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United States National Library of Medicine

The United States National Library of Medicine, operated by the United States federal government, is the world's largest medical library. Located in , the NLM is an institute within the .
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  • Type: Library
  • Description: medical library operated by the U.S. federal government
  • Also known as: “Building 38”, “National Library of Medicine”, “NIH NLM”, “NLM”, “U.S. National Library of Medicine”, and “USNLM”
  • Address: 8600 Rockville Pike, Bethesda, MD 20894
  • Wheelchair access: limited

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include National Institutes of Health and Medical Center Metro Station.

Research institute
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The is the primary agency of the United States federal government responsible for biomedical and public health research. It was founded in 1887 and is part of the United States Department of Health and Human Services. is situated 2,000 feet northwest of United States National Library of Medicine.

Metro station
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Medical Center station is a Washington Metro station in , United States. The island-platformed station was opened on August 25, 1984, and is operated by the . is situated 1,200 feet northeast of United States National Library of Medicine.

University
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is a health science university and professional school of the U.S. federal government. The primary mission of the school is to prepare graduates for service to the U.S. at home and abroad as uniformed… is situated 4,200 feet northeast of United States National Library of Medicine.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Greenwich Forest and Bethesda.

Neighborhood
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is a residential community in , , between Old Georgetown Road, and Bradley Boulevard. Dating from the early 20th century, is a suburban neighborhood combining architectural design with the natural environment.

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is in , , 1½ miles northwest of Wealthy and well-educated, is best known for its numerous restaurants and as the headquarters of the National Institutes of Health.

Village
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is a village and special taxing district in , , United States. Chartered in 1918, the village includes both sides of Oak Place and the south side of Avenue, across Old Georgetown Road from the , in the postal area.

