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The effect of librarian involvement on the quality of systematic reviews in dental medicine.
Schellinger, Jana; Sewell, Kerry; Bloss, Jamie E; Ebron, Tristan; Forbes, Carrie.
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  • Schellinger J; Emory & Henry College School of Health Sciences, Marion, VA, United States of America.
  • Sewell K; Laupus Health Sciences Library, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC, United States of America.
  • Bloss JE; Laupus Health Sciences Library, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC, United States of America.
  • Ebron T; North Carolina Department of Natural and Cultural Resources, Raleigh, NC, United States of America.
  • Forbes C; Laupus Health Sciences Library, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC, United States of America.
PLoS One ; 16(9): e0256833, 2021.
Article en En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-34469487
OBJECTIVES: To determine whether librarian or information specialist authorship is associated with better reproducibility of the search, at least three databases searched, and better reporting quality in dental systematic reviews (SRs). METHODS: SRs from the top ten dental research journals (as determined by Journal Citation Reports and Scimago) were reviewed for search quality and reproducibility by independent reviewers using two Qualtrics survey instruments. Data was reviewed for all SRs based on reproducibility and librarian participation and further reviewed for search quality of reproducible searches. RESULTS: Librarians were co-authors in only 2.5% of the 913 included SRs and librarians were mentioned or acknowledged in only 9% of included SRs. Librarian coauthors were associated with more reproducible searches, higher search quality, and at least three databases searched. Although the results indicate librarians are associated with improved SR quality, due to the small number of SRs that included a librarian, results were not statistically significant. CONCLUSION: Despite guidance from organizations that produce SR guidelines recommending the inclusion of a librarian or information specialist on the review team, and despite evidence showing that librarians improve the reproducibility of searches and the reporting of methodology in SRs, librarians are not being included in SRs in the field of dental medicine. The authors of this review recommend the inclusion of a librarian on SR teams in dental medicine and other fields.
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Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Bibliotecólogos / Investigación Dental / Rol Profesional / Servicios de Biblioteca Tipo de estudio: Qualitative_research / Systematic_reviews Límite: Humans Idioma: En Revista: PLoS One Asunto de la revista: CIENCIA / MEDICINA Año: 2021 Tipo del documento: Article País de afiliación: Estados Unidos Pais de publicación: Estados Unidos
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Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Bibliotecólogos / Investigación Dental / Rol Profesional / Servicios de Biblioteca Tipo de estudio: Qualitative_research / Systematic_reviews Límite: Humans Idioma: En Revista: PLoS One Asunto de la revista: CIENCIA / MEDICINA Año: 2021 Tipo del documento: Article País de afiliación: Estados Unidos Pais de publicación: Estados Unidos