Federal Register #2026-23010

NIH updates National Library of Medicine and NIH Library records system

HHS and NIH are announcing changes to a records system serving the National Library of Medicine and NIH Library. - Government organizations: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS); National Institutes of Health (NIH); National Library of Medicine (NLM), including the NIH Library’s User Services and Collection Division. - Notice: Modifications to “Administration: National Library of Medicine, User Services and Collection Division (NIH Library),” System No. 09-25-0005. - Changes described: Updates to the system’s locations, managers, purposes, categories of individuals and records, routine uses, retention and disposal policies, retrieval practices, and record sources. The changes include additional categories for authors and others associated with works in library collections, as well as updated bibliographic and archival record categories. - Procurement status: This is a records-system notice, not a solicitation. No products, services, quantities, part numbers, OEMs, or vendors are identified.

Description

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) is publishing modifications to its existing system of records, “Administration: National Library of Medicine, User Services and Collection Division (NIH Library),” System No. 09-25-0005. Changes cover the system name, routine uses, location, managers, purpose, categories of individuals and records, retention and disposal, retrieval policies, and record sources. Comments on the routine uses were due by December 14, 2026.

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