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Agency National Library of Medicine Acronym NLM Hierarchy Department of Health and Human Services. National Institutes of Health. Docs Searchable Databases; Fact Sheets; Bibliographies; News Releases URL http://www.nlm.nih.gov/ Notes The NLM, 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; 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; and provides grants. Subjects HEALTH AND MEDICINE LIBRARIES