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NIH Library Collection (Journals, Books, Databases)

The NIH Library is a leading biomedical research library dedicated to supporting the National Institutes of Health and select U.S. Department of Health and Human Services agencies. We provide access to a premier collection of resources to help you with your biomedical information and research needs:

  • Journals – online access to over 20,000 current and historical journals (most with complete archives), with over 14,100 articles downloaded each day
  • Books – online access to over 190,000 scholarly eBooks, with over 225,000 eBook chapter downloads each year; core physical collection of 5,800 books also available
  • Reference Databases – over 50 searchable reference sources including PubMed@NIH, Web of Science, Scopus, and UpToDate

Collection Size

As of January 1, 2024, NIH staff have access to:

  • Over 20,000 eJournals
  • Over 190,000 eBooks
  • 5,800 print books
  • Over 50 reference databases
  • Over 10,000 educational videos

Collection Usage

The NIH Library provided an estimated 5,393,678 journal article and eBook chapter downloads in FY2023. That translates to:

  • Over 14,100 journal articles downloaded per day
  • Over 18,800 eBook chapters downloaded per month
  • Over 600 articles/book chapters downloaded per hour