Program, has been serving the biomedical information needs of the nation for over twenty years. Established in the Medical Library Assistance Act of 1965, this Network of libraries has matured into a thriving organization consisting of primary access libraries, resource libraries, regional libraries (RMLs) and the National Library of Medicine.

The Regional Medical Libraries (RMLs)are eight institutions that coordinate health sciences information services regionally. They are under contract to the National Library of Medicine. The National Network Office, located at the National Library of Medicine, oversees these contracts.

NN/LM Contact List

How to Contact the Regional Medical Libraries

National Network of Libraries of Medicine (NN/LM)

The NN/LM is dedicated to making the world's biomedical information available to all U.S. health professionals. If you are a health professional without access to a medical library, the NN/LM can help you. Contact your RML at 1-800-338-7657.

Click on the map for the region you are interested in:

Region 1: Delaware, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania

Region 2: Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia, District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands

Region 3: Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, Wisconsin

Region 4: Colorado, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, Utah, Wyoming

Region 5: Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas

Region 6: Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington

Region 7: Arizona, California, Hawaii, Nevada and the U.S. Territories in the Pacific Basin

Region 8: Connecticut, Massachusetts, Maine, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont

NN/LM National Centers:

National Training Center and Clearinghouse (NTCC)

Outreach Evaluation Resource Center (OERC)

Web Services Technology Operations Center (Web-STOC)

Exhibits

National meetings where NLM is exhibiting.

NN/LM Internet Access Surveys

Second NN/LM Member 1999 Internet Connectivity Survey
In 1999, the National Network Office of the National Library of Medicine conducted a survey to determine the level of Internet connectivity in network member libraries. This survey was a followup to one done in 1997.

NN/LM Member 1997 Internet Connectivity Survey
In 1997, the National Network Office of the National Library of Medicine conducted a survey of network member libraries to determine the extent of connectivity, and the barriers preventing 100% connectivity.

Other Programs and Services

Health Information for the Public

The purpose of the projects is to stimulate medical libraries, local public libraries, and other organizations to work together to provide new electronic health information services for all citizens in a community.

Projects Funded by the National Library of Medicine, January 2000

Partners in Information Access for the Public Health Workforce

The Project's Goal is to provide public health professionals timely, convenient access to information resources to aid them in improving the health of the American public. Project Partners include the

Association of State and Territorial Health Officials (ASTHO),

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC),

Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA),

National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO),

National Library of Medicine (NLM),

National Information Center on Health Services Research and Health Care Technology (NICHSR/NLM),

Public Health Foundation,

and the National Network of Libraries of Medicine (NN/LM).

NN/LM Network Office Directory

National Network of Libraries of Medicine, National Network Office
National Library of Medicine
8600 Rockville Pike
Building 38, Room B1-E03
Bethesda, MD 20894
(301) 496-4777
FAX: (301)480-1467

Angela Ruffin, Head, angela_ruffin@nlm.nih.gov
Renee Bougard, Outreach Librarian, bougardr@mail.nlm.nih.gov
Lisa M. Boyd, Consumer Health Librarian, boydl@mail.nlm.nih.gov
Barbara Nicholson, Technology Librarian, nicholsba@mail.nlm.nih.gov
Joanna Mayo, Secretary, joanna_mayo@nlm.nih.gov
Sophary Sim, Program Assistant, sophary_sim@nlm.nih.gov

A complete list of NLM Fact Sheets is available at:
(alphabetical list) http://www.nlm.nih.gov/pubs/factsheets/factsheets.html
(subject list): http://www.nlm.nih.gov/pubs/factsheets/factsubj.html

Or write to:

FACT SHEETS
Office of Communications and Public Liaison
National Library of Medicine
8600 Rockville Pike
Bethesda, Maryland 20894

Phone: (301) 496-6308
Fax: (301) 496-4450
email: publicinfo@nlm.nih.gov

For more information about NLM programs, contact the Office of Communications and Public Liaison (see address above); E-mail: publicinfo@nlm.nih.gov. World-Wide Web site: http://www.nlm.nih.gov

Last reviewed: 27 April 2009
Last updated: 01 April 2008
First published: 25 February 2001
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