Abstract
An innovative model of evidence-based practice for other professions.
Highlights
This systematic review initiative traces its origins to the renewal of the MLA research policy by leaders in our profession [20]
Two recommendations, appearing in the first section of the action plan for the policy, catalyzed a process that has led to the systematic review initiative
These recommendations are that MLA will: & Ask the MLA Research Section to create a forum for identifying research priorities in the field. & Ask the Research Section to recommend annually to the MLA Board of Directors an MLA research agenda that suggests research topics of highest priority to the association [21]
Summary
Our profession could very well become a model for other professions wishing to become more evidence based At this moment, autonomous teams of our colleagues are conducting systematic reviews to address the fifteen top-ranked research questions in the current Medical Library Association (MLA) research agenda [1]. Readers probably know one or more members of these teams. Most of these groups have been working in relative obscurity. To the authors’ knowledge, only our profession has linked these two discrete activities coherently into a potentially potent strategy. This linkage could draw attention to our profession as an innovative leader in evidencebased practice.
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