Delving into the minds of our target audience

For nearly nine years, we at QMed, have been teaching, either by delivering lectures, or conducting workshops. In addition, we have helped people with their literature searches for their theses, articles they write, and even systematic reviews. It is indeed wonderful that we have reached out to a huge audience. The crying need in the country is however, tremendous. And we deliberate as to why we are unable to reach out to more, when everyone has praised our programs and sworn that they are very important. While there are several specific reasons for our workshops not reaching large enough numbers, we…
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You are a Not for Profit Organization. Why do you need to charge so much for your workshops?

You are a Not for Profit Organization. Why do you need to charge so much for your workshops?

You are a Not for Profit Organization. Why do you need to charge so much for your workshops? This was a question that I got from a faculty member when I delivered my lecture at the TNMC (Nair Hospital), Mumbai on the 14th of August (This question came, when I gave details of our forthcoming workshop on Aug 24) It is reasonably often that I get asked this question. We also get related questions like "What do you do on a regular basis in the office?", "What do you do with the money you raise?" and more... A simple answer…
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Medical Library Services in India: Are We Not Asking Right?

Medical Library Services in India: Are We Not Asking Right?

The National Medical Library in New Delhi has its website at www.nml.nic.in. On its home page it mentions: Our Philosophy : Excellence. At NML, we are driven by a singular focus on medicine. And our dedication to the medical community follows suit. Which is why we have earned the distinction of being one of the leading resource of medical information in Asia. In the about us page it mentions:  The National Medical Library aims to provide wide and efficient library and information services to the health science (HS) professionals in India. It functions under the administrative control of the Directorate General…
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