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Regional Medical Library Network: Building a Nationwide Base

Black and white map of the United States of America detailing the Regional Medical Library Network map divided by regions, the resource libraries and the estimated other health sciences library in the each state.

A formal national network of 7 Regional Libraries, 125 resource libraries at medical schools, and 4,000 local medical libraries provides widespread access to published medical information. As the hub of the network, NLM is the key to a nationwide data gathering system that connects far-flung center of expertise, forming them into an efficient resource available to all.


Network Map 8: New England Region featuring Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont. 1: Middle Atlantic Atlantic Region featuring Delaware, New Jersey , New York, and Pennsylvania. 2: Southeastern Atlantic Region featuring Alabama, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, Puerto Rico, South Carolina, Tennessee, U.S. Virgin Islands, Virginia and West Virginia. 5: South Central Region featuring Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas. 3: Greater Midwest Region featuring Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, and Wisconsin. 4: MidContinental Region featuring of Utah, Colorado, Wyoming, Kansas, Nebraska, and Missouri. 7: Pacific Southwest Region featuring Arizona, California, Hawaii, Nevada, and the U.S. Territories in the Pacific Basin. 6: Pacific Northwest Region

Network Regions: 1: Middle Atlantic | 2: Southeastern Atlantic |
  3: Greater Midwest | 4: MidContinental | 5: South Central |
  6: Pacific Northwest | 7: Pacific Southwest | 8: New England







Current data as of 2008, the Regional Medical Librar Network consists of 8 regional libraries, 165 resource libraries (primarily at medical schools), and over 5800 local medical libraries.