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- ItemOpen AccessKnowledge Synthesis Research in the Rady Faculty of Health Sciences(2024-08-29) Lê, Mê-Linh; Linton, Janice; Monnin, CarolineKnowledge synthesis, which includes systematic reviews, scoping reviews, and rapid reviews, is an important form of research for the Rady of Faculty of Health Sciences. But how is this research completed, what services are available to support students and researchers doing this work, and what does published KS from the RFHS look like over the last six years? Librarians from the Neil John Maclean Health Sciences Library have collaborated with RFHS faculty, students, and researchers on hundreds of reviews, consulted on innumerable projects, answered thousands of knowledge synthesis questions, and provided hours of in-class and online instruction. Since 2018 we have also offered a multi-part workshop series that allows attendees to add it to their Experience Record. We also recently completed a research study that identified all published KS research produced by the RFHS community since 2017. This allowed us to conclusively identify trends in the overall increase in KS, the incredible growth of specific review types, and possible relationships between librarian collaboration on a KS and the journal impact factor of the published research. Pulling from these two information sources, this presentation will provide an overview of KS research output at RFHS and outline supports available to KS researchers. This session will be valuable for anyone involved in KS research within the RFHS – whether as summer research students or longtime KS investigators.
- ItemOpen AccessTrends in Evidence Synthesis and Growth in Librarian Involvement(Library Evidence Synthesis Services Symposium (LESSS), 2024-06-27) Monnin, Caroline; Lê, Mê-LinhThis study examines the evolving role of librarians within evidence synthesis (ES) research at a mid-sized university after the introduction of a tiered service model. We identified all ES published by our institution and used content analysis to categorize the type of evidence synthesis (e.g., systematic reviews, scoping reviews), the disciplines represented (e.g., nursing, psychology), and the specific ways librarian contributions were credited or acknowledged (e.g., co-authorship, mentioned by name in the search methods). Findings highlight a significant increase in librarian co-authorship since the introduction of our tiered model in 2017, reflecting a growing recognition of librarian expertise in evidence synthesis methodologies and the possible impact of our tiered model. Additionally, our research reveals overall trends in output and disciplines publishing ES research. This presentation is valuable for librarians and administrators planning their own ES research service and those interested in learning how a tiered model can result in increased acknowledgement and co-authorship for librarians involved in evidence synthesis research. Slides were presented as part of the Library Evidence Synthesis Services Symposium (LESSS) which occurred June 24-27, 2024.
- ItemOpen AccessOptimizing Bibliographic Retrieval of Adult Cardiac Surgery Records in Medline (Ovid) and PubMed in Collaboration with Patients(2022-04-30) Monnin, Caroline; Oravec, Nebojsa; Arora, Rakesh C.; Gregora, April; Dave, Mudra G.; Bjorklund, Brian; Schultz, Annette S.H.; Chudyk, Anna M.; Duhamel, Todd A.Objectives: Topical search filters are created by information specialists, with assistance from subject specialists, to retrieve information effectively and efficiently. We aimed to create a search hedge for adult cardiac surgery with the assistance of an information specialist and an interdisciplinary team of subject specialists that included two former cardiac surgery patients. Methods: To validate the cardiac surgery search filter, we followed similar methodologies to other published topical search filters. Specifically, we created a gold standard set of references by identifying cardiac surgery guidelines and retrieving their references. These references were screened using pre-determined inclusion and exclusion criteria. Once we had the gold standard set of articles, we developed a search strategy with a high sensitivity. Patient co-researchers played active roles in creating the gold standard set and testing the search strategy. Results: The search filter is optimized for Medline (Ovid) and PubMed. Our sensitivity rate is 98% and 99% in Medline (Ovid) and PubMed, respectively. Our specificity rate is 60% and 49% in Medline (Ovid) and PubMed, respectively. Conclusions: Patients are key stakeholders in healthcare research and can be successfully engaged in search filter creation. Working with an interdisciplinary team ensures the search filter will be useful to a wide range of users. Our search filter is designed to assist patients, clinicians, academics, and other stakeholders in finding relevant peer-reviewed articles on adult cardiac surgery.
- ItemOpen AccessTogether At Last: An Academic and Public Library Leisure Reading Partnership(Manitoba Library Conference, 2014-05-13) Lê, Mê-Linh; Bourrier-LaCroix, Barbara; Ducas, AdaThe creation of leisure reading collections in health sciences libraries is a growing trend, due in part to research that has shown the connection between recreational reading and both academic achievement and personal and cultural enrichment. This presentation will highlight the partnership process undertaken by Winnipeg Public Library and the University of Manitoba to create a leisure reading collection for faculty, staff, students, and patients and their families housed at the Neil John Maclean Health Sciences Library. Included will be a discussion of the specific model used to create the collection; the creation of a partnership document outlining roles, responsibilities, desired outcomes and evaluation; and the challenges faced by the project. A preliminary evaluation of usage data will be presented, as well as future directions for the collection.
- ItemOpen AccessExhibition Review: “The Undead Archive: 100 Years of Photographing Ghosts” at the University of Manitoba Archives and Special Collections(Library Exhibtions Review, 2024-02-28) Huot, AshleyA review of “The Undead Archive: 100 Years of Photographing Ghosts,” a 2023-2024 library exhibit, for inclusion in ARLIS/NA’s Library Exhibitions Review Issue 2.