Press release: Cochrane Library free access to all Canadians

Ottawa, April 15, 2009— The Canadian Cochrane Network and Centre announces today
that everyone in Canada with access to the Internet will be able to view the full content of
The Cochrane Library, an on-line resource that provides evaluations on health
treatments.
The Canadian Cochrane Network and Centre, in partnership with the Canadian Health
Libraries Association, has successfully secured a national license to The Cochrane
Library. In essence, the license provides a subscription for every Canadian with access to
the Internet to benefit from the immense volume of health information found in The
Cochrane Library. Everybody will be one click away from the best available evidence on
the effectiveness of treatment procedures including which ones may be harmful.