FAQ
What is NLM?
What is the National Library of Medicine (NLM), what does it do, and what can it do for me?
Answer:
The National Library of Medicine (NLM):
- is the world's largest biomedical library
- 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
- 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
- creates databases and databanks for your use
- provides grants
NLM does not:
- provide specific medical advice
- send pamphlets or other printed materials
- do research for individuals
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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