Use of recommended search strategies in systematic reviews and the impact of librarian involvement: a cross-sectional survey of recent authors

Ref ID	549
First Author	J. B. Koffel
Journal	PLOS ONE
Year Of Publishing	2015
URL	https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0125931
Keywords	• General medical • Language • Team • Searching • Expertise • Author • Cochrane
Problem(s)	• Literature searches not validated by information specialist
Number of systematic reviews included	1560
Summary of Findings	51% of studies involved a librarian, but only 64% acknowledge their assistance. Librarian involvement was significantly associated with the use of 65% of recommended search methods after controlling for other potential predictors.
Did the article find that the problem(s) led to qualitative changes in interpretation of the results?	N/A
Are the methods of the article described in enough detail to replicate the study?	Yes