Information Literacy – Page 2 – QMed Knowledge Foundation

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If we teach, you need to learn. And practice

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I am going through a course where I am getting mentored on several skills. In one of the sessions a participant asked the mentor "Can you help me do ......?" (She asked for a specific job she needed done) And the mentor answered: "I would love to do this for…

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Health science libraries and librarians – rewrite the expectations!

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Should the library be closed? This was a question I found in the main library file, when I joined the Hinduja Hospital as Librarian in March 1992. That was nearly three decades ago. The reason stated was - the library was not being utilized enough. Having just joined, the question…

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Infodemic – the avalanche! Who can help?

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The library's role in countering infodemics Walker P. J Med Libr Assoc. 2021 Jan 1;109(1):133-136 The World Health Organization recently labeled the COVID-19 pandemic as an 'Infodemic'. As the term suggests, an infodemic translates to an aggressive growth in the amount of information available regarding a topic of interest, so…

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Getting ready a generation of students who are better prepared for their PG thesis

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Approximately about a decade ago when we started teaching literature searching, I used to say that this should be taught to all PG students. A niece of mine - who had just started her BDS, one day told me that we should seriously consider starting at the UG level. She…

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Inviting your inputs: for a more holistic approach to expand QMed’s work

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Holistic approach to education I recently happened to attend a “peer learning network session” where the participants were people from not-for-profit organizations worldwide. I attended this virtual session, not expecting much because I knew that the context of discussion would mainly be based on primary education. But to my surprise,…

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If we teach, you need to learn. And practice

Health science libraries and librarians – rewrite the expectations!

Infodemic – the avalanche! Who can help?

Getting ready a generation of students who are better prepared for their PG thesis

Inviting your inputs: for a more holistic approach to expand QMed’s work

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