Abstract

The National Network of Libraries of Medicine program is intended to provide health science practitioners, investigators, educators, and administrators with timely, convenient access to information. The program is coordinated by the National Library of Medicine and carried out through a nation-wide network of more than 3,300 health science libraries and information centers. It incorporates the individual health practitioner within the institutional network by involving all of the libraries in the Network in establishing direct contact with health professionals. The Network also includes eight Regional Medical Libraries, or RMLs. These are major institutions designated by NLM to administer and provide backup services in each of eight geographical regions. Objectives for the RMLs are: to promote awareness of and access to biomedical information resources for health professionals through expanded and targeted outreach programs, to develop and improve the biomedical information resources in the regions, and to support the sharing of these resources within the regions and throughout the nation. Region 6 provides service to the states of Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, and Washington.

  Funding Agency

Agency
National Institute of Health (NIH)
Institute
National Library of Medicine (NLM)
Type
Research and Development Contracts (N01)
Project #
N01LM013506-006
Application #
2318846
Study Section
Project Start
1991-05-01
Project End
1996-04-30
Budget Start
1992-09-29
Budget End
1993-09-29
Support Year
Fiscal Year
1992
Total Cost
Indirect Cost

  Institution

Name
University of Washington
Department
Type
Organized Research Units
DUNS #
135646524
City
Seattle
State
WA
Country
United States
Zip Code
98195

  Publications

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Fuller, S S (1995) Internet connectivity for hospitals and hospital libraries: strategies. Bull Med Libr Assoc 83:32-6
Press, N O (1995) Online SERHOLD updating for the Pacific Northwest. Bull Med Libr Assoc 83:512-4
Rauch, S; Holt, M C; Horner, M et al. (1994) Community hospitals and the Internet: lessons from pilot connections. Bull Med Libr Assoc 82:401-6
Dailey, D J; Eno, K R; Brinkley, J F (1994) Performance evaluation of a distance learning program. Proc Annu Symp Comput Appl Med Care :76-80
Rambo, N; Fuller, S (1993) From bench to bedside: research and testing of Internet resources and connections in community hospital libraries. Proc Annu Symp Comput Appl Med Care :549-53
Dailey, D J; Eno, K; Zick, G L et al. (1993) A network model for wide area access to structural information. Proc Annu Symp Comput Appl Med Care :497-501