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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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What are your problems?

What are your problems?

1 - VS Shares
I recently attended a webinar titled "Sales Excellence for B2B Selling in Emerging Markets". The topic obviously sounds "Oh so commercial", but guess what? The audience were all from the social sector. Now why did we need such a webinar? It turns out that all of us are either creating products or offering services (or both). Only, what we do is for a social objective. The presenter of the webinar was Scott Roy from "Whitten & Roy Parthership" (USA) and he did a great job of tailoring his talk with the social sector in mind! The main message that he…
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Giving Back-NGO India 2013 exhibition

Giving Back-NGO India 2013 exhibition

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QMed participated in the Giving back - NGO India 2013 exhibition (14-15 June) a CSR initiative of UBM India  at the Bombay Exhibition Centre in Goregaon, Mumbai. This was the second such exhibition by UBM India and 160+ NGOs from across the country participated in it. Apart from the stalls there were also conferences and seminars on interesting topics about running NGOs in an effective manner. This exhibition acted as a platform for us to propose the idea of conducting awareness lectures for the “non-medical people” who  use the internet to search for medical information. The neatly displayed banners with catchy one-line messages…
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