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This thesis explores the statement that the health information needs and behaviour of the general public, namely health information consumers are comparable with those of academics, health and social care professionals. The research has been conducted in the broad Interpretist tradition, seeking to understand rather than merely explain human behaviour. A model depicting the health information and knowledge environment has been developed to show the how the infonnation behaviour of the various populations in the research are interpreted and where they are placed. The provision, access and use of health information by consumers is the focus of the inner core of the model and is the first theme of the thesis. Several discrete groups of the information poor are investigated to explore their information needs and behaviour. The middle layer of the model depicts the second theme of this thesis focusing on the attitudes of academics, health and social care professionals in their use and access of health information and IT in everyday practice. The information behaviour of the health information and library professional is the focus of the third theme of the thesis and is represented by the outer layer of the model. This theme explores the detail and the contribution of the role to the clinical team, the use of Evidence Based Medicine and Clinical Governance. Conclusions support the opening statement that the health information needs and behaviour of the general public, namely health information consumers are comparable with those of academics, health and social care professionals. Recommendations are made to promote better and more frequent use of health information and health information professionals in the everyday practice of health and social care; to improve the access and provision of health information for consumers.

Bakgrund: Snabb kunskapsutveckling, ökade krav på kvalité och kostnadseffektivitet inom hälso- och sjukvården gör det viktigt att sjuksköterskor har god förmåga att söka och använda evidensbaserad kunskap. Idag finns ett glapp mellan forskning och klinik. Sjuksköterskor upplever flera hinder till att arbeta evidensbaserat. Under hösten 2010 och våren 2011 pågick ett projekt på ett sjukhus i en stad i mellansverige. Projektet hette ”Klinisk bibliotekarie”, syftet var att höja vårdkvalitén och patientsäkerheten genom att det dagliga vårdarbetet ska bli mer evidensbaserat och att sjuksköterskorna ska känna större säkerhet i att ta fram vetenskapligt underlag för sitt arbete. Syfte: Belysa sjuksköterskornas erfarenhet av projektet ”Klinisk bibliotekarie”. Metod: Studien har en kvalitativ design. Data samlades in genom fokusgrupper och observationer. Tjugoen sjuksköterskor deltog i projektet ”Klinisk Bibliotekarie” och av dessa har nitton deltagit i föreliggande studie genom fokusgruppdiskussioner. Observationer har skett vid två tillfällen. Data analyserades med manifest och latent innehållsanalys. Resultat: Sjuksköterskorna anser att interventioner för att öka evidensbaserat arbete ska baseras på frivillighet och intresse. Vidare anser sjuksköterskorna att det ska avsättas adekvat med tid för det arbetet. En positiv effekt av projektet är, enligt sjuksköterskorna, att det etablerats en kontakt med bibliotekarien. Konklusion: För att omvårdnaden ska bli mer evidensbaserad behövs intresserade sjuksköterskor och avsatt tid. En klinisk bibliotekarie kan vara ett stöd för sjuksköterskorna. / Background: Rapid development of knowledge, increased demands on quality and cost efficiency within healthcare makes it important that nurses have the ability to seek and use evidence-based knowledge. Today there is a gap between research and clinic. Nurses are experiencing multiple barriers to work evidence based. In autumn 2010 and spring 2011 has a project been going on at a hospital in a town in central Sweden. The project was called "Clinical Librarian" and aimed to raise the quality of care and patient safety by the daily care work to become more evidence based and that nurses should feel more secure in the development of scientific basis for its work. Objective: To highlight nurses' experience of working with the project "Clinical Librarian". Method: The study has a qualitative design. Data has been collected through focus groups and observations. Twenty-one nurses participated in the project “Clinical Librarian” and of these nineteen participated in this study through focus group discussions. Observations have been made on two occasions. Data has been analyzed with manifest and latent content analysis. Results: The nurses feel that interventions to improve evidence-based nursing should be based on voluntary participation and interest. They also believe that it should be allocated adequate time for such work. A positive impact of the project, according to the nurses, is that it established a contact with the librarian. Conclusion: To become more evidens-based tce care needs interestad nurses and time for the purpose. A clinical librarian can be a support for the nurses.