Affiliation:
1. International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh, Mohakhali, Dhaka, Bangladesh
2. Department of Information Science and Library Management, University of Dhaka, Bangladesh
3. JHPIEGO — an Affiliate of Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA
Abstract
This paper analyses the impact of the use of electronic resources and Health InterNetwork Access to Research Initiative (HINARI) services for medical research libraries in Bangladesh, emphasising the International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh (icddr,b). Purposeful use of e-resources, time and cost-saving benefits, research impact, and challenges of using HINARI are discussed. The basic study was conducted at icddr,b in January–February 2014, using a mixed methodology, combining qualitative and quantitative approaches, including a background literature review, usage data shared from the HINARI secretariat at the World Health Organization (WHO), questionnaires, personal observations, and interviews with staff members of icddr,b. Findings revealed that icddr,b is the heaviest user of HINARI (a major source of public health and medical e-resources) in Bangladesh, with demonstrable increases of health research journal articles after introducing HINARI in 2003.
Funder
Government of the People's Republic of Bangladesh
Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development (DFATD), Canada
Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency
Department for International Development,
Publisher
World Scientific Pub Co Pte Lt
Subject
Library and Information Sciences,Computer Networks and Communications,Computer Science Applications
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