[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 42, Volume 1]
[Revised as of October 1, 2002]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 42CFR4.3]

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                         TITLE 42--PUBLIC HEALTH
 
    CHAPTER I--PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN 
                                SERVICES
 
PART 4--NATIONAL LIBRARY OF MEDICINE--Table of Contents
 
Sec. 4.3  Purpose of the Library.

    The purpose of the Library is to assist the advancement of medical 
and related sciences and aid the dissemination and exchange of 
scientific and other information important to the progress of medicine 
and the public health. The Library acquires and maintains library 
materials pertinent to medicine, including audiovisual materials; 
compiles, publishes, and disseminates catalogs, indices, and 
bibliographies of these materials, as appropriate; makes available 
materials, through loan or otherwise; provides reference and other 
assistance to research; and engages in other activities in furtherance 
of this purpose.