خدمات المعلومات الطبية بالمكتبات الجامعية في ولاية الخرطوم بالتركيز علي مركز مصادر المعلومات الطبية بجامعة إفريقيا العالمية

Abstract

Medical information services in the libraries of the universities of Khartoum State focused to the Medical Information Sources Center ( MISC )of the International University of Africa ( IUA) This study aims to pinpoint the necessity of the recognition of the medical libraries information services traditional and computerized in Khartoum state . It also aims to show how they are appropriate to the requirements of the users of the medical community and to look for the ways and the procedures in making use of Information services in the medical libraries . The study has tested many proposals, the most important of which are: 1. The success of the information services and its development in the medical libraries depends upon the materialistic and human resources, which these libraries have 2. The medical sources of the libraries are not enough and not current to fulfil the requirements of the users . 3. There is no cooperation between the libraries in borrowing on the national and international level. 4. The medical libraries are lacking plans, programs for training the staff and the users. The researcher used the descriptive, case study methods for presenting the issue of study, he also used survey method, to reveal present situation of medical information services in Khartoum state university libraries in addition to statistical methods for analyzing the issue of study and reseach tools : questionnaire, observation and meetings. He chosed simple random sample consists of sixty (60) questioned students, staff members, technologists and technicians in the (IUA) Faculty of medicine (Case study) .