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Abstract

Physicians have information needs related to academic research and clinical practice but encounter difficulties seeking appropriate medical resources and information. The goal of this study is to develop a search system to support Korean physicians’ information needs. To access sources to meet the identified need, in-depth interviews were conducted, and MediSearching, a new search system, was developed accordingly. To verify its usefulness and to obtain users’ suggestions, interviews were conducted and feedback was solicited via collected test searches. The initial set of interviews indicated that physicians’ information needs and search behaviors differed by type of hospital and clinical department. Physicians in university hospitals with a greater need for research materials searched for academic articles, whereas physicians in specialty hospitals or primary care clinics with a stronger need for materials related to clinical practice asked their colleagues for information. Consequently, MediSearching was designed to satisfy both groups’ needs, and the test search provided useful search results compared with existing services. Korean physicians have previously had to repeat their search process on separate sites that provide different services according to type of information and search method. MediSearching may reduce this inconvenience and add documents in various formats and languages.

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본 연구는 근거중심 문헌정보실무의 개념과 연구방법 및 동향을 분석하여 국내 적용가능성을 살펴보기 위한 기초연구로 수행되었다. 근거중심 문헌정보실무는 실무에서 문제해결과 업무수행 향상을 위해 신뢰성 있는 연구 결과의 활용을 촉진함으로써 연구와 실무 간에 근본적으로 존재하는 격차를 줄이기 위한 운동이다. 근거중심 문헌정보실무는 초기에 의학도서관을 중심으로 수행되었으나 점차로 대학, 전문, 학교도서관으로 확대되었으며 연구 주제 또한 이용자연구, 평가에 한정되었던 것이 경영, 장서, 서비스 등 도서관 서비스 전분야로 확대되고 있다. 근거중심 문헌정보실무의 수행은 특정한 문제해결을 위한 다양한 연구 결과의 검색, 선정, 평가, 활용의 과정이 이루어진다. 또한 가장 높은 수준의 연구결과인 비평적 리뷰의 생산과정을 정형화함으로써 기존 연구의 체계적인 평가를 수행함과 동시에 새로운 연구통합 방법을 제시하고 있다.

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to apply the evidence-based library and information practice(EBLIP) in Korean librarianship with analysis of concepts and research method on EBLIP. EBLIP seeks to improve library practice by utilising the best available evidence in conjunction with a pragmatic perspective developed from working experiences in librarianship. The EBLIP focused on the medicine library, however, it is spread to academic, special, school library. EBLIP process can be described through its five stage: formulate a question, find evidence, critically appraise the evidence, apply results of appraisal, evaluate change, redefine problem. It provides a standardized methodology of systematic review, which is a best evidence in EBLIP and is a new mixed research method.