Systematic Reviews and Librarians Journal Articles

abstract

• Systematic reviews are review articles that are completed using predefined methods to minimize bias inherent to observational studies. Systematic reviews are important to librarians because they integrate evidence across studies or data resources to provide knowledge that is useful to good decision making in our profession. In addition, as more systematic reviews are being published in many disciplines, librarians are being asked to assist with the production of them—-comprehensive searching is vital to the strength of the reviews. This article describes the process of producing systematic reviews and also describes their use. Librarians can acquire the skills necessary to use and produce high-quality systematic reviews.

authors

• McKibbon, K Ann
• McKibbon, Ann

status

• published 

publication date

• June 2006

has subject area

• 0807 Library and Information Studies (FoR)
• Information & Library Sciences (Science Metrix)

published in

• Library Trends  Journal

keywords

• Information Science & Library Science
• Science & Technology
• Technology

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

• 10.1353/lib.2006.0049

start page

• 202

end page

• 215

volume

• 55

issue

• 1