title: Rethinking Responsible Literature Searching using LibGuides.
abstract: Drawing from the Responsible Literature Searching project developed by the Health Sciences Library System-University of Pittsburgh, the Mayo Clinic Libraries utilized Springshare's LibGuides software to create an Effective Database Searching Guide for its diverse set of users. Library databases are organized under broad subject categories with overview information, links to help materials, and news on system updates. Additionally, the guide features a visual site map, searching best practices, a database comparison chart, responsible literature searching guidelines, classic evidence-based practice articles, and recommendations on when to contact a librarian for assistance. The self-guided tool is both easy to use and maintain.
authors.affiliation: Mayo Clinic Libraries, Rochester, MN 55905, USA. gerberi.danielle@mayo.edu
authors.forename: Dana
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Gerberi
authors.forename: Dottie M
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Hawthorne
authors.forename: Karen E
authors.initials: KE
authors.lastname: Larsen
mesh_terms: D022126:Access to Information; D000465:Algorithms; D019992:Databases as Topic; D017408:Guidelines as Topic; D057226:Information Seeking Behavior; D016247:Information Storage and Retrieval; D007993:Libraries, Medical; D012984:Software