# Presentation: 526848

## National Network of Libraries of Medicine: An Overview

- Elaine Martin
- Director, NN/LM,NER

## Acquirer, organizer and disseminator of health information
Database producer and vendor
The RML network has an important role to play

- Acquirer, organizer and disseminator of health information
- Database producer and vendor
- The RML network has an important role to play

## Phase 1—resource building
Phase 2—focus on health professionals
Phase 3—added focus on consumer health information

- Phase 1—resource building
- Phase 2—focus on health professionals
- Phase 3—added focus on consumer health information

## 8 Regional Libraries
A network of member libraries
Defined mission and goals
A clear set of services and products
Funding opportunities for members
Program reassessment and redesign every five years

- 8 Regional Libraries
- A network of member libraries
- Defined mission and goals
- A clear set of services and products
- Funding opportunities for members
- Program reassessment and redesign every five years

## Provide all U.S. health professionals with equal access to biomedical information
Improve the public’s access to information to enable them to make informed decisions about their health

- Provide all U.S. health professionals with equal access to biomedical information
- Improve the public’s access to information to enable them to make informed decisions about their health

## To develop collaborations with network libraries to improve access to and sharing of biomedical information resources throughout the U.S.
To promote awareness of and access to biomedical information resources for health professionals and the public and

- To develop collaborations with network libraries to improve access to and sharing of biomedical information resources throughout the U.S.
- To promote awareness of and access to biomedical information resources for health professionals and the public and

## To develop, promote and improve access to electronic health information resources by network member libraries, health professionals and organizations providing information to the public

## The RML network is a government sponsored program administered by the National Library of Medicine and carried out through a nationwide network of health sciences libraries and information centers

## Full Members—Regional Medical Libraries, Resources Libraries and PALS
Affiliate Members—Resource Center Libraries, Public Libraries, Community College Libraries, etc.

- Full Members—Regional Medical Libraries, Resources Libraries and PALS
- Affiliate Members—Resource Center Libraries, Public Libraries, Community College Libraries, etc.

## Designated local contact
Listing in national network membership database
Have a collection to share

- Designated local contact
- Listing in national network membership database
- Have a collection to share

## Established in 1967
Field force of the NLM
5000 Participating institutions
Making quality health information available to health professionals and the public

- Established in 1967
- Field force of the NLM
- 5000 Participating institutions
- Making quality health information available to health professionals and the public

## Health Information Services
Librarian and Health Education Services
Special Projects

- Health Information Services
- Librarian and Health Education Services
- Special Projects

## MEDLINE
MEDLINEplus

- MEDLINE
- MEDLINEplus

## Instructional services
Exhibits and demonstrations

- Instructional services
- Exhibits and demonstrations

## Outreach to health professionals
Outreach to consumers
Electronic Document Delivery projects
Technology Awareness conferences

- Outreach to health professionals
- Outreach to consumers
- Electronic Document Delivery projects
- Technology Awareness conferences

## Re-competition for RML status every five years

## The RML network is a partnership between the NLM and the 5000 member institutions
Emphasis on resource sharing not resource building
Increased emphasis on outreach/facilitator of equal access to health information to health professionals and consumers (new audience)

- The RML network is a partnership between the NLM and the 5000 member institutions
- Emphasis on resource sharing not resource building
- Increased emphasis on outreach/facilitator of equal access to health information to health professionals and consumers (new audience)

## Continued emphasis on serving the underserved and minority populations
Expanded partnerships with community based groups and public libraries
Continued emphasis on marketing NLM’s services and products 
Continued emphasis on training all audiences

- Continued emphasis on serving the underserved and minority populations
- Expanded partnerships with community based groups and public libraries
- Continued emphasis on marketing NLM’s services and products
- Continued emphasis on training all audiences

## The NN/LM (RML) offers one effective model of information access to government information, specifically health information.