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Case study: library usage at an Indian medical college

Case study: library usage at an Indian medical college

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Shah C, Parmar HD. Case study: library usage at an Indian medical college. Health Info Libr J. 2011 Mar;28(1):77-81. The article discusses library usage in a medical school in a small town (Bhavnagar). It covers the use of a physical collection, since computers were added to the library after this research was completed. The authors analyze the usage pattern and compare it to other studies in India. They mention that though majority were satisfied with the library there is a need for more effort towards self directed learning through the use of library resources. They conclude that librarians can do…
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Teaching evidence based medicine literature searching skills to medical students during the clinical years – a protocol for a randomised controlled trial

Teaching evidence based medicine literature searching skills to medical students during the clinical years – a protocol for a randomised controlled trial

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Ilic D, Tepper K, Misso M. Teaching evidence based medicine literature searching skills to medical students during the clinical years - a protocol for a randomised controlled trial. BMC Med Educ. 2011 Jul 28;11(1):49 This article is a protocol for an RCT which will be conducted in the Monash University, to assess the need, importance and various other aspects of teaching 3rd MBBS students about how to ask a focused question and how to do a literature search for EBM. The comparison will be done between a study group that receives training and a control group that does not. The…
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Ayurveda, evidence-base and scientific rigor

Ayurveda, evidence-base and scientific rigor

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Patwardhan B. Ayurveda, evidence-base and scientific rigor. J Ayurveda Integr Med 2010;1:169-70 A very interesting and thought provoking article on the importance of Ayurvedic research, with a focus on the need to adopt intercultural standards for research, for the appropriate methodology and protocols. The author stresses that doing research based completely on methods in modern science will not work; Ayurveda does need certain adaptations, based on the very nature of its traditional bases. As Editor in Chief of the Journal, he stresses that every effort will be made, to guide authors to submit articles with scientific rigor; and there is…
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