Network of the National Library of Medicine (NNLM) Region 2

What Network of the National Library of Medicine (NNLM) Region 2 does

NNLM Region 2 is the southeastern US regional component of the Network of the National Library of Medicine, a federally funded cooperative agreement program administered by the National Library of Medicine within the National Institutes of Health. Region 2, hosted at the Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston, coordinates programs and member services across Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, Puerto Rico, South Carolina, Tennessee, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Its mission is to advance medicine and improve public health by providing equal access to biomedical information and NLM resources to health professionals, librarians, public health workers, educators, and community organizations.

The network's core offerings include training programs supporting CHIS, DSS, CHES, and CNE certifications; cost-reimbursable funding opportunities for member organizations; the DOCLINE interlibrary loan routing system; the Data Repository Finder for NIH-supported repositories; the Data Pathways learning tool; the NNLM Reading Club with 200+ book titles across 50+ health topics; and the NNLM Discovery Podcast. Distribution runs through the central nnlm.gov platform, regional WordPress sites, weekly email digests, bi-monthly webinars such as R4 Connections, and specialty listservs. Marketing and outreach span Facebook, LinkedIn, YouTube, and partnerships with library professional associations including the Medical Library Association.

NNLM Region 2 generates no commercial revenue; it operates on federal cooperative agreement funding allocated through NLM/NIH, with all membership, training, and resources provided at no cost to qualifying organizations. The program distributes subaward funding to member organizations for health information access projects and individual Professional Development Awards of up to $2,500. The current award period runs from May 1, 2021 through April 30, 2026, and the organization is governed under cooperative agreements with 14 host institutions spanning seven regions plus five national offices covering data services, training, evaluation, public health coordination, and web services.

Name

Network of the National Library of Medicine (NNLM) Region 2

Legal name

Network of the National Library of Medicine

Website

https://nnlm.gov

Company type

Private

Founded year

2021

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

NNLM Region 2 is the federally funded southeastern regional arm of the NIH National Library of Medicine network, providing free training, funding, and resource access to health professionals, librarians, public health workers, and community organizations across eight states and territories.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Health Information Services

NAICS

Educational Services (611), Educational Support Services (611710)

SIC

Services-Health Services (8000), Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Chronic Disease & Health Promotion Program Funding (HLAJALAJ)

akta.pro secondary industry

Infectious Disease & Immunization Program Funding (HLAJALAH)

Keywords

• Health information access
• Biomedical information services
• Library training programs
• Interlibrary loan services
• Public health outreach

Headquarters

HQ city

Charleston, South Carolina

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices6 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Federal Government Funding (NLM/NIH): NNLM is funded by the National Library of Medicine, part of the National Institutes of Health, under cooperative agreements. Regional Medical Libraries receive federal funding to coordinate network operations, training, and outreach programs.
2. Subaward/Funding to Member Organizations: NNLM offers funding opportunities to member organizations for projects that improve health information access, increase engagement with research and data, expand professional knowledge, and promote use of NLM resources. All awards are cost-reimbursable.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

NNLM Region 2 provides free training programs, cost-reimbursable funding opportunities, and access to authoritative biomedical and health information resources for member organizations across Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, Puerto Rico, South Carolina, Tennessee, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Core offerings include professional development training with certifications (CHIS, DSS, CHES, CNE), project funding for health information outreach, the DOCLINE interlibrary loan system, the Data Repository Finder, the NNLM Reading Club, and the NNLM Discovery Podcast. The program is funded through federal cooperative agreements with the National Library of Medicine and operates as a service mark of the US Department of Health and Human Services.

Product overview

NNLM is a national network of health sciences libraries and information centers coordinated by 14 institutions across the United States. The network provides equal access to biomedical information and improves public health through member organizations including health centers, health departments, community organizations, and libraries. NNLM Region 2 specifically serves Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, Puerto Rico, South Carolina, Tennessee, and U.S. Virgin Islands. The organization's offerings include training programs with professional certifications (CHIS, DSS, CNE), funding opportunities for member organizations, DOCLINE interlibrary loan services, health information resources, the Data Repository Finder, NNLM Reading Club, and the NNLM Discovery Podcast. The network is funded by the National Library of Medicine and operates under the NIH/Department of Health and Human Services.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• NNLM Training Programs Online and in-person training opportunities supporting professional development and continuing education for librarians, educators, and health professionals, including certifications such as Consumer Health Information Specialization (CHIS), Data Services Specialization (DSS), and Continuing Nursing Education (CNE).
• NNLM Funding Programs Funding opportunities for member organizations to support projects that improve access to health information, increase engagement with research and data, and promote awareness of NLM resources in local communities. All awards are cost-reimbursable.
• DOCLINE The National Library of Medicine's interlibrary loan (ILL) request routing system that enables libraries to request and share biomedical literature.
• Data Repository Finder A tool to discover NIH-supported repositories for sharing research data.
• NNLM Reading Club Monthly health-related books and resources for reading club events in libraries, featuring over 200 book titles across 50+ health topics.
• NNLM Discovery Podcast A podcast series exploring how NNLM engages with communities to provide access to trusted health information, with accompanying videos available on the NLM YouTube Channel.
• Data Pathways A tool to explore NLM and NNLM courses, trainings, and webinars that align with learning data librarianship.
• Region 2 RML Services Service and support for Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, Puerto Rico, South Carolina, Tennessee, and U.S. Virgin Islands through the Regional Medical Library based at the Medical University of South Carolina.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 1,100 health centers, health departments, community organizations, and libraries served in Region 6 alone
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core, regional and major.

