The Andalusian eHealth Library (BV-SSPA) was set up in 2006 under the scope of strategy number IV, Knowledge Management, of the II Quality Plan for the Andalusian Health System (2005-2008)1, which established the key process: To guarantee the knowledge exchange within the Health System, with the following specific aims:
-To define and develop a scientific information strategy for the Health System.
-To establish the Andalusian eHealth Library.
-To coordinate the Andalusian Health documentary centres.
-To establish strategic agreements with similar organizations.
During its ten years of operation, the BV-SSPA has focused on providing Health System
Professionals with the best scientific information available, in a timely manner, for clinical decision purposes, as well as research and training; in other words, the knowledge manager which integrates
and coordinates the hospital libraries.Ye