Medizinbibliotheken in Deutschland als Unterstützerinnen Evidenzbasierter Medizin: Situation und Entwicklung

Abstract

This article gives an overview of the state of medical libraries in Germany and selected developments of their services supporting evidence-based medicine in research, education and clinical practice. Findings from an online survey and issues of access to health information are discussed with reference to the German health care system. A major barrier to progress stems from the separation that exists between institutions of health care practice and research. New library services provided by many German health sciences libraries, especially those supporting evidence-based medicine, are experiencing increasing take-up.

Keywords

• access to information
• germany
• health science
• librarianship
• health care libraries
• library services