title: Case study: library usage at an Indian medical college.
abstract: This issue's feature column reports on the findings of a small survey of library users carried out in an Indian medical college with a traditional curriculum. The study found that the main reason a student visited the library was to consult text books. Although the majority of students were satisfied with the library facilities, the study suggests that more needs to be done to promote self-directed learning. JM.
authors.affiliation: Department of Physiology, Government Medical College Bhavnagar, Bhavnagar, Gujarat, India. cjshah79@yahoo.co.in
authors.forename: Chinmay
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Shah
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D003479:Curriculum; D004504:Education, Medical, Undergraduate / Q000379:methods; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007194:India; D057226:Information Seeking Behavior; D016247:Information Storage and Retrieval / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D007993:Libraries, Medical / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D007999:Library Services / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D008297:Male; D019982:Organizational Case Studies; D012014:Reference Books, Medical; D013337:Students, Medical / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D055815:Young Adult