Medical Library Organizations

Reference Tools for the Information Age: Consumer Medical Resources

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Consumer & Patient Health Information Section of the MLA (CAPHIS)

http://caphis.mlanet.org/

Provides a forum for health science librarians in the area of consumer health information. Offers useful materials on designing, managing, and promoting consumer health information collections

Hospital Libraries Section of MLA

http://hls.mlanet.org/

Addresses the concerns and interests of hospital libraries and librarians

MLANET: The Medical Library Association's Network of Health Information Professionals

http://mlanet.org/

MLA is a non-profit educational organization of members in the health sciences information field, committed to educating health information professionals, supporting health information research, and promoting access to the world's health sciences information.

U.S. National Library of Medicine (NLM)

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/

The National Library of Medicine (NLM) is the world's largest medical library. The Library collects materials and provides information and research services in all areas of biomedicine and health care.

U.S. National Network of Libraries of Medicine (NN/LM)

http://nnlm.gov/

The mission of the National Network of Libraries of Medicine (NN/LM) is "to advance the progress of medicine and improve the public health by: 1) providing all U.S. health professionals with equal access to biomedical information; and, 2) improving the public's access to information to enable them to make informed decisions about their health. The Program is coordinated by the National Library of Medicine and carried out through a nationwide network of health science libraries and information centers."