The Cochrane Library*

(http://www.cochrane.org.au/libraryguide/)

*Australian National Access to the Cochrane Library 

All residents of Australia with access to the Internet can access the Cochrane Library for free, thanks to funding provided by the Federal Government through the National Institute of Clinical Studies.

The Cochrane Collaboration is a highly respected international collaboration of health professionals, consumers and researchers who prepare reports on the evidence about health care interventions. The reports are available through the Cochrane Library, which was only accessible in Australia by paid subscription.

The Cochrane Library is a unique source of reliable and up-to-date information on the effects of interventions in health care and is designed to provide information and evidence to support decisions taken in health care and to inform those receiving care.

The library is a collection of seven separate databases, five of which provide coverage of evidence-based medicine, and two provide information on research methodology.

Full details of the Cochrane Collaboration and its component bodies, as well as a step-by-step guide to searching the Cochrane Library are provided on their  web site.

Content Updated 28 April, 2009