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The librarian's roles in the systematic review process: a case study.

Martha R Harris1

  • 1Veterans Evidence-Based Research Dissemination Implementation Center (VERDICT) South Texas Veterans Health Care System 7400 Merton Minter Boulevard (11C6) San Antonio, Texas 78229-4404, USA. mharris@verdict.uthscsa.edu

Journal of the Medical Library Association : JMLA
|February 3, 2005
PubMed
Summary

Librarians are crucial members of systematic review teams, acting as expert searchers, organizers, and analyzers. Their involvement ensures comprehensive searches and effective management of research materials, meeting key criteria for high-quality systematic reviews.

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Area of Science:

  • Medical librarianship
  • Information science
  • Evidence-based practice

Background:

  • Systematic reviews are a cornerstone of research, yet the librarian's role is often undefined.
  • Understanding librarian contributions is essential for optimizing systematic review processes.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To detail the librarian's essential involvement, skills, and responsibilities throughout a systematic review.
  • To highlight the integral nature of librarian contributions to systematic review methodology.

Main Methods:

  • Observational case study design.
  • Chronicles a librarian's participation in a real-life systematic review.
  • Documents involvement across all stages of the review process.

Main Results:

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  • Librarian roles as expert searcher, organizer, and analyzer are integral to Cochrane Collaboration criteria.
  • Librarian's expert searching responsibilities align with Medical Library Association's definitions.
  • Demonstrates the librarian's critical function in developing search strategies and managing research data.

Conclusions:

  • Librarian roles are vital in all medical research but particularly crucial for systematic reviews.
  • Effective librarian engagement ensures comprehensive literature searches and meticulous documentation.
  • Librarians are key to successful systematic review execution and adherence to quality standards.