title: Health sciences libraries and information services in Bangladesh.
abstract: Basic problems relating to the status of health sciences libraries and information centers in Bangladesh are highlighted and discussed; strategies for improving the country's health sciences information services are suggested. A survey of libraries is reported, the country's national science and technology information policy is defined, and recommendations for action are proposed.
authors.affiliation: Diarrhoeal Diseases Information Services Center, International Center for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
authors.forename: M S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Khan
authors.forename: Z
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Ahmed
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Akhter
mesh_terms: D001459:Bangladesh; D007255:Information Services / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000639:trends; D007379:Interlibrary Loans / Q000458:organization & administration; D007993:Libraries, Medical / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000639:trends; D016134:Organizational Policy