2.2.3 The Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews

There are obvious advantages of electronic publication for Cochrane Reviews that require maintenance as new evidence emerges and as mistakes are discovered; thus, the principal medium for disseminating Cochrane Reviews and Protocols is through The Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. This is disseminated online via the Internet and on CD-ROM. Electronic publication involves the preparation of software for interrogating and displaying the Cochrane Reviews in The Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. This is not the direct responsibility of The Cochrane Collaboration, but of publishers and others.