The Washington Medical Library

Nature ◽  
1890 ◽  
Vol 42 (1078) ◽  
pp. 196-196
Author(s):  
A. T. MYERS
Keyword(s):  
Medical Library

Overview of information retrieval in a hospital-based health technology assessment center in a Swedish region

2021 ◽  
Vol 37 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ida Stadig ◽  
Therese Svanberg
Keyword(s):  
Information Retrieval ◽  
Literature Review ◽  
Health Technology Assessment ◽  
Technology Assessment ◽  
Full Text ◽  
Health Technology ◽  
University Hospital ◽  
Literature Searching ◽  
Medical Library ◽  
Full Text Screening

Abstract Objectives This article aims to provide a brief review of information retrieval and hospital-based health technology assessment (HB-HTA) and describe library experiences and working methods at a regional HB-HTA center from the center's inception to the present day. Methods For this brief literature review, searches in PubMed and LISTA were conducted to identify studies reporting on HB-HTA and information retrieval. The description of the library's involvement in the HTA center and its working methods is based on the authors’ experience and internal and/or unpublished documents. Results Region Västra Götaland is the second largest healthcare region in Sweden and has had a regional HB-HTA center since 2007 (HTA-centrum). Assessments are performed by clinicians supported by HTA methodologists. The medical library at Sahlgrenska University Hospital works closely with HTA-centrum, with one HTA librarian responsible for coordinating the work. Conclusion In the literature on HB-HTA, we found limited descriptions of the role librarians and information specialists play in different units. The librarians at HTA-centrum play an important role, not only in literature searching but also in abstract and full-text screening.

scholarly journals Topics and Features of Academic Medical Library Tutorials

2008 ◽  
Vol 27 (4) ◽  
pp. 406-418 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rozalynd P. Anderson ◽  
Steven P. Wilson ◽  
Felicia Yeh ◽  
Betty Phillips ◽  
Mary Briget Livingston
Keyword(s):  
Medical Library ◽  
Academic Medical
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