Internship Report on ICDDR,B Library

Abstract

In 1960s, icddr,b was established in Dhaka as the South-East Asia Treaty Organization (SEATO) Cholera Research Laboratory. The Cholera Research Laboratory (CRL) quickly gained a reputation on a global scale. The CRL also set up a sizable health and demographic surveillance site in the 1960s at Matlab. It is now the longest-running such site in the global South and a model throughout the world. The region's leading library for medicine and public health is icddr,b Library and Information Services. Its goal is to disseminate research findings and results of global health research from icddr,b scientists and the international research community. icddr,b library and information services operates a modern library and information centre. It was established in 1962. Library uses the most advanced tools and information technology for collecting, processing and storing information. The icddr,b library has a well-organized collection, that is print books, bound journals, e-resources, online databases, CDs and training materials, also ICT facilities.