I often read social media posts where doctors express concern about patients googling and coming to them. Very understandable. There is so much of misinformation on the net that patients could be picking up. Asking questions based on these could be a major waste of time for a doctor. It is a strain on them considering that in India the doctor patient ratio is terrible. It is another matter that patients could be guided to the right websites to read up more, in order to save a doctor's time. If you are a doctor reading this, you would have probably…

In institutions with libraries, the librarians are expected to provide statistics of usage. Budgets are often pruned if there is a decreased trend in use and alarmingly some libraries are closed down. What is "library usage" today? Not any more should one measure this only by footfalls (number of people visiting a library) or by number of items borrowed. Libraries are centres in an institution, and it is through these centres that access to online resources is purchased and enabled. It is by overall usage of a number of resources. Again not only by downloads but by what happens with…