Davies K. The information-seeking behaviour of doctors: a review of the evidence. Health Information and Libraries Journal 2007; 24(2): 78-94.
This paper provides a narrative review of the available literature from the past 10 years that focus on the information seeking behaviour of doctors, dividing it in three sub-themes: Information Needs of Doctors, Information Seeking by Doctors, Information Sources Utilized by Doctors. The review is wide ranging and it would seem that the traditional methods of face-to-face communication and use of hard-copy evidence still prevail amongst qualified medical staff in the clinical setting, while the use of new technologies in information provision may be of influence in the future.
http://www.blackwell-synergy.com/doi/abs/10.1111/j.1471-1842.2007.00713.x
This paper provides a narrative review of the available literature from the past 10 years that focus on the information seeking behaviour of doctors, dividing it in three sub-themes: Information Needs of Doctors, Information Seeking by Doctors, Information Sources Utilized by Doctors. The review is wide ranging and it would seem that the traditional methods of face-to-face communication and use of hard-copy evidence still prevail amongst qualified medical staff in the clinical setting, while the use of new technologies in information provision may be of influence in the future.
http://www.blackwell-synergy.com/doi/abs/10.1111/j.1471-1842.2007.00713.x
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