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The ONOS – ensuring permanency and maximum use

The ONOS – ensuring permanency and maximum use

1.2 - Sector story
The ONOS - https://www.onos.gov.in/ is an initiative launched in January this year with support from the Govt of India. It is one through which all Government institutions can get access to articles from a large number of journals (more than 13000). This from more than 27 subject categories. From 2027 - Private institutions will also have this access, but with a fee. This has been one of the best thing that happened in India, in academics and research. However I have some worries about this. A major one being - that like the Cochrane Library, this should not go, thanks…
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Decision making / taking responsibility

Decision making / taking responsibility

1 - VS Shares
The years 1990 - 1992. I was an Assistant Librarian of the Indian Institute of Geomagmetism. Fresh out of Library School. However I was not in my twenties like most of my batchmates were. I was married and had two school going children. But having got married immediately after graduation, I was still carrying the mindset of - Listen to your elders / Do not break any rules and all the generally good/ethical stuff that one is taught. However, as a "professional", one is not often taught to make decisions that may not fall under the above We had a…
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QMed’s blog posts

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QMed began blogging in 2012, and over time, our format evolved. We realised that much of what we shared for learners was also meaningful for donors and supporters, so for a while, our communication streams merged. In 2024, we reintroduced a dedicated blog and began posting once a month. By 2025, after some reflection, we found a better balance — creating more content without overwhelming inboxes. Today, we email only selected categories, while all posts remain accessible here — fully searchable and easy to revisit anytime.
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