Library In A Medical College: Need To Change With Time
Library In A Medical College: Need To Change With Time
Keywords:
Needs assessment, Teachers, Medical college, e-libraryAbstract
Context: As medical science is a continuously advancing discipline, the use of medical library by teachers is an important means for enhancing knowledge & skills. Aim: To assess the changing needs of teachers and availability of library services. Settings and Design: Descriptive observational study, Cross sectional in design. Method: Data collection was done among 100 randomly selected teachers, by pretested, predesigned, self responding questionnaire. Response rate was 70%. Statistical Analysis: Statistical analysis was done by using Likert scale. Result: As departmental libraries and users were more updated, use of college library by medical teachers is limited as a place to sit (36%) and for reading newspapers (61%). 30% of staff used e-library due to lack of internet speed. 50% of the staff used e-resources daily for retrieving information by using departmental computers, personal laptops, smart phones and tablets. 34% of staff felt that book collection is good while 36% of the staff was not satisfied about journal collection and rated it as poor. Conclusion: Though E-resources were the most preferred way for information access, it was least used due to lack of awareness and speed of internet. Library need to improve e-resources, journal collection and infrastructural facilities effectively by overcoming issues and challenges. [Bhavana B NJIRM 2017; 8(1): 104-108]
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