• National Library of Medicine (NLM)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNLM is the parent organization of NNLM. NNLM operates under cooperative agreements with NLM to advance the progress of medicine and improve public health by providing equal access to biomedical information across the United States.
• National Institutes of Health (NIH)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNIH provides funding and oversight through NLM for NNLM operations. NNLM resources are funded by NIH under cooperative agreements to promote health information access.
• US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHHS is the parent federal department. NNLM and Network of the National Library of Medicine are service marks of the US Department of Health and Human Services.
• Regional Medical Libraries (7 institutions)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSeven Health Sciences Libraries function as RMLs for their respective regions: University of Maryland (Region 1), Medical University of South Carolina (Region 2), University of North Texas HSC (Region 3), University of Utah (Region 4), University of Washington (Region 5), University of Iowa (Region 6), and UMass Chan Medical School (Region 7).
• The Next Door, Inc.regionalStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Next Door, located in The Dalles, Oregon, partnered with NNLM Region 5 to create 7 MedlinePlus tutorial videos for community health workers. The Equity and Outreach Training Services staff contributed time and expertise to this health information education project.
• Idaho Department of Health and WelfareregionalStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Idaho Department of Health and Welfare supports libraries in offering telehealth connections for patrons, enabling rural residents and others experiencing health inequities related to the digital divide to access healthcare services through their local library.
• Health Information Translations ConsortiumregionalStrategic or Co-development PartnerHealth Information Translations project provides plain language health education resources for health care professionals and others working with limited English proficient populations, offering over 3,500 resources in 15+ languages.
• Medical Library Association (MLA)majorGTM or Marketing PartnerNNLM works with MLA for continuing education approvals. R4 Connections webinar series has been approved for MLA continuing education credits. Partnership supports professional development for health sciences librarians.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Network of the National Library of Medicine Region 7: NNLM Region 7 (UMass Chan Medical School Lamar Soutter Library) executes the same federally-funded regional medical library program as Region 2 across Connecticut, Massachusetts, Maine, New Hampshire, New York, Rhode Island, and Vermont.
• Network of the National Library of Medicine Region 6: NNLM Region 6 (University of Iowa Hardin Library for the Health Sciences) operates under the same federal cooperative agreement model as Region 2, serving Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, and Wisconsin, and is notably cited as collaborating with 1,100+ member organizations.
• Network of the National Library of Medicine Region 4: NNLM Region 4 (University of Utah Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library) operates the same standardized health information training and funding program as Region 2 across Arizona, Idaho, Colorado, Montana, New Mexico, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah, and Wyoming.
• Network of the National Library of Medicine Region 3: NNLM Region 3 (University of North Texas Health Science Center) delivers the same federal health information outreach model as Region 2, serving Arkansas, Kansas, Louisiana, Missouri, Nebraska, Oklahoma, and Texas under the same NLM cooperative agreement framework.
• Network of the National Library of Medicine Region 5: NNLM Region 5 (University of Washington Health Sciences Library) runs the identical regional medical library model as Region 2 across Alaska, California, Hawaii, Oregon, Washington, and Pacific territories, including community-led health outreach to underserved populations.
• Network of the National Library of Medicine Region 1: NNLM Region 1 (University of Maryland) is one of the other 6 Regional Medical Libraries in the same network, providing identical health information access, training, and funding services to Delaware, DC, Kentucky, Maryland, New Jersey, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and West Virginia under the same cooperative agreement structure.

Others

• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: The CDC is the federal public health agency that drives demand for the health information access and public health coordination services NNLM Region 2 delivers through its Public Health Coordination Office, making it a closely related federal peer in the public health information ecosystem.
• Medical Library Association: The Medical Library Association is the professional association that provides continuing education accreditation for NNLM Region 2's training programs (CHIS, DSS, CNE). It is a key ecosystem partner shaping professional standards and a natural adjacent peer in the health information professional development space.

Broad incumbents

• National Library of Medicine: The National Library of Medicine is the parent federal agency of NNLM Region 2 and operates PubMed, MedlinePlus, and ClinicalTrials.gov directly. While broader in scope as the originating institution, NLM is the closest incumbent that defines Region 2's mission and resources.
• National Institutes of Health: The National Institutes of Health is the parent department of NLM and the ultimate federal funder of NNLM Region 2 through cooperative agreements. As the broader biomedical research agency, NIH defines the policy and funding environment in which NNLM Region 2 operates.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/nih
• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/NLMNIH
• Facebookfacebook.com/nih.gov
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/nnlmregion2

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