Background Evidence‐based practice requires health professionals to recognise situations
of uncertainty in their practice, translate that uncertainty into answerable questions, and find …

This guest feature from Suzanne Lewis, a long‐time advocate of evidence based library and
information practice (EBLIP) in Australia, discusses a current trend within the movement that …

This article reports on clinicians' use of library resources and the competencies they require
to access information necessary for the practice of evidence‐based healthcare. It is based …

Background: This study was undertaken to provide evidence that library outreach projects in
the NHS in the Thames Valley Strategic Health Authority area were effective and could …

Background Published research evidence is typically not readily applicable to practice but
needs to be actively mobilised. Objectives This paper explores the mechanisms used by …

Background Healthcare practitioners in A lberta and across C anada have varying levels of
access to information resources depending on their institutional and professional affiliations …

Objective: To determine the information needs and support required by AHPs whilst building
services based on clinical effectiveness. Methods: A qualitative approach using action …

This article reports on the results of an exploratory survey of the availability andaccessibility
of evidence-based information resources provided by medical libraries inAustralia. Although …

This study examined the role that health librarians could play in helping patients to find
information. A questionnaire survey was sent out to 50 health librarians in the north‐west of …

The health care knowledge base, documented in the healthcare literature is vast and ever
increasing and changing. Changes in medical information and technology are …