[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 42, Volume 1]

[Revised as of October 1, 2006]

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.