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

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Published online by Cambridge University Press:  12 April 2021

Ida Stadig Open the ORCID record for Ida Stadig [Opens in a new window]  and
Therese Svanberg Open the ORCID record for Therese Svanberg [Opens in a new window]
Ida Stadig
Affiliation:
Region Västra Götaland, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Medical Library, Gothenburg, Sweden
Therese Svanberg*
Affiliation:
Region Västra Götaland, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Medical Library, Gothenburg, Sweden Sahlgrenska Universitetssjukhuset, Kliniska centralbiblioteket, 413 45 Göteborg, Sweden
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Author for correspondence: Therese Svanberg, E-mail: therese.svanberg@vgregion.se
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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library's involvement in the HTA center and its working methods is based on the authors’ experience and internal and/or unpublished documents.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.

Keywords

Information storage and retrievalLibrariesMedicalLibrariansInformation servicesTechnology assessmentBiomedical
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International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care , Volume 37 , Issue 1 , 2021 , e52
Copyright
Copyright © The Author(s), 2021. Published by Cambridge University Press

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