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About HSLA

The Health Science Library Association (HSLA) started to provide extensive services and programs to its members. The association will support health science librarians and healthcare professionals in sharing the bio-medical information in Gujarat. The association also helps medical librarians and health science professionals to access the most current information available on a plethora of medical and health aspects.

The HSLA provides a professional update to the medical & paramedical librarians. Provides a platform for cooperative networking activities in areas of library cooperation and its allied aspects. The association shall perform to update formal and informal resources to their associates keeping in mind the need for the hour for resource sharing, strengthening, and utilization of for the betterment of effective clientele services end-users.

Vision

The Health Science Library Association (HSLA) has faith in the quality information which is essential for health enhancement. The HSLA aims to provide an alliance of the most visible, valued, and trusted health information experts. To achieve this, HSLA promotes excellence in the professional practice and leadership in health science library and information services; thereby contribute to the quality of health care, education, and research across the state.

Mission

The Health Science Library Association (HSLA) has the following functions:
  • Serve members by promoting mentorship and leadership.
  • Develop leadership skills through exploring new roles, knowledge and skill update.
  • To assist in the recruitment and retain individuals to the profession by promoting health sciences librarianship.
  • Be the leading education facilitator of a profession by expanding the workshop and training programs to meet needs.
  • Demonstrate the value of quality health information by promoting the ethical value of a profession.
  • Develop and manage knowledge-base health information and research by promoting the creation of professional evidence-based research.
  • To build a network of experts working in different areas to develop a local, regional, national, and international partnership.

About P.D.U. Government Medical College:

Pandit Deendayal Upadhyay Government Medical College was started in June 1995. Located in Rajkot city of Gujarat state, India is one of a few handful government-run medical colleges of the state, working in association with the P.D.U. Government Medical Hospital, lying in the same arena. P.D.U. Medical College, Rajkot The college deals with undergraduate and postgraduate courses in the medical profession. The four and half year undergraduate course for the degree of MBBS (Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery). It is affiliated to Saurashtra University, Rajkot. The postgraduate course for the degrees of M.S. (Master of Surgery) and M.D. (Doctor of Medicine) involves a variable number of seats according to the department of specialty concerned.

P.D.U. Central Library

Library premises are divided into two parts mainly – Central Library and Library Reading Room. Central Library is situated on the 4th floor of Medical College Building. The library remain open from 9:00 a.m. to 6:10 p.m. Ground floor Library Reading Room is also made available for students & staff for easy & quick accessibility which can accommodate 70 people at a time which has separate sitting arrangement for U.G. & P.G. Students & the reading room remains open on all days & 24×7. Central Library is enriched by various medical subjects Books, Journals, Back-Volumes, Thesis, CD/DVDs and Daily News Papers. The Central Library has a total of 18553 books at present.

P.D.U. Virtual Library

Central Library has virtual library facilities, where faculty members, residents, and students can access online databases, national and international e-journals, online references and textbooks, etc. Virtual Library has more than 1100 titles for the research and study.

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