دورية أكاديمية

The effect of librarian involvement on the quality of systematic reviews in dental medicine.

التفاصيل البيبلوغرافية
العنوان: The effect of librarian involvement on the quality of systematic reviews in dental medicine.
المؤلفون: Jana Schellinger, Kerry Sewell, Jamie E Bloss, Tristan Ebron, Carrie Forbes
المصدر: PLoS ONE, Vol 16, Iss 9, p e0256833 (2021)
بيانات النشر: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2021.
سنة النشر: 2021
المجموعة: LCC:Medicine
LCC:Science
مصطلحات موضوعية: Medicine, Science
الوصف: ObjectivesTo 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).MethodsSRs 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.ResultsLibrarians 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.ConclusionDespite 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.
نوع الوثيقة: article
وصف الملف: electronic resource
اللغة: English
تدمد: 1932-6203
العلاقة: https://doaj.org/toc/1932-6203Test
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0256833
الوصول الحر: https://doaj.org/article/86b8f9fdf5634039acd1f9fcf125a4e1Test
رقم الانضمام: edsdoj.86b8f9fdf5634039acd1f9fcf125a4e1
قاعدة البيانات: Directory of Open Access Journals
الوصف
تدمد:19326203
DOI:10.1371/journal.pone.0256833