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The paper traces the Medical Library's growth, development and its relationship with the Faculty of Medical Sciences (FMS), researchers and other users pursuing their teaching, research and patient care. The information is analyzed, synthesized and organized from the annual reports of the Vice Chancellor, Principal, Libraries, various Departments in the Faculty of Medical Sciences, Office of Planning, Institutional Research, and the Web Pages of the University of the West Indies, Mona, Jamaica (AU)
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HISTORY OF MEDICINE, 20TH CENT , Bibliotecas Médicas/história , Bibliotecas Médicas/organização & administração , Faculdades de Medicina/história , Universidades/história , Índias Ocidentais , JamaicaRESUMO
Proceedings of a workshop, held at the Medical Library, Mona, Jamaica, 11-15 Jan., 1982. The proceedings considered the theoretical as well as the practical components of planning for the health information needs of the Commonwealth Caribbean: why the need for planning; what should be done to give the necessary support to the medical team; who should do the work and how they should do it; how librarians from these disparate territories must organise and collaborate if objectives are to be realized.
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Humanos , Informática Médica , Região do Caribe , Informática Médica/tendências , Países em DesenvolvimentoRESUMO
Proceedings of a workshop, held at the Medical Library, Mona, Jamaica, 11-15 Jan., 1982. The proceedings considered the theoretical as well as the practical components of planning for the health information needs of the Commonwealth Caribbean: why the need for planning; what should be done to give the necessary support to the medical team; who should do the work and how they should do it; how librarians from these disparate territories must organise and collaborate if objectives are to be realized