Tag: rapid review
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My Experience at “Systematic Reviews and Evidence Synthesis Beyond the Health Sciences: A Training for Librarians”
I’ve been interested in taking a systematic review workshop for the past two or three years, since my previous library discussed starting a formal systematic review service. This year, I was finally able to attend a virtual workshop organized by the Cornell University Library, “Systematic Reviews and Evidence Synthesis Beyond the Health Sciences: A Training…
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New MLAConnect Article!
I wrote a short piece called “Let’s Stop Reinventing the Wheel: Locating and Evaluating Existing Systematic and Rapid Reviews on COVID-19 Topics”, which addressed the importance of checking for existing systematic reviews before starting a new one during the COVID-19 pandemic. I also included links to resources of systematic and rapid reviews, like the Cochrane…
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Quality Assessment in Rapid Reviews
I’ve been in my current position as a librarian for an evidence synthesis team for nine months now, and I’m finally feeling settled and confident in this position. Over the past two months or so, I’ve been given more opportunities to be involved in larger projects like our rapid review products and as part of…
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Earning My Cochrane Membership
When I started my new position on a rapid review evidence synthesis team, I spent a lot of time searching for ways to be more involved in this field of research. I wanted to identify the appropriate groups to join or follow so that I could stay informed of professional development opportunities and updates to…
Kathryn Vela 