Tag: systematic 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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Lessons Learned from My First Living Systematic Review
My team is diving into the world of living systematic reviews (LSR) as part of our efforts to synthesize COVID-19 evidence, and our first LSR was just published in Annals of Internal Medicine: Risks and Impact of Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors or Angiotensin-Receptor Blockers on SARS-CoV-2 Infection in Adults https://www.acpjournals.org/doi/10.7326/M20-1515 I was responsible for the initial…
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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…
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PubMed vs. Ovid: Which is better for searching MEDLINE?
I’m still new to the world of systematic review searching, so I’ve been doing a lot of self-directed learning lately to learn all the ins and outs of this area of librarianship. I’ve recently been exploring the question of whether there is a noticeable difference between running rapid review/systematic review searches in PubMed MEDLINE versus…
Kathryn Vela 