O bibliotecário e o compartilhamento de saberes e informação no contexto da Avaliação de Tecnologias em Saúde

Abstract

This research discusses the librarian´s participation in the formation of multidisciplinary groups of Health Technology Assessment (HTA), characterizing its performance in a new field that opens to librarians in research institutions. The main objective is based on the creation of a Digital Library (DL) with quality parameters of information related to HTA, from documents created by the service of bibliographic Library Network Fiocruz, showing the necessity of the librarian in the multidisciplinary group to HTA. The methodology was divided into three parts: data collection of the art of knowledge produced in Collective Health, where the Evaluation of Health Technologies, and Information Science is, exploratory research with a qualitative approach to data collection with the group of HTA researchers from several private and public institutions and a qualitative approach to data collection of the Library Network Fiocruz professionals and data analysis. It was noted that there is an active participation of the librarians in HTA activities, formulating database search strategies, reviewing search protocols, locating relevant publications, helping locating systematic reviews to the search groups. This preuposes creation of a DL sharing all the digital documents created by the libraries. This initiative aims to contribute to boosting the production of scientific and technological knowledge in the health and HTA.