- Framework of problems / Objective
- Literature searches not validated by information specialist
- Impact of librarians on reporting of the literature searching component of pediatric systematic reviews
| Ref ID | 325 |
| First Author | D. Meert |
| Journal | JOURNAL OF THE MEDICAL LIBRARY ASSOCIATION: JMLA |
| Year Of Publishing | 2016 |
| URL | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5079487/pdf/mlab-104-04-267.pdf |
| Keywords |
Paediatrics Searching |
| Problem(s) |
Literature searches not validated by information specialist |
| Number of systematic reviews included | 495 |
| Summary of Findings | Of the 186 reviews that met inclusion criteria, 44% of the authors indicated the involvement of a librarian in conducting the systematic review. With the presence of a librarian as co-author or team member, the mean methodological checklist score for literature searches was 8.40, compared to 6.61 (p<0.001) for reviews without a librarian. |
| Did the article find that the problem(s) led to qualitative changes in interpretation of the results? | Not Applicable |
| Are the methods of the article described in enough detail to replicate the study? | No |