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Medical colleges & research outputs – need for escalation!

Medical colleges & research outputs – need for escalation!

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Medical Research in Medical College in India: Current Scenario and Ways to Improve it Ghosh K, Ghosh K. J Assoc Physicians India. 2019 Apr;67(4):71-73. PMID: 31299844. The authors actually drop a bombshell when they say that they reviewed and discovered that 60% of research papers in indexed journals are published by just 6 - 10 medical colleges, when we have around 450 medical colleges in India! Now that is something to be concerned about! The authors have reviewed several papers and listed as well as cited various reasons for lack of good research out in the country's medical colleges. They…
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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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Medical library facilities in the Madras State; a historical note, with a reference to the All-India Medical Institute Library.

Medical library facilities in the Madras State; a historical note, with a reference to the All-India Medical Institute Library.

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Neelameghan A. Medical library facilities in the Madras State; a historical note, with a reference to the All-India Medical Institute Library. Bull Med Libr Assoc. 1954 Jul;42(3):341-56. This article is historical. And I would urge every reader to ask - "how much has changed since then"? Are we in India not doing enough for developing our medical libraries? Can we wake up and ensure some rapid changes? I am hoping some readers will at least write in. Appeared in QMedCONNECT Vol 3, Issue 11, Nov 2010
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