NLM NN/LM Resources

• Medical Subject Headings (MeSH) - NLM's controlled subject vocabulary used for indexing and cataloging.
• NLM Databases & Electronic Resources
• NLM Fact Sheets - provides background information on NLM policies and services
• NLM FAQs - provides answers to common questions about consumer health, MEDLINE and other databases, DOCLINE, and NCBI sequence databases
• Recommended Formats for Bibliographic Citation. Supplement: Internet Formats (410 KB,106 pages) - This PDF document shows how to cite Internet resources. It complements the National Library of Medicine's Recommended Formats for Bibliographic Citation, published in 1991. You can still order a copy of this.

NN/LM Resources

• Electronic Journals and Open Access - information from a variety of NN/LM sources
• Library LinkOut Survival Guide - an overview from NN/LM on setting up LinkOut for Libraries
• NN/LM Trifold Search Guides - you can print PDF search guides for PubMed , the Gateway , and MEDLINEplus
• Presentations and Handouts - provide links to presentations and handouts created by the regional office staff

Standards and Guidelines

• MLA's Standards for Hospital Libraries 2007

Additional Resources

• Basic Library Management Resources - designed as an overview for new health science or hospital library managers, including "First Steps for New Medical Librarians", JCAHO, collection development, library committees, etc.
• Partners in Information Access for the Public Health Workforce - tools and resources you can use when working with public health professionals