| 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 |
| Article Type | Empirical |
| Article Subtype | Survey/questionnaire of authors opinions/practices |
| First Author Country | United States |
| Aim | To survey authors of English-language systematic reviews indexed in the Database of Abstracts of Reviews of Effects in 2012 to 2014 regarding search methods and to ask if and how a librarian was involved in the systematic review |
| Level of Investigation | Analytical |
| 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. |
| Number of systematic reviews included | 1560 |
| Number of eligible systematic reviews assessed | 9926 |
| Treatment impacted | No |
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| Interpretation impacted | Not Applicable |
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