Abstract: Objective  To understand the information literacy level and information seeking behavior habits of clinicians in affiliated hospitals of medical colleges and universities, and to provide reference for more targeted services for clinicians in affiliated hospitals.Methods   A total of 444 valid questionnaires were collected from clinicians working in affiliated hospitals of medical colleges or clinical teaching hospitals in Beijing, and personal in-depth interviews were conducted among 9 clinicians in affiliated hospitals of Capital Medical University. Results   ① The information seeking ability of clinicians can meet their work needs; ② The information seeking frequency of junior doctors is significantly higher than that of senior doctors; ③ The frequency and quantity of information seeking were significantly lower for doctors without research projects.Conclusion   Medical universitylibraries and affiliated hospital libraries should jointly explore a new paradigm of information service, provide more targeted services for clinicians, and make the content, time, mode and form of information service more in line with the needs of clinical users.

Key words: affiliated hospitals, clinicians, information seeking behavior, questionnaire survey, in-depth interview