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Sources of evidence to support systematic reviews in librarianship.

Authors :
Sampson, Margaret
Daniel, Raymond
Cogo, Elise
Dingwall, Orvie
Source :
Journal of the Medical Library Association; Jan2008, Vol. 96 Issue 1, p66-69, 7p, 4 Charts
Publication Year :
2008

Abstract

The article presents the results from a study regarding information sources for the interfaces MEDLINE, Library and Information Science Abstracts, and the Cochrane Methodology Register. The article discusses how important it is for researchers to have access to unpublished library conference literature in order to make informed, evidence-based, timely, and cost-effective decisions when selecting sources for systematic reviews. The article evaluates the information search results from electronic bibliographic databases and the precision of the search results.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
15365050
Volume :
96
Issue :
1
Database :
Complementary Index
Journal :
Journal of the Medical Library Association
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
29325219
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.3163/1536-5050.96.1.66