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Kate Saylor @ksaylor.bsky.social · 6d

Tip #55: How and why to search previous indexing of MeSH terms in PubMed, plus the alphabet soup of PubMed's date fields #MLAUXCaucus #ExpertSearching #SystematicReview #medlibs uxcaucustips.blogspot.com/2025/02/tip-...

Tip #55: How and why to search previous indexing of MeSH terms in PubMed, plus the alphabet soup of PubMed's date fields

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Collaboration for Environmental Evidence (CEE) @envevidence.bsky.social · 17d

📣 We need your input!
We're planning updates to the CEE Database of Evidence Reviews (CEEDER). If you produce or use #EnvironmentalEvidence, complete our short survey:
👉 forms.gle/yz2p2acStLyK...
🗓 Survey open until Oct 20, 2025

Share with your networks!🌏 #SciPol #EvidenceSynthesis #EvidenceUse

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Jo TC @jog13.bsky.social · Sep 2

News on the blog: How can technology support weight loss programmes as the NHS shifts its focus?

#systematicreview #obesity #threeshifts

@esmi-exeter.bsky.social @penarc.bsky.social @exeter.ac.uk

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How can technology support weight loss programmes as the NHS shifts its focus?

We welcome a guest blog from our colleague at Isca Evidence, Morgan Weiland, on the team’s recent work on digital weight loss programmes. Isca Evidence is one of nine research groups in the U…

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Jo TC @jog13.bsky.social · Sep 2

Back to school vibes are in the air & the sense of motivation is contagious... why not take the opportunity to benefit from our early bird rate & book a space on our #SystematicReviews of #MixedMethods evidence CPD course?

@esmi-exeter.bsky.social @uniofexeternews.bsky.social @penarc.bsky.social

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ISSG Search Filters Resource @issg-filters.bsky.social · Jul 10

#medlibs we added a paper detailing a translation of #literaturesearches in #PsycInfo from Ovid to EBSCOhost sites.google.com/a/york.ac.uk...

ISSG Search Filters Resource - Methods of Developing Search Filters

The following selected resources provide examples of methods used to develop search filters.

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Katherine Cullerton @kcullerton.bsky.social · Jul 7

We often talk about corporations influencing research, but what about governments? 🧐 New paper by PhD student Helen Senior shows govt-funded public health research isn’t immune to influence - both positive and negative. Check it out 👉https://tinyurl.com/yjpkhtfk

How governments influence public health research: a scoping review

Abstract. Governments can become involved in academic research to assist in public health decision-making. However, when governments become involved, the r

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Floor Boek @floorboek.bsky.social · Jun 12

Raphaël Grolimund shows us a very cool video on how you can use Zotero for much more than just reference managing - in fact, you can use it during the entire process of a systematic review. Good news for the #medlibs not at #EAHIL2025, he shared a video of this at the end peertube.ch/w/qvgAhaVuGZ...

Zotero for Systematic Reviews (EAHIL 2025)

3 minutes talk presentation support at the European Association for Health Information and Libraries (EAHIL) conference in Lodz (Poland) in June 2025 The video has no audio as it was used as it rep...

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Jane Falconer @falkie71.bsky.social · Jun 10

Off to #EAHIL2025 today. Any others on BSky going to be there? #medlibs

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Alison Bethel @abeth.bsky.social · Jun 10

Enjoy! I can't be there this year due to son's exams - I'll definitely miss it. Please post some juicy bits on here

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Wolfgang Viechtbauer @wviechtb.bsky.social · Jun 10

Just a reminder that #ESMARConf2025 is starting tomorrow! This is a free online conference about evidence synthesis and meta-analysis using #Rstats. Further details can be found here: esmarconf.org/2025/

2025 - ESMARConf

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Morwenna Rogers @morwenna73.bsky.social · May 29

Learning about topical steroid withdrawal was a real eye-opener! Our evidence gap map brings together academic research and social media posts. Check out our blog for details #tsws #TopicalSteroidWithdrawal @penarc.bsky.social evidsynthteam.wordpress.com/2025/05/28/t...

