- Framework of problems / Transparent
- Literature searches not validated by information specialist
- Reporting of the role of the expert searcher in Cochrane Reviews
| Ref ID | 477 |
| First Author | L. Zhang |
| Journal | EVIDENCE BASED LIBRARY AND INFORMATION PRACTICE |
| Year Of Publishing | 2006 |
| URL | https://journals.library.ualberta.ca/eblip/index.php/EBLIP/article/view/57 |
| Keywords |
• General medical • Cochrane |
| Problem(s) |
• Literature searches not validated by information specialist |
| Number of systematic reviews included | 105 |
| Summary of Findings | The role of an information specialist in conducting the literature searches was not reported in 35.2% of included reviews. There was insufficient data to analyse whether the quality of the searches carried out by librarians was better than the quality of those performed by non‐librarians |
| Did the article find that the problem(s) led to qualitative changes in interpretation of the results? | No |
| Are the methods of the article described in enough detail to replicate the study? | No |