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Asian Journal of Information Science and Technology (AJIST)

Editor Dr. Niran Adetoro
Print ISSN : 2231-6108
Frequency : Quarterly

Knowledge and Skill Requirements for Health Science Library Professionals in India: A Survey

Author : Prakash and M. Krishnamurthy
Volume 9 No.1 January-March 2019 pp 8-13

Abstract

The survey method was considered most appropriate for this study because, it measures users background, experience and what they know about knowledge and skills in professional development in enhancing their knowledge in day to day working environment and it is well suited to the research questions taken up for this study. A total of 218 questionnaires were administered personally and 183 dully-filled-in questionnaire for received with response rate of 83.94% and were considered for analysis. The study findings were that 66.67% knew Dewey Decimal Classification (DDC), the National Library of Medicine Classification (NLM) with 14.75%.The response “No Answer” with 15.3% connotes these libraries have not classified their collection. Only 3.28% knew Library of Congress Classification though it is not much used in Indian libraries probably the respondents’ knowledge of this would be from their study. The mean and standard deviation are computed and ranks were assigned to each of the Medical databases corresponding to the respective designations. This comparison found MedInd/IndMed ranking is much higher than MEDLINE. So the data has no uniformity and conformity with the content and therefore the ranking are not commensurate with the subject content and wider use of the databases worldwide.

Keywords

Health Science Library, Professionals, Survey

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Asian Journal of Information Science and Technology (AJIST) a Multidisciplinary Library and Information Science Journal is a refereed International Journal and publish from India. This Journal encompasses all branches of Library and Information Sciences and its sub – disciplines like Library Management; Information Systems & Services, Information Processing & Retrieval; Information Sources & Services; Community Information System, Scientometrics & Informetrics, IR Theory, Knowledge Organization; Information processing & retrieval, Classification, Preservation & Conservation, Information Management, Library classification, Information sources, Systems and Services, Computer Application in Library; Digital Library; Information Systems; Bibliographic Control, etc.

All papers are peer-reviewed and newly selected panels of international referees have been appointed to ensure that review is done rapidly and to the highest standards. Special topics will provide accounts of research, written periodically at the invitation of the Editorial Board by Library Professionals under the direction of Editor-in-Chief.

The survey method was considered most appropriate for this study because, it measures users background, experience and what they know about knowledge and skills in professional development in enhancing their knowledge in day to day working environment and it is well suited to the research questions taken up for this study. A total of 218 questionnaires were administered personally and 183 dully-filled-in questionnaire for received with response rate of 83.94% and were considered for analysis. The study findings were that 66.67% knew Dewey Decimal Classification (DDC), the National Library of Medicine Classification (NLM) with 14.75%.The response “No Answer” with 15.3% connotes these libraries have not classified their collection. Only 3.28% knew Library of Congress Classification though it is not much used in Indian libraries probably the respondents’ knowledge of this would be from their study. The mean and standard deviation are computed and ranks were assigned to each of the Medical databases corresponding to the respective designations. This comparison found MedInd/IndMed ranking is much higher than MEDLINE. So the data has no uniformity and conformity with the content and therefore the ranking are not commensurate with the subject content and wider use of the databases worldwide.

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Department of Library, RAK Medical & Health Sciences University, United Arab Emirates
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Department of Library & Information Science, University of Balochistan, Quetta
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Dr. Sampath Kumar
Department of Library, RAK Medical & Health Sciences University, United Arab Emirates
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Department of Library, Polish Academy of Sciences, Poland
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Department of Library and Information Sciences, University of Khartoum, Sudan
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Department of Library & Information Science, University of Karachi, Karachi
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DLIS, University of Dhaka, Bangladesh
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    Editor-in-Chief
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    Department of library and Information Science, Tai Solarin University, Nigeria
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    Department of Library, RAK Medical & Health Sciences University, United Arab Emirates
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    Department of Library & Information Science, University of Balochistan, Quetta
    [email protected]
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    Department of Library, RAK Medical & Health Sciences University, United Arab Emirates
    [email protected]
    Dr. Boguslawa Lewandowska-Gruszka
    Department of Library, Polish Academy of Sciences, Poland
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    Dr Omer Hassan Abdelrahman
    Department of Library and Information Sciences, University of Khartoum, Sudan
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    Department of Library & Information Science, University of Karachi, Karachi
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    DLIS, University of Dhaka, Bangladesh
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