Medical library systems and services: Bangladesh scenario.

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.

Transforming health science libraries around the globe: The impact of technology.

Health science libraries have been using information technology since the late 1960s, shaping both the profession and the mission of these libraries. To explore the impact of technology, a series of articles has been commissioned for the HILJ Regular Feature, International Perspectives and Initiatives. This editorial sets the scene for this series of articles, which starts in this issue. These articles, written by health science librarians from around the globe, will explore the impact of technology on the way health science libraries provide information in the digital age. Some articles will look at national trends and others will focus on a particular library. A key theme is how technology is being used to support the mission of health science libraries and whether technology has altered that mission. This editorial provides a brief overview of the technologies libraries have adopted, from the 1970s to the present day. From this, it is clear that information technology has transformed the way health information is collected, catalogued, and disseminated to users. And it is certain that in the coming decade new technologies will be incorporated into health science libraries, which will pose challenges for both users and librarians. However, librarians will continue to find ways to adapt and use these tools to meet the needs of their users.

A perspective on academic library middle management in the COVID era.

Middle managers in academic libraries are often the first point of contact for employees within their departments. Middle managers work as colleagues, advocates, and project managers. While the responsibilities may vary between institutions, it is essential that middle managers develop leadership skills to function effectively in their positions. In the era of COVID-19, middle managers must reconcile their own expectations of their role with the changing needs and responsibilities of those they manage. COVID-19 is a complex phenomenon that has brought many issues such as health and social inequity to the forefront. These issues should be considered in leadership techniques that are utilized by middle managers in academic libraries. When leading a department, the manager must consider the whole person. This column will discuss several leadership styles that consider the whole person and can be effective for academic library middle managers as they navigate the complexities of their positions in the COVID-19 Era.

Cómo apoyar la Agenda 2030 desde los Centros Comunitarios Inteligentes (CECIs-MICITT) albergados en el Sistema Nacional de Bibliotecas (SINABI-MCJ) / How to support the 2030 Agenda from the Smart Community Centers (CECIs-MICITT) stored in the National Library System (SINABI-MCJ)

Resumen: Introducción: El tema se aborda desde un enfoque metodológico prospectivo sobre la problemática de los CECIs-MICTT albergados por el SINABI-MCJ cuyo objetivo es analizar una estrategia para promoverlos. Proposición: Se exponen las ideas a desarrollar sobre los ODS que ofrecen la oportunidad al sistema de bibliotecas públicas de articular sus servicios desde un reposicionamiento de sus funciones, así como a las necesidades nacionales para promover el desarrollo local con una visión global que refuerce el compromiso social de la profesión. Argumentos para la discusión: Se encontró que el trabajo realizado como cogestores es relevante según los criterios evaluativos de: a) eficacia en el cumplimento de las metas de los servicios, b) calidad basada en la satisfacción del cliente y, c) sostenibilidad como generación de recursos a través del tiempo para la continua prestación del servicio. Conclusiones: Se ofrece una infraestructura y una oportunidad para apoyar las metas país propuestas. La recolección de resultados es valorada como provechosa en el uso de los insumos, actividades desarrolladas, efectos visibles e impactos en donde se distingue que los principales son la interacción tecnológica para el uso de TICs y la interacción social para la conformación de comunidades de usuarios que permitan al SINABI-MCJ plantearse la meta prospectiva de articular con otros cogestores y apoyar a sus propios establecimientos para revertir la grave amenaza de un cambio de dos grados en la temperatura del planeta, que hace necesario actuar en la dirección correcta para la conservación y el desarrollo social con inclusión, equidad e igualdad de oportunidades para un país en donde la brechas sociales tienden a ser muy amplias.

Abstract: Introduction: The topic is approached from a prospective methodological approach to the problem of CECIs-MICTT hosted by SINABI-MCJ and the objective is to analyze a strategy to promote them. Proposal: The ideas that the thematic contents and actions that must be developed on the SDGs offer an opportunity to the public library system to articulate their services from a repositioning of their functions to the national needs to promote local development with a global vision are exposed that reinforces the social commitment of the profession. Arguments for the discussion: It was found that the work carried out as co-advisors is relevant and according to the evaluative criteria of: a) effectiveness as the fulfillment of the goals of the services, b) quality based on customer satisfaction and, c) sustainability as the generation of resources over time for the continuous provision of the service. Conclusions: It offers an infrastructure and an opportunity to support the proposed country goals. The harvest of results is valued as beneficial in the use of inputs, activities developed, visible effects and impacts where it is distinguished that the main ones are the technological interaction for the use of ICTs and social interaction for the formation of user communities that allow SINABI-MCJ to consider the prospective goal of articulating with other co-managers and supporting their own establishments to reverse the serious threat of a two-degree change in temperature of the planet that makes it necessary to act in the right direction for conservation and promote social development with inclusion, equity and equal opportunities for a country where social gaps tend to be very wide.

Innovation, engagement and development: moving forward in health information settings.

The current trends influencing change in health information and library settings are presenting some exciting new opportunities for health information specialists. Increasingly, knowledge specialists are playing a pivotal role in the effective mobilisation of knowledge and evidence. The focus for our profession will continue to be on demonstrating the value and impact of our services, but a shift in expectations about how those services are delivered will need to be underpinned by new tools and skill sets. These issues are reflected in the themes of the Health Libraries Group 2018 conference, and in conjunction with the event, this virtual issue draws together a collection of articles reflecting those themes. Topics covered in the virtual issue include the following: Toolkits, online systems and emergent technologies to support health information practice; Continuing professional development; Community projects, engagement, outreach and public health; Value and impact and evidence-based practice; Service improvement and library management; and Digital and health literacy. The papers selected for this issue provide some excellent examples of how we, as a profession, are initiating change in creative ways and rising to the exciting challenges of the future.

