Member Institution Certificate

How would you like your library and/or institution's name to appear on the certificate?

Please provide up to four lines of text. Each line can be a maximum of 35 characters (including spaces) long. This usually is some combination of the name of the library and/or your institution. Enter the name of your library and/or institution only: do not enter your address.

Note that the field marked with an * is required.

Please take a moment to review the mission of the National Network of Libraries of Medicine (NN/LM) and responsibilities of Full Members.

Mission

The mission of the 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.

Full Member Responsibilities

1. Is regularly staffed.
2. Has an Internet connection.
3. Has its own collection of health sciences materials such as current biomedical journals (25 minimum in collection) , books, audiovisuals, and/or electronic databases.
4. Provides information services, including collection sharing through the DOCLINE* system and providing information services to health professionals and/or the general public (e.g. answering or referring reference questions and performing information searches).
5. Members are encouraged to provide Loansome Doc service to their users and/or to unaffiliated users.

*Reciprocal borrowing though the DOCLINE system is a key responsibility for Members. Members are required to fill loan requests within two to three business days.

By pressing the "submit" button below, you knowlege that you are authorized on behalf of your institution to request membership with the National Network of Libraies of Medicine and that your institution agrees to meet the responsibilities of membership in the National Network of Libraries of Medicine.