International trends in health science librarianship part 15: West Africa (Ghana, Nigeria, Senegal)

Sulemani, Solomon Bayugo; Afarikumah, Eben; Aggrey, Samuel Bentil; Ajuwon, Grace Ada; Diallo, Ousmane

doi:10.1111/hir.12109

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“…Once the library is recognized as valuable and resourceful, institutional support and patronage could be assured to a greater extent. Furthermore, a vibrant library association could be key to addressing other professional challenges [11]. As our findings suggested a bright prospect for medical librarianship in Nigeria, medical librarians in the country only need to enhance their skills and services to overcome future challenges.…”

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“…It also stated that libraries were not considered a requisite part of medical education facilities in the country at that time, contradicting the current reality that the presence of libraries is required for medical school accreditation in Nigeria. Thus, there has been a gap in the literature about developments in the country's medical libraries, except for a recent report highlighting four trends in Nigerian medical librarianship: an increase in the utilization of information and communication technology for library operations, the inclusion of electronic resources in library collections, a shift to electronic means of searching for information, and the replacement of library orientations with information literacy training for users [11].…”

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“What’s happening over there?”: a study of the current state of services, challenges, and prospects in Nigerian medical libraries

Popoola¹,

Uzoagba

Rabiu

2020

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Objective: The authors examined the current state of service delivery, collections, and challenges in Nigerian medical libraries.Methods: We employed a descriptive mixed method research design using a cross-sectional quantitative survey of Nigerian medical librarians and qualitative interviews with heads of selected Nigerian medical libraries.Results: Respondents indicated that the US National Library of Medicine classification scheme is most commonly used to organize the resources of medical libraries in Nigeria. Respondents indicated that library users have a high understanding about the library but exhibit low usage of library services. Nigerian medical libraries have social media accounts but use them infrequently. Most medical librarians do not provide specialized services to health care professionals, and monographs are the major information resources in their collections. Most medical librarians in Nigeria have beginner-level knowledge of systematic reviews and evidence-based medicine and rarely organize training for library users.Conclusion: Our findings show that services offered by medical libraries in Nigeria are still evolving. Identified skill deficits among medical librarians need to be addressed. The country’s library associations and international programs in developing countries should focus on providing continuing education and training of Nigerian medical librarians to enhance their support for medical education and practice in Nigeria.

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“What’s happening over there?”: a study of the current state of services, challenges, and prospects in Nigerian medical libraries

Popoola¹,

Uzoagba

Rabiu

2020

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“…Phase 1-access to information R4L programs have been recognized as a catalyst to information access in LMICs [16][17][18]. Respondents to the 2014 Hinari impact survey acknowledged that use of the resource had improved their abilities to access research findings, conduct research with applicable in-country results, and improve their scientific writing skills [19].…”

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Leveraging microgrants to support capacity-building workshops in low- and middle-income countries for meeting the Sustainable Development Goals

Saric

Muziringa

Eldermire

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Twenty fifteen marked the year of assessment for the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). The MDGs that achieved the greatest success were those where evidence-based practice (EBP) interventions were implemented. The ability to practice evidence-based medicine is grounded in the creation of and access to medical literature that synthesizes research findings. The role that global health literature played in the success of the MDGs demonstrates that medical libraries and librarians have a role to play in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Librarians can hold capacity-building workshops that provide instruction on how to access evidence-based literature and also train health professionals to conduct synthesis research. Research findings conducted by in-country health professionals are more likely to address issues being faced by local communities and will afford the possibility of obtaining the necessary evidence-based answers that can then be used to implement policies to resolve public health issues identified in the SDGs. This paper discusses how an international team of librarians leveraged funding from a Medical Library Association/Librarians without Borders/Elsevier Foundation/Research4Life grant to hold a capacity-building workshop in Zimbabwe and follow-up online trainings. The workshop focused on accessing evidence-based resources and conducting synthesis research. Outcomes included the creation and policy implementation of evidence-based knowledge products in alignment with local needs and galvanizing a multisectoral group of key individuals who have gone on to collaborate toward the vision of creating a Zimbabwe innovation hub. Looking ahead, such grants can be leveraged to conduct capacity-building to support knowledge translation and other local training needs.

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Role of Medical/Health Librarians in Promoting the Use of Medical Library Resources and Services

Ikolo

2022

Advances in Library and Information Science

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Doctors and other health workers are in constant need of quality and timely information. To this end, medical/health librarians have critical roles to play. Their major duty is to advance access to available health information resources and services. However, reports abound of low library usage due to inadequate awareness of the availability of most of the information sources and services in medical libraries. Considering the need for the effective delivery of medical library services, the aim of this chapter was to highlight new roles and duties of medical/health librarians. It also discussed some of the skills that are needed by medical/health librarians. The chapter concludes that medical/health librarians must be engaged in newer roles and duties to be able to provide value-added services that will promote awareness and improve medical library use.

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International trends in health science librarianship part 15: West Africa (Ghana, Nigeria, Senegal)

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“What’s happening over there?”: a study of the current state of services, challenges, and prospects in Nigerian medical libraries

“What’s happening over there?”: a study of the current state of services, challenges, and prospects in Nigerian medical libraries

Leveraging microgrants to support capacity-building workshops in low- and middle-income countries for meeting the Sustainable Development Goals

Role of Medical/Health Librarians in Promoting the Use of Medical Library Resources and Services

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