Topical Steroid Withdrawal: Evidence, Anecdotes, and Everything In Between

Is there a mismatch between academic literature and social media? Topical Steroid Withdrawal Syndrome (TSWS) is considered a rare side effect of using steroid creams. It is estimated that over 100 …

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Collaboration for Environmental Evidence (CEE) @envevidence.bsky.social · May 29

🎉 We are excited to be part of the Cochrane-Campbell-JBI-CEE AI Methods Group as they launch new guidance on the responsible use of #AI in #EvidenceSynthesis! 🤖 Join us June 3rd! training.cochrane.org/recommendati...
Learn more at the AI Methods Group website https://methods.cochrane.org/ai/

Recommendations and guidance on responsible AI in evidence synthesis

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Alison Bethel @abeth.bsky.social · May 19

Job alert.
Researcher specialising in information science wanted by ISCA Evidence at the University of Exeter

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Evidence Synthesis Hackathon @eshackathon.bsky.social · Apr 29

Registration is now open for ESMARConf2025, register now at: esmarconf.org/2025/

2025 - ESMARConf

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Alison Bethel @abeth.bsky.social · Apr 29

Been a while coming @nshaw18.bsky.social
Delighted to see our paper published
jmla.mlanet.org/ojs/jmla/art...

Insights from search summary tables for evidence and gap maps: a case study on peer support interventions | Journal of the Medical Library Association

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Julie Glanville @julieglanville.bsky.social · Apr 17

Online course: How to Peer Review Search Strategies (5 and 9 June 2025)

This course offers a comprehensive guide to peer reviewing search strategies, essential for improving the quality and accuracy of research findings across multiple disciplines.
instats.org/seminar/how-...

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JBI @jbiebhc.bsky.social · Apr 9

Watch the latest #JBILIVE webinar on using JBI Search Strategy methodology to conduct your review at youtu.be/Fa6w7TixIeg?... ‼️📣

Presented by Amanda Ross-White & Terena Solomons

#medlib #JBIMethodology

Searching for studies: Basics of a systematic search

YouTube video by JBI

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Neal Haddaway @nealhaddaway.bsky.social · Apr 3

🚀 Boost Your Systematic Review Skills! 🚀

Join the Systematic Review & Mapping Methods Course with Dr Jacqualyn Eales!

📅 3-4 June | 📍 Online
✅ Hands-on training
✅ Transparent research methods

🔗 Register now: opencollective.com/esmarconf/ev...

#SystematicReview #EvidenceSynthesis #ESMARConf

Systematic Review and Mapping Methods Course - Open Collective

A 2-day online workshop on how to plan and conduct a systematic review or systematic map

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Julie Glanville @julieglanville.bsky.social · Mar 17

I am running a webinar on April 30 2025, commissioned by La Fédération des milieux documentaires in Canada. The title is 'Techniques and tools for identifying noise in literature searches and reducing its impact on searches'.

Further details here: www.fmdoc.org/evenement/id...

Techniques and tools for identifying noise and reducing its impact on searches - Fédération des milieux documentaires

An exceptional training opportunity with renowned speaker Julie Glanville. Une opportunité de formation exceptionnelle avec la conférencière de renom Julie Glanville.

www.fmdoc.org

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Jane Falconer @falkie71.bsky.social · Mar 17

I wrote a blog post on what's happening in the US information landscape for @lshtm.bsky.social.
Thanks to Open Science and Archives colleagues for input and to everyone on this site who is publicising events. #FederalInfo #USAID #CDC #PubMed blogs.lshtm.ac.uk/library/2025...

Alternative sources of US Federal Government Information - Library, Archive & Open Research Services blog

With the transition to the new government in the United States, we are seeing some...

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ISSG Search Filters Resource @issg-filters.bsky.social · Feb 20

#medlibs we added a paper (Hanneke et al, 2024) which reports on the #search terms used in 64 evidence syntheses of #social determinants of #health sites.google.com/a/york.ac.uk...

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Irish Health Libraries @healthlibraries.bsky.social · Feb 18

Only 1 day left to sign up for the 4th Round of the Literature Search Peer Review Buddy Scheme!!!
hslg.ie/cpd-support/...

#hslg #medlibs #peerlearning

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James Thomas @jm-thomas.bsky.social · Feb 17

This is a nice thread from @sergiograziosi.bsky.social where he talks about some of the internal discussions we've had where we wrestle with how to develop, evaluate, and deploy new 'AI' tools in a responsible way

EPPI Reviewer @eppi-reviewer.bsky.social · Feb 13

Doing evidence synthesis and grappling with the ever-widening range of promises about using new Large Language Models to speed up the process?
Perhaps you’re worried about how such tools may be misused?
Yeah, we (the #EPPI-Reviewer team) feel the same.
A thread on our journey so far.
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Alison Bethel @abeth.bsky.social · Feb 17

So sorry to hear this Carrie, you're such a great advocate for our profession, sharing your knowledge and experience with everyone

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Alison Bethel @abeth.bsky.social · Feb 5

try searching here - could also try using their filters to narrow it down iris.who.int

IRIS Home

iris.who.int

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