IoT-Based Library Automation and Monitoring system: Developing an Implementation framework of Implementation / Sistema de automatización y monitoreo de bibliotecas basado en el internet de las cosas: Desarrollando un marco de implementación

Abstract Currently, the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) and related topics such as Internet of Things (IoT) have an essential influence on all elements of human life. IoT as a prevalent phenomenon is transforming daily life by the usage of the smart features of Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) and Wireless Sensor Network (WSN) technologies. As IoT progresses, it has extended in size and dimension, improving many contexts of the society; such as, the traditional library system. This research proposes an implementation framework for employing the IoT in renovating the conventional library systems to become smart online library schemes. The IoT enables connectivity of a physical object (such as a book or other text typologies) with the real-time communication technology by using the RFID tags and tiny sensors. The continuous monitoring of books in real time and the tracking of labeled objects geographically are some desirable characteristics that result from the use of the IoT tags. These characteristics of IoT allow implementing an online library supply chain, integrating it with different types of technologies such as data bases, data gathering, and cloud systems. The Internet of Things can also provide a global linking of a huge number of libraries and universities in real time, all the time. It is concluded that the IoT-based library management systems will be a promising structure that can play a vital role in the human data organization and knowledge access by helping researchers, designers, and administrators in a more efficient and smarter manner.

Resumen En la actualidad, las Tecnologías de Información y Comunicación (TIC) y asuntos relacionados, tales como el Internet de las Cosas (IoT, por sus siglas en inglés), tiene una influencia decisiva en todos los aspectos de la vida humana. IoT como fenómeno dominante es la transformación de la vida diaria mediante el uso de las funciones inteligentes como la de Identificación por Radio Frecuencia (RFID, por sus siglas en inglés) y las Redes de Tecnología de Sensores Inalámbricos (WSN, por sus siglas en inglés). Conforme el IoT avanza, se amplía en tamaño y dimensiones, mejorando muchos de los contextos de la sociedad; tales como, el sistema tradicional de biblioteca. Esta investigación propone un marco de ejecución sobre el empleo del IoT con el fin de renovar la estructura y esquema convencional de las bibliotecas a sistemas inteligentes en línea. El IoT permite la conectividad en tiempo real de un objeto físico (como un libro o cualquier otro tipo de texto) mediante el uso de las etiquetas RFID y sensores diminutos. El monitoreo continuo de los libros en tiempo real y la localización de objetos de manera geográfica son algunas de las características que se derivan del uso de las etiquetas de IoT. Estas características de IoT permiten la implementación de una línea de bibliotecas por medio de una cadena de suministros, la integración con diferentes tipos de tecnologías como la base de datos, la recopilación de datos y sistemas en la nube. El Internet de las Cosas también ofrece una panorámica de la vinculación entre el gran número de universidades y bibliotecas en el mundo en tiempo real, todo el tiempo. Se concluye que el implementar el IoT en sistemas de gestión de bibliotecas sería una estructura prometedora que puede jugar un papel vital en la organización de conocimientos del ser humano y en el acceso a informaciones para ayudar a investigadores, diseñadores y administradores en una manera más eficiente e inteligente.

Reporter Gene Assays Using Viral Functional Genomics Libraries.

While transfectable libraries are the workhorse for many screening cores, there is one obvious area where these reagents are not useful-hard to transfect cell lines and primary cells. One solution to this problem is the use of virus to introduce genomic reagents. This strategy is more commonplace now than ever before with libraries covering cDNAs, shDNAs, miRNAs, and guide RNAs readily available. Maintenance and use of these libraries are more challenging than the transient transfection approach due to the viral production step, and the infrastructure necessary to generate them. The following pages will delve into the details for working with arrayed well formats for both lentiviral and retroviral libraries.

Outsourcing of classification and cataloguing should be handled with circumspection in academic library / 中华医学图书情报杂志

After the relation of core and important professional work with general professional work was analyzed according to the current outsourcing of classification and cataloguing, its problems and prevailing reasons in aca-demic library, it was pointed out that outsourcing of classification and cataloguing should be handled with circum-spection in academic library.

La biblioteca universitaria en Cuba, periodización de su desarrollo y tendencias actuales / The university library in Cuba, periodicity of its development and the current trends

Aunque son varios los trabajos que han abordado la historia de la actividad de información en el país, las bibliotecas adscritas a universidades no han recibido una atención particular en estos estudios. En el presente trabajo, partiendo del método histórico-lógico, se presenta una periodización del desarrollo de la biblioteca universitaria cubana. Esta periodización se ha realizado atendiendo a los aspectos fondos, personal, servicios, funcionamiento e investigación, lo que ha permitido la identificación de tres etapas fundamentales: 1846-1959, primeras bibliotecas; 1960-1989, desarrollo extensivo y de los servicios; y 1990, actualidad y desarrollo tecnológico. Para cada etapa se presenta una caracterización que incluye los aspectos fundamentales del desarrollo de la universidad que la han influido

Future reflection on the university library in Cuba requires of a historic analysis. Though several research works have studied the information activity in the country, university libraries have not been given a particular attention on this issue. Applying the historic and logic method, the evolution of the Cuban university library is presented. To determine the features of that evolution some items have been taken into account such as, collection, personnel, services, functioning and research work. All of this has enabled the author to identify three main stages: Emerging (1846-1959), Extensive development (1960-1989) and Technological Development (1990- up to the present). Each stage is characterized including those fundamental aspects from the university development which have influenced its evolution