Repository of searches and retrieval of scientific information in health sciences

Abstract

Background: Currently, knowledge takes a more universal dimension, and the work of libraries, documentation centers and other institutions for the improvement of human resources is focused on the development of services and products that allow the management of knowledge and a collective building of the information resources of institutions. Objective: To design a digital repository in order to record the search and retrieval of information requested by the users in the department of knowledge management of the Provincial Information Center of Medical Sciences in Villa Clara. Methods: Theoretical, empirical and mathematical methods were used in the processing of information. This involved librarians, workers and specialists in information management. Results: The medical sciences specialists, technicians and librarians of the provincial units agree on the need for a site that gathers the searches ordered by medical specialties. It was also noted that users do not know search strategies for the retrieval of information. Interviewees expressed the need for such product. Conclusions: The repository contains the advantages of collaborative platforms, particularly the tool Plone, and is an option for a user-friendly collaborative site. The experts consulted expressed that the product devised is necessary and reduces the users’ search time.