Long Range Plan 2003 -2007 : Health Science & Hospital Libraries 

Massachusetts has 153 health sciences libraries composed of hospital, pharmaceutical, and academic libraries. These libraries support the health information needs of physicians, nurses, researchers, and health administrators. Health science libraries have increasingly expanded their patron base to offer consumer health information and Internet training to the general public. The National Network of Libraries of Medicine (NNLM), a division of the National Library of Medicine, has established a network in order to support the training and development of medical librarians and health professionals. The network also supports the electronic infrastructure established for the rapid delivery of health information. The regional office for the NNLM is located at the University of Massachusetts Medical School and also offers health information training to public librarians in a six state region.