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Health science libraries and librarians – rewrite the expectations!

Health science libraries and librarians – rewrite the expectations!

1 - VS Shares
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 seemed scary to me. How long would my job last - I thought to myself? It turned out that I stayed in the job for 3.5 years. By that time I had turned the library into a bee hive of activity, usage and more. And it is gratifying to remember…
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Infodemic – the avalanche! Who can help?

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 much so that a potential solution becomes more and more convoluted. This article divulges the massive growth in COVID data. It reads that, as of the 28th of August 2020, a simple search with the keyword 'COVID-19' provides 47,405 results in PubMed; 1,717 yields on bioRxiv.org; 6368 on medRxiv.org, and…
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Getting ready a generation of students who are better prepared for their PG thesis

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

1 - VS Shares
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 emphasized - "When we start our PG program, we start seeing patients. We want to be practitioners. And our days are filled. As for medical graduates it is probably even more hectic for them. You teach UG students - they are at the learning stage - and will absorb anything…
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