Content analysis of medical college library websites in Pakistan indicates necessary improvements

Ullah, Midrar

doi:10.1111/hir.12386

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“…93 • Lack of uniformity and standard features in library websites. 94 • There is less frequent use of Web 2.0, website aid tools, and limited information about their libraries. 95 • The smaller size of the library website and the lack of aids including site index, frequently asked questions, user guides about its use.…”

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Library Management Practices in the Libraries of Pakistan

Ullah

Khusro

Ullah

2022

ITAL

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Library and information science has been at an infant stage in Pakistan, primarily in resource management, description, discovery, and access. The reasons are many, including the lack of interest and use of modern tools, techniques, and best practices by librarians in Pakistan. Finding a solution to these challenges requires a comprehensive study that identifies the current state of libraries in Pakistan. This paper fills this gap in the literature by reviewing the relevant literature published between 2015 and 2021 and selected through a rigorous search and selection methodology. It also analyzes the websites of 82 libraries in Pakistan through a theoretical framework based on various aspects. The findings of this study include: Libraries in Pakistan need a transition from traditional and limited solutions to more advanced information and communication technology (ICT)-enabled, user-friendly, and state-of-the-art systems to produce dynamic, consumable, and sharable knowledge space. They must adopt social semantic cataloging to bring all the stakeholders on a single platform. A libraries consortium should be developed to link users to local, multilingual, and multicultural collections for improved knowledge production, recording, sharing, acquisition, and dissemination. These findings benefit Pakistani libraries, librarians, information science professionals, and researchers in other developing countries. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first study of its kind providing insights into the current state of libraries in Pakistan through the study of their websites using a rigorous theoretical framework and in the light of the latest relevant literature.

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Section: Adherence To New Standards Practices and Technologiesmentioning

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Library Management Practices in the Libraries of Pakistan

Ullah

Khusro

Ullah

2022

ITAL

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“…Students are continuously being assessed with oral, written and practical examinations that spans the whole year followed by the final Professional Examination, lasting more than a month, conducted by the University of Health Sciences in Lahore. 8 The rationale of this study is to evaluate the correlation between the sleep disturbances and academic performance and the relative stress caused by it. The study aims to determine the prevalence as well as the relationship of academic stress and pattern of sleeping problems among medical students.…”

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Prevalence of Indices of Stress with Degree of Insomnia and Academic Performance in Undergraduate Medical Students

Nasir,

Zafar,

Hussain

et al. 2023

J Fatima Jinnah Med Univ

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Background: Studying medicine is quite challenging as medical students have to work hours and hours which leads to continuous psychological stress and as a result decrease in sleep duration and quality. This study aims to determine the prevalence as well as the relationship of academic stress and pattern of sleeping problems among medical students. Subjects and Methods: In this cross-sectional study,128 non-obese medical students (18 -23 years old, BMI=18.5-24.9) are included and they are divided into 2 groups as non-stressed (K10≤19) and stressed (K10>19) medical students. We have used Kessler Psychological Distress Scale(K10), Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index Scale (PSQI) and percentage of Professional Examination Result to assess stress, sleep quality and academic performance, respectively. Results: PSQI scores were less in the stressed[8.5(3─17)] as compared to non-stressed [6(1─17)] subjects (p=0.000) while academic score (percentage) in stressed [70.9(59─77)] was lesser than that of non-stressed[76.7(57─86)] subjects (p=0.000).Within the non-stressed subjects,K10 scores were positively correlated to PSQI scores (rho=0.294, p=0.018) and negatively correlated to academic score (rho= -0.319, p=0.010).Similarly in the stressed subjects there was a positive correlation between K10 and PSQI scores (rho=0.435, p=0.000) and a negative correlation between K10 and academic scores( rho= -0.251, p=0.045) Conclusion: This study suggests that both sleep quality and academic performance reduces with increase in stress among non-obese medical students. Keywords: stress, non-obese, medical students, sleep quality, academic performance.

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Content analysis of medical college library websites in Pakistan indicates necessary improvements

Cited by 2 publications

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Library Management Practices in the Libraries of Pakistan

Library Management Practices in the Libraries of Pakistan

Prevalence of Indices of Stress with Degree of Insomnia and Academic Performance in Undergraduate Medical Students

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