Rahman Md Shafiur, Al Mamun M
Library and Information Services (LIS), International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh (icddr,b), Mohakhali, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
Health Info Libr J. 2024 Mar;41(1):103-108. doi: 10.1111/hir.12521. Epub 2024 Jan 21.
This study highlights the present status of medical libraries in Bangladesh. It mainly focuses on the four key areas of medical libraries: Medical Library Services, Research4Life from Bangladesh perspective, Institutional Repository (IR), and Library Automation status. The research study also explores the various key challenges faced by the medical libraries in Bangladesh and finally provides necessary recommendations like a sufficient library budget, implementation of an Integrated Library System (ILS), skilled manpower, more participation in information networking and resource sharing, sound ICT environment, online collection development for the overall development of medical libraries in Bangladesh.
本研究突出了孟加拉国医学图书馆的现状。它主要聚焦于医学图书馆的四个关键领域：医学图书馆服务、从孟加拉国视角看的Research4Life、机构知识库（IR）以及图书馆自动化状况。该研究还探究了孟加拉国医学图书馆面临的各种关键挑战，最后提出了必要的建议，如充足的图书馆预算、综合图书馆系统（ILS）的实施、熟练的人力、更多参与信息网络和资源共享、良好的信息通信技术环境、为孟加拉国医学图书馆的全面发展进行在线馆藏建设。
