National Library of Medicine (NLM) Information
The National Library of Medicine (NLM), which is part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), plays a pivotal role in translating biomedical research into practice.
- NLM is the world's largest biomedical library and developer of more than 200 electronic databases
- Scientists, health professionals, and the public search the Library's online information resources more than one billion times each year
- Its mission is to ensure that anyone with need has access to health information across the United States
- The National Network of Libraries of Medicine and health information libraries are NLM's key partners in making information available to anyone with need
Information sheets
April 2018