United States National Library of Medicine

Latitude
38.99587° or 38° 59′ 45″ north
Longitude
-77.0989° or 77° 5′ 56″ west
Elevation
335 feet (102 metres)
Open location code
87C4XWW2+8C
Open­Street­Map ID
way 39707416
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­library
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­government
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­limited
Geo­Names ID
4363518
Wiki­data ID
Q611833
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Waray—“United States National Library of Medicine” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “United States National Library of Medicine”
  • Arabic: “المكتبة الوطنية لعلم الطب”
  • Arabic: “المكتبة الوطنية للطب”
  • Armenian: “ԱՄՆ ազգային բժշկական գրադարան”
  • Asturian: “Biblioteca Nacional de Medicina de los Estaos Xuníos”
  • Azerbaijani: “ABŞ Milli Tibb Kitabxanası”
  • Bashkir: “АҠШ-тың Милли медицина китапханаһы”
  • Basque: “Ameriketako Estatu Batuetako Medikuntza Liburutegi Nazionala”
  • Basque: “United States National Library of Medicine”
  • Belarusian: “Нацыянальная бібліятэка медыцыны ЗША”
  • Belarusian: “Нацыянальная мэдычная бібліятэка ЗША”
  • Bengali: “মার্কিন যুক্তরাষ্ট্রের জাতীয় চিকিৎসা গ্রন্থাগার”
  • Bosnian: “Nacionalna medicinska biblioteka Sjedinjenih Američkih Država”
  • Bosnian: “Nacionalna medicinska biblioteka Sjedinjenih Država”
  • Catalan: “Biblioteca Nacional de Medicina dels Estats Units”
  • Catalan: “United States National Library of Medicine”
  • Chinese: “美国国家医学图书馆”
  • Chinese: “美国国立医学图书馆”
  • Chinese: “美國國家醫學圖書館”
  • Croatian: “Nacionalna knjižnica medicine SAD”
  • Croatian: “NLM”
  • Croatian: “United States National Library of Medicine”
  • Czech: “United States National Library of Medicine”
  • Dutch: “National Library of Medicine”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “المكتبه الوطنيه لعلم الطب”
  • Esperanto: “Nacia biblioteko de Medicino”
  • Esperanto: “Usona Nacia Biblioteko de Medicino”
  • Finnish: “National Library of Medicine (U.S.)”
  • Finnish: “NLM”
  • Finnish: “Yhdysvaltain kansallinen lääketieteellinen kirjasto”
  • French: “bibliothèque médicale nationale des États-Unis”
  • French: “bibliothèque nationale de médecine des États-Unis”
  • French: “National Library of Medicine”
  • French: “NLM”
  • French: “United States National Library of Medicine”
  • Galician: “Biblioteca Nacional de Medicina dos Estados Unidos”
  • German: “National Library of Medicine”
  • German: “Nationalbibliothek für Medizin”
  • German: “United States National Library of Medicine”
  • German: “US National Library of Medicine”
  • Greek: “NLM”
  • Greek: “Αμερικανική Εθνική Ιατρική Βιβλιοθήκη”
  • Hebrew: “הספרייה הלאומית לרפואה של ארצות הברית”
  • Hungarian: “Amerikai Egyesült Államok Orvostudományi Nemzeti Könyvtára”
  • Indonesian: “Perpustakaan Kedokteran Nasional Amerika Serikat”
  • Italian: “National Library of Medicine”
  • Japanese: “NLM”
  • Japanese: “アメリカ合衆国国立医学図書館”
  • Japanese: “アメリカ国立医学図書館”
  • Japanese: “米国国立医学図書館”
  • Japanese: “米国立医学図書館”
  • Kirghiz: “АКШнын улуттук медициналык китепканасы”
  • Korean: “미국 국립 의학 도서관”
  • Macedonian: “NLM”
  • Macedonian: “Национална медицинска библиотека на САД”
  • Malay: “Perpustakaan Perubatan Negara Amerika Syarikat”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “United States National Library of Medicine”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “National Library of Medicine”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “NLM”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “United States National Library of Medicine”
  • Persian: “کتابخانه ملی پزشکی آمریکا”
  • Persian: “کتابخانه ملی پزشکی ایالات متحده آمریکا”
  • Persian: “کتابخانهٔ ملی پزشکی ایالات متحدهٔ آمریکا”
  • Persian: “کتابخانه ملی پزشکی ایالات متحده امریکا”
  • Persian: “کتابخانه ملی پزشکی ایالات متحده”
  • Polish: “National Library of Medicine”
  • Polish: “United States National Library of Medicine”
  • Portuguese: “Biblioteca Nacional de Medicina dos Estados Unidos da América”
  • Portuguese: “Biblioteca Nacional de Medicina dos Estados Unidos”
  • Portuguese: “Biblioteca Nacional de Medicina”
  • Portuguese: “National Library of Medicine”
  • Portuguese: “NLM”
  • Portuguese: “U.S. National Library of Medicine”
  • Portuguese: “United States National Library of Medicine”
  • Romanian: “Biblioteca Națională de Medicină a Statelor Unite ale Americii”
  • Romanian: “Biblioteca Națională de Medicină a Statelor Unite”
  • Russian: “Национальная библиотека медицины США”
  • Russian: “Национальная медицинская библиотека США”
  • Serbian: “Američka nacionalna medicinska biblioteka”
  • Serbian: “National Library of Medicine”
  • Serbian: “United States National Library of Medicine”
  • Serbian: “Америчка национална медицинска библиотека”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Američka nacionalna medicinska biblioteka”
  • Slovak: “National Library of Medicine”
  • Slovak: “United States National Library of Medicine”
  • Slovenian: “Nacionalna medicinska knjižnica ZDA”
  • Slovenian: “Nacionalna medicinska knjižnica Združenih držav Amerike”
  • Slovenian: “Nacionalna medicinska knjižnica”
  • Slovenian: “NLM”
  • Spanish: “Biblioteca Nacional de Medicina de Estados Unidos”
  • Spanish: “Biblioteca Nacional de Medicina de los Estados Unidos”
  • Spanish: “Biblioteca Nacional de Medicina”
  • Spanish: “Libreria Nacional de Medicina de los Estados Unidos”
  • Spanish: “Librería Nacional de Medicina de los Estados Unidos”
  • Spanish: “National Library of Medicine”
  • Spanish: “NLM”
  • Spanish: “United States National Library of Medicine”
  • Tajik: “Китобхонаи миллии тибби ИМА”
  • Tamil: “அமெரிக்க தேசிய மருத்துவ நூலகம்”
  • Telugu: “నేషనల్ లైబ్రరీ ఆఫ్ మెడిసిన్”
  • Telugu: “యునైటెడ్ స్టేట్స్ నేషనల్ లైబ్రరీ ఆఫ్ మెడిసిన్”
  • Thai: “หอสมุดแพทยศาสตร์แห่งชาติสหรัฐ”
  • Turkish: “Birleşik Devletler Ulusal Tıp Kütüphanesi”
  • Turkish: “NLM”
  • Turkish: “Ulusal Tıp Kütüphanesi”
  • Turkish: “United States National Library of Medicine”
  • Ukrainian: “Національна бібліотека США з медицини”
  • Waray (Philippines): “Nasodnon nga Sulod-Barasahan han Medisina han Estados Unidos”
  • Waray (Philippines): “United States National Library of Medicine”

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