title: Expert searching in health librarianship: a literature review to identify international issues and Australian concerns.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  The traditional role of health librarians as expert searchers is under challenge.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  The purpose of this review is to establish health librarians' views, practices and educational processes on expert searching.
  
  
  METHODS
  The search strategy was developed in LISTA and then customised for ten other databases: ALISA, PubMed, Embase, Scopus, Web of Science, CINAHL, ERIC, PsycINFO, Cochrane Library and Google Scholar. The search terms were (expert search* OR expert retriev* OR mediated search* OR information retriev*) AND librar*. The searches, completed in December 2010 and repeated in May 2011, were limited to English language publications from 2000 to 2011 (unless seminal works).
  
  
  RESULTS
  Expert searching remains a key role for health librarians, especially for those supporting systematic reviews or employed as clinical librarians answering clinical questions.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Although clients tend to be satisfied with searches carried out for them, improvements are required to effectively position the profession. Evidence-based guidelines, adherence to transparent standards, review of entry-level education requirements and a commitment to accredited, rigorous, ongoing professional development will ensure best practice.
authors.affiliation: Hargrave-Andrew Library, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Kaye.Lasserre@monash.edu
authors.forename: Kaye
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Lasserre
mesh_terms: D001315:Australia; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D016247:Information Storage and Retrieval / Q000379:methods*; D007993:Libraries, Medical / Q000458:organization & administration*; D007999:Library Services / Q000458:organization & administration*; D011361:Professional Competence; D009626:Terminology as Topic; D018875:Vocabulary, Controlled