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Funding Of Medical Libraries
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CHAPTER ONE
1.1 BACKGROUND OF STUDY
Library in a medical
institution by definition is a special library. It serves a particular
interest group or population who are involved in the field of Medicare.
A
special library can be seen as one that include references and research
libraries assembled and maintained by and for the use of the
organization and societies representing among others, the historical,
legal, medical and numerous specialized scientific and technological
profession. All such special libraries are essential service centers
organized for prompt service and usually issue information bulletins.
Therefore,
medical library is a type of library that is affiliated to a medical
institution. It collects, preserves, organizes and disseminates books,
journals medical and health information. The materials are arranged in
such a way that they are easily accessible to medical students and
officers.
Furthermore, library services can be viewed as activities
or programmes undertaken in addition or in place of ordinary library
services with the intention of reaching a certain category of the
population. Progress in medical science is dependent on continuous
experimentation and research. A medical library plays a comparable role
with the laboratory. It is necessary to acquire, organizes and make
available medical literature in every medical institution through the
medical library. Because the quantity and quality of information at the
doctor’s disposal lies on how often he used the available materials in
the medical library. And of course, materials in the medical library are
functionally structured and arranged to render service aimed at
accomplishing the institutions development and educational objectives of
the users. Implies in this structure is the concept of the library as
system with several sub systems. And the sub systems are named by a
staff (Librarian) who performs one duty or the other. Such duties range
from acquisition, processing, provision of medical related literatures
to medical personnel in the institution in the right format and at the
right time.
Thus, there are some obvious factors that may hinder the
promotion of medical library, Ajayi (2004) advocate that the low rating
of library may be attributed to non availability of library facilities
and services. In the state or local government area. Creating
documentation centers within the medical centre would enhance successful
and good information channels and referral services, encouraging
medical institution to work together.
Moreover, libraries as
information centers require regular and adequate funding in order to
yields good result. Where there is inadequate staffing or personnel, no
matter the amount of allocation given to that library, it will still not
function very well.
The factor is often intensified by other factors
such as absence of complete bibliographic control, communication gap
between library staff and users, inadequacy of available staff, out
datedness of available materials etc.
The Federal Medical Centre
Owerri is a territory Health institution structured mainly into two
broad arms of clinical and non-clinical division. Its responsibility is
primarily the provision of advance surgical and medical care to
patients, as well as port grade waste and internship training
programmes.
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ABSRACT - [ Total Page(s): 1 ]Libraries help to institution to achieve their goals and the fulfillment of the enormous task is depend on the adequate funding of the libraries to ensure the realization of the goals and objectives of the libraries.In fact, the issue of funding medical libraries has been a typical for virtually everyone engages in the education. Against the background of the state of funding as it affected federal medical centre, Owerri was reviewed with the view of identifying problems encounter there in.For m ... Continue reading---
