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Revista Cubana de Informática Médica
On-line version ISSN 1684-1859
Abstract
MARTINEZ HERNANDEZ, Marelys; RUBIO CARDENAS, Yeny and MARTINEZ HERNANDEZ, Julia de los Ángeles. Calibre, an Alternative to Meet Users' Information Needs at the Institute of Tropical Medicine “Pedro Kouri”. RCIM [online]. 2019, vol.11, n.2, pp. 188-194. Epub Dec 01, 2019. ISSN 1684-1859.
The IPK is an institution with a high scientific level, which develops teaching of excellence in doctorates, masters, residences and other trainings related to tropical diseases, their diagnosis and treatment. The library, a reference in this branch of medicine, has a documentary collection that is outdated, the documents that are part of its collection are old editions. It is necessary to establish a strategy for updating and managing information. An information search was carried out on the internet to have a vision on the tools and software used for the development of digital libraries. Among the tools consulted and tested, the Caliber e-book library manager was selected as the free software that best suited our needs. The literature was managed, readjusted and organized in digital format with the aim of establishing a strategy for updating information, in order to meet the needs of users.
Keywords : library automation; Calibre; library services; IPK.