Evidence-based medical librarianship in Iran: an introduction

There are various barriers for physicians to practice Evidence-Based Medicine. Librarians working in hospitals and medical school libraries can cooperate with physicians to facilitate the Evidence-Based Medical Practice (EBMP). Do hospital/medical libraries enjoy subject specialist librarians? What are the problems of librarians to support physicians in EBMP in developing countries? This study aims at finding the state-of the-art of subject specialist librarians among clinical/Medical libraries of Iran focusing on the Evidence Based Medical Practice (EBMP)