Medical Officers (MOs) need to update their knowledge with diagnosis of diseases, current treatment modalities, guidelines on management etc. in order to provide a better service to the intended communities. The present study attempts to identify the information needs, perceived barriers and challenges of MOs attached to "Divisional Hospital Type-C" (DH Type-C) (rural) hospitals in Sri Lanka.This research was a descriptive study. A Self Administered Questionnaire was used as the data collection tool. The study population consists of MOs in DH Type-C Hospitals in Sri Lanka. Sample size was calculated using the Lwanga"s and Lemeshow"s formula. Accordingly, there were 400 MOs attached to the 192 DH Type-C. Study shows that information about diagnosis, drug, treatment and patient data were identified as highly important by rural MOs. Data suggested that a higher proportion of aged MOs needed medical information than did young MOs. Also, it can be seen that the main driving purposes of MOs" information needs were to be up to date; answering patients" and their families" questions, and to answer colleagues" questions and confirm opinion. Internet, medical blogs, medical devices and personal contacts with colleagues were most highly used as sources of information. Further, most MOs suggested that if the medical authority could develop a proper medical system to help MOs to continue with health education, that will be a fruitful activity for the country.

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The National Library of Medicine classification system is a library classification system which covers the field of medicine and preclinical sciences. It is recognized as a standard classification system which can be used in Health and Medical libraries all over the world. Since it is specially designed for the field of health sciences, most of the health libraries in other countries have adopted it for classifying books. However, not many Sri Lankan Health and Medical libraries have adopted this system yet. The present study examined the prevailing situation of NLMC regarding the usage and awareness, factors affecting the usage, training/ education received by Health librarians on National Library of Medicine classification, and problems faced in implementing it. Objective of this study was to investigate the level of usage of National Library of Medicine classification among Sri Lankan Health and Medical libraries and to find out the factors associated in adopting it. Also, it was aimed to find out the present classification system/s and possibilities for future alterations. The participants of this study were all the Librarians in-charge of Health and Medical Libraries in Sri Lanka who are the members of the HELLIS Network, Sri Lanka. A descriptive survey was conducted for data collection. As data collection instruments, questionnaire and interviews were used after relevant literature review. The study revealed that a majority of Sri Lankan Health and Medical libraries do not use NLMC for classification purposes. It was also found that National Library of Medicine classification is not popular among health and medical librarians in Sri Lanka due to unawareness, lack of training, influence of the mother institute, lack of policy etc. This study suggests that Library and Information Science education system in Sri Lanka has to pay

Library user education aims to make library users proficient in research and lifelong learners. The impact of library user education extends beyond the classroom and orientation, allowing users to engage themselves and effectively identify, access, retrieve, and use library information resources to their advantage. It also raises awareness of the library's available information resources.The Postgraduate Institute of Medicine (PGIM) library at the University of Colombo has identified the importance of acquiring user perceptions through user education programmes. This study aimed to assess postgraduate trainees' perceptions and investigate the impact of the user education programme conducted by the PGIM library. The library user education programmes considered in this study are the PGIM library resources and services, which include the library digital repository, literature review, E-Resources, avoid in gplagiarism and managing references. The survey research design was used for the study, while the questionnaire instrument was used for data collection.The study population comprises all users participated for the library user education programme in 2020 -2021. The study found out that the user education programme had positively affected the postgraduate trainees' use of the library and academic performance. Awareness, accessibility, and utilisation of library services and resources impact the library user education programme.The study also emphasised the significance of ongoing library user education programmes in developing research skills among medical students in order for them to develop medical information retrieval, supporting research work and other findings provided to medical trainees, which supports their professional life.

The rapid proliferation of medical information in the present era has important implications for patient care, patient education, and health professionals' research. This research examines the medical information usage pattern through the ClinicalKey database of medical professionals at the Postgraduate Institute of Medicine (PGIM), Sri Lanka. The study was conducted from June 2019 to June 2021 in the postgraduate trainers and trainees of PGIM. The method used has been based on the access of medical facts available in the ClinicalKey database and a survey conducted on the usage patterns of trainers and trainees of PGIM. The results showed a growing interest in ClinicalKey among the medical professionals at PGIM. The survey showed that the majority of respondents are MD trainees.