Use and Impact of HINARI: An Observation in Bangladesh with Special Reference to icddr,b

Md. Nazim Uddin (), Md. Shafiur Rahman, Md. Harun-Or-Rashid Khandaker, M. Al Mamun, S. M. Mannan, Jean Sack and Christine Dennehy
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Md. Nazim Uddin: International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh, Mohakhali, Dhaka, Bangladesh
Md. Shafiur Rahman: International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh, Mohakhali, Dhaka, Bangladesh
Md. Harun-Or-Rashid Khandaker: International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh, Mohakhali, Dhaka, Bangladesh
M. Al Mamun: International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh, Mohakhali, Dhaka, Bangladesh
S. M. Mannan: #x2020;Department of Information Science and Library Management, University of Dhaka, Bangladesh
Jean Sack: #x2021;JHPIEGO — an Affiliate of Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA
Christine Dennehy: International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh, Mohakhali, Dhaka, Bangladesh

Journal of Information & Knowledge Management (JIKM), 2017, vol. 16, issue 01, 1-18

Abstract: This paper analyses the impact of the use of electronic resources and Health InterNetwork Access to Research Initiative (HINARI) services for medical research libraries in Bangladesh, emphasising the International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh (icddr,b). Purposeful use of e-resources, time and cost-saving benefits, research impact, and challenges of using HINARI are discussed. The basic study was conducted at icddr,b in January–February 2014, using a mixed methodology, combining qualitative and quantitative approaches, including a background literature review, usage data shared from the HINARI secretariat at the World Health Organization (WHO), questionnaires, personal observations, and interviews with staff members of icddr,b. Findings revealed that icddr,b is the heaviest user of HINARI (a major source of public health and medical e-resources) in Bangladesh, with demonstrable increases of health research journal articles after introducing HINARI in 2003.

Keywords: Bangladesh; MDGs; electronic resources; HINARI; usage statistics; developing countries; medical informatics (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2017
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