In the last twenty years, several researchers around the world have explored issues related to information and clinical practice [ 1 – 6 ] and the role of the librarian in this context [ 7 – 11 ]. Several studies have focused specifically on residents' information needs and behavior [ 12 – 16 ]. This body of research indicates that preceptors serve as preferred information sources for many residents [ 12 , 15 ], rather than textbooks or other resources [ 1 , 17 – 19 ]. Additional studies have illustrated that residents may encounter a number of questions in clinical practice [ 15 , 16 ], most frequently relating to topics such as therapy or diagnosis [ 13 , 15 , 20 ]. However, clinical questions are not often pursued by residents [ 12 , 15 ]. Among pursued questions, the answers to these questions have been shown to change the management of the patient in up to 70% of the cases [ 15 ]. Common obstacles in the information-seeking process identified by residents include lack of time, doubt about the existence of relevant information, retrieval of too much information, and difficulties with navigation and searching [ 6 , 14 – 16 ]. Few studies have focused specifically on health professionals' information needs in Brazil [ 19 , 21 – 23 ], and none of these included residents.