Regional Institute of Medical Sciences Library Campus Networking : A Proposal
N Vidyavati Devi, N Giridhari Singh, Falguna Koijam · 2004
Describes in brief the development of Regional Institue of Medical Sciences (RIMS) and upgradation of Regional Institute of Medical Sciences Library as one of the six Regional Libraries of India. Gives the collection of the library and purpose of the study. Mentioned the advantage of the networking and database creation in the library. The feature of CAS which is going to be converted to electronic version is given. Shows the networking in the library (LAN) and future plans in phase manner and also gives man power planning. Concludes inviting supports from management and state authority. th of Nov. RIMS authority and National Medical Library (NML), Directorate General of Health Services, Govt. of India have agreed to develop RIMS Library as one of the Six Regional Medical Libraries (RML) of India under the Health Literature Library and Information Service (HELLIS) network sponsored by World Health organization. Since then all the health professionals and practitioners working in the region are allowed to access to the resource of the RML. The library has to serve 5002 end users - 267 teachers, 662 medical policy makers' administrators professionals and practitioners, 708 students and 3365 other staff of the state. 1. Collection The annual budget of the library is more than 40 lakhs of Rupees for purchase of reference books and subscribe to journals. The library has a good collection in the area of biomedical and allied subjects with number of books, monographs, WHO technical report series, proceedings, back volumes of the journals which are being subscribed. The library subscribes to 94 journals including WHO periodical publications and gets another 151 complementary journals regularly. 2. Purpose Health is a major determinant of human development by virtue of its direct relationship to the quality of life. The definition of health, thus, cannot be limited to the mere absence of disease but it is a state of complete physical, mental and social well being and should enable people to lead to socially and economically productive lives. Health is a state of feeling well in body, mind, spirit together with a sense to reserve power; based upon normal functioning of tissues, a practical understanding of the principle of healthy living, a