[Enhancing information literacy as a base of developing evidence-based nursing]

Effective clinical care requires nurses to obtain the capability of putting the research findings into application. During the recent years, evidence-based nursing [EBN] has proved itself as a way for health care and therapy based on new findings being used in clinical care practices. However, studies show that nurses have problem in evidence-based practice application the most of which reveals itself in finding the best evidence, identifying proper resources, using the best search strategies, and evaluating documents and evidence. In fact, they lack enough competencies in acquiring information literacy. Information literacy means perceiving information organization, the ability of searching and finding the best results from various printed and electronic resources, selecting proper resources and evaluating them properly, and establishing connections with research results. Seeking assistance from medical librarians and information scientists -as developers of educational courses, educators or providers of information in the field- in educational process, helps to train clinical staff with information literacy and turn them into consumers of research articles. The aim of this article was to identify effective elements in evidence-based nursing and the role of information literacy in promotion of it. Also the article offers some information literacy patterns in improving evidence-based nursing used in the world which has been chosen with review method

[ research on Tabriz university of medical sciences libraries staff, collection, space and budget comparison with Iranian university libraries standards]

Academic libraries are famous to be the hearts of universities, with the ever increasing importance of the evaluation of information technologies in academic centers, and libraries need to evaluate their status to accord with these conditions. The aim of this research is to provide an evaluation relating to the conditions of Tabriz University of Medical Science Libraries, and collecting information concerning the university libraries strengths and weaknesses data substructure, plus cumulating adequate information to help authorities who are in the research and educational planning educations of the university. The study is a descriptive one which has been fulfilled in on main academic library and eight related faculty libraries in Tabriz University of Medical Sciences. The data was collected from General Education Office, Financial and Accounting Departments of the Tabriz University of Medical Sciences and colleges in the campus. Data has been analyzed in Microsoft Excel software and compared with Iranian University Libraries Standards. Findings show that Tabriz University of Medical Sciences Libraries follow 89% of Iranian University Libraries Standard. Regarding collection, university libraries have 11% of Iranian University Libraries Standard. About libraries space, 69% followed Iranian University Libraries Standard. In respect to budget, libraries have 81% of Iranian University Libraries Standard. Tabriz University of Medical Sciences status in comparison with collections section standards, seems to be very low and in comparisons with staff, space and budget is in good status, thus it is necessary to write and follow policies regarding collection development, library committee for centralizing libraries activities throughout the university, and allocation independent financial substantial budget for planning and developing Tabriz University of Medical Sciences Libraries