Health librarians are the acknowledged experts in information retrieval, but we need better ways to share this expertise with each other - a major reason why this wiki has come into being. Our objective is to build a health sciences librarianship wiki with an international perspective, but also to emphasize issues affecting practice in Canada. For example, we will focus on expert searching to support the development of systematic reviews in medicine, and searching for the grey literature. (Here are some other subjects covered.) The final project for our students will be to work solo, or in groups, to write a major paper for the field; we encourage the use of this wiki to brainstorm ideas. By providing a forum for best practice for health librarians, and other information professionals, more collaborative work can be initiated. LIS students are encouraged to add, create or edit entries - and, not just our students (any taking health libraries courses in other jurisdictions). We believe this open-model will more accurately reflect the "wisdom of the field" and bring significant value to the wiki's knowledge-base.
http://hlwiki.slais.ubc.ca/index.php/HLWIKI_Canada
