title: Knowledge and utilization of the United States National Library of Medicine's biomedical information products and services among African health sciences librarians.
abstract: The United States National Library of Medicine (NLM) has the largest collection of biomedical information products and services in the world. Little is known of the extent to which librarians in sub-Saharan Africa are aware of and use these resources. The study's aim was to assess knowledge and frequency of use of NLM's biomedical information products and services among African librarians. Forty-three of the 50 delegates at the 11th biannual Congress of the Association of Health Information and Libraries in Africa (AHILA) participated in the study. The findings showed that participants' knowledge of NLM information products and services was low and that there is a need for increased awareness and training in the use of NLM's information products and services in order for users on the African continent to effectively benefit from them.
authors.affiliation: University of Zambia Library, Lusaka, Zambia. ckanyengo@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Christine Wamunyima
authors.initials: CW
authors.lastname: Kanyengo
authors.forename: Grace Ada
authors.initials: GA
authors.lastname: Ajuwon
authors.forename: Nancy
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Kamau
authors.forename: Cristina
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Horta
authors.forename: Abdrahamane
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Anne
mesh_terms: D000349:Africa; D017954:Africa South of the Sahara; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D033181:Information Dissemination; D007255:Information Services / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D016247:Information Storage and Retrieval / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D016245:Librarians; D007993:Libraries, Medical / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D009317:National Library of Medicine (U.S.) / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D014481:United States