Information is regarded as the basic need of every human being in addition to air, water, food and shelter. It is an important ingredient for the socio economic and healthy development of a nation. The study has identified the importance of information particularly in the field of medical sciences. It is observed that the study on information needs of faculty in Government Medical colleges of Karnataka emphasizes that the existing medical college library infrastructure in terms of collection, services and other facilities are more to be strenghthened.