RT Journal
A1 Hersh W
T1 ELectronic information retrieval by physicians and medical librarians—reply
JF JAMA
JO JAMA
YR 1999
FD April 14
VO 281
IS 14
SP 1272
OP 1273
DO 10-1001/pubs.JAMA-ISSN-0098-7484-281-14-jac90002
UL http://dx.doi.org/10-1001/pubs.JAMA-ISSN-0098-7484-281-14-jac90002
AB 
In keeping with an evidence-based perspective, however, I must
clarify some of Ms Killoran's points. She is correct that the source
of end-user training was not clearly stated in
our article. This is because most of the studies included in the
systematic review did not indicate who did the training. In the study
of searching performance cited in the review that came from my
institution,1 training in searching was not done by
librarians, but rather by a medical informatics specialist with strong
training in information retrieval and other pertinent areas.
Killoran's assertion that "end users who train other end users lack
the professional expertise necessary to assume the role of quality
end-user trainers" is not backed by any studies I am aware of, even
though it is probably true in most instances.