The National Library of Medicine (NLM), located on the National Institutes of Health campus in Bethesda, Maryland, has been a center of information innovation since its founding in 1836.

The world’s largest biomedical library, the NLM maintains and makes available a vast collection spanning eleven centuries, and it produces electronic information resources on a wide range of topics that are searched billions of times each year by millions of people around the globe.

It also supports and conducts research, development, and training in biomedical informatics and health information technology. Additionally, the Library oversees the Network of the National Library of Medicine, a nationwide partnership of more than 2,000 active member organizations wherein librarians and information professionals advance health literacy, training, and access to trusted biomedical information for communities, health workers, and researchers.