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FAQ: What is the National Library of Medicine (NLM)?
Printer-friendly VersionWhat is the National Library of Medicine (NLM)?
Answer:
The National Library of Medicine (NLM):
- is the world's largest biomedical library
- collects, catalogs and preserves published biomedical research and creates databases and databanks for public use
- explores the uses of computer and communication technologies to improve the organization and use of biomedical information
- supports a national network of local and regional medical libraries, as explained at http://www.nlm.nih.gov/pubs/factsheets/nnlm.html, which provides services to professionals and the public
- educates users about available sources of information so that they may conduct their own research concerning medical topics
- acts as a supplemental resource after local, regional, and other national resources have been contacted
- provides grants
Note: We are not qualified to provide medical advice or select from the literature in response to research requests.
For more information, go to:- About the National Library of Medicine
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/about/index.html - The National Library of Medicine Fact Sheet
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/pubs/factsheets/nlm.html - National Library of Medicine section from the NIH Almanac
http://www.nih.gov/about/almanac/organization/NLM.htm
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Last reviewed: 15 January 2009
Last updated: 15 January 2009
First published: 01 January 1998
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