# Support Access to Biomedical and Health Information Core

> **NIH NIH UG4** · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA LOS ANGELES · 2020 · $281,475

## Abstract

2. Support Access to Biomedical and Health Information Core
Project Summary/Abstract
Resource sharing remains a key role for the RML. A resource sharing survey conducted by the National
Library of Medicine in 2013 showed that many libraries continue to find DOCLINE to be a vital service in
meeting the needs of their users. Although worldwide free access to PubMed has greatly simplified the process
for health professionals and others to locate scholarly articles, quite often the full-text of the document is not
freely available, and must be obtained through resource sharing channels provided by health sciences
libraries. Additionally, some contingents of health professionals, notably public health workers and community
health workers, may not have ready access to health sciences libraries, and may inquire from the RML where
to obtain document delivery services. The establishment of a NN/LM National DOCLINE Coordinating Office
(NDCO) will centralize this function, but there will still be a need for individual RMLs to work with health
professionals, Network members, and others seeking advice and consultation regarding document delivery
through the Loansome Doc, LinkOut, and Outside Tool services.
During the current RML contract, we began working with our Network members on e-science activities, and we
were the key sponsor for an E-Science Day: An Opportunity for Education and Networking, held in December,
2011, at the University of California at Davis. For the upcoming Cooperative Agreement, we will greatly expand
efforts to promote “big data” through the numerous strategies we have developed to provide training and other
resources to support data management activities in the Region.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 9912855
- **Project number:** 5UG4LM012341-05
- **Recipient organization:** UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA LOS ANGELES
- **Principal Investigator:** Alan Carr
- **Activity code:** UG4 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2020
- **Award amount:** $281,475
- **Award type:** 5
- **Project period:** — → 2021-10-31

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/9912855

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 9912855, Support Access to Biomedical and Health Information Core (5UG4LM012341-05). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-06-12 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/9912855. Licensed CC0.

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