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Laura Lipke 🦀
@liblaura.bsky.social
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#medlibs #nursing #publichealth #evidencesynthesis #methodology
Health science librarian at Binghamton University
ORCiD: 0000-0003-3653-5843
"Get it down. Take chances. It may be bad, but its the only way you can do anything really good." W. Faulkner
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ksaylor.bsky.social
The #MLAUXCaucus hosted the EBSCOhost Idea Exchange to discuss outstanding issues, solutions, and suggested enhancements in the new UI. We’ve synthesized feedback from the nearly 400 attendees into one resource. DM me if you need a PDF #medlibs #EvidenceSynthesis go.brown.edu/ebscohost-ex...
EBSCOhost Idea Exchange: A synthesis of reported issues
EBSCOhost Idea Exchange A synthesis of reported issues Produced in December 2025 by the Medical Library Association's User Experience (UX) Caucus. Chair: Michele McGinnis ([email protected]),...
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December 19, 2025 at 7:42 PM
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aarontay.bsky.social
More thoughts about using LLMs to generate Boolean either manually or automated in system (eg Primo RA, Ebsco natural language search) why some librarians find it useful & some don't. Spoiler It has to do with use case & expectations (1)
December 17, 2025 at 7:33 PM
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selinalock.bsky.social
Added openly accessible video tutorials to my systematic review guide. (First couple of minutes are Leicester specific).

Searching in APA PsycInfo/CINAHL (EbscoHost), Ovid Medline, Scopus & Cochrane Library

#researchsupport #academiclibraries #systematicreviews #medlibs 📚

le.ac.uk/library/rese...
Systematic Review Search Strategies | Library and Learning Services | University of Leicester
le.ac.uk
December 16, 2025 at 11:22 AM
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cshannon.bsky.social
#medlibs #publichealth
broadwaybabyto.bsky.social Kelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · 17d
Brutal but effective public health messaging from New York Public Health.

The CDC is compromised. They’re no longer a reliable source of information.

They push anti-vaxx & anti-science grift.

Get your vaccines. Wear a respirator. Clean the air

Get public health advice from experts, not RFK Jr
December 13, 2025 at 1:46 PM
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ksaylor.bsky.social
"The survey asked libraries to indicate whether they were currently directly charging, considering charging, or not considering charging for a series of both general and specialized service categories." #medlibs #SystematicReview h/t @andyhickner.bsky.social
Guest Post — Funding Research Services: How Libraries are Exploring Cost Recovery Models - The Scholarly Kitchen
Today's guest bloggers share results of an exploratory survey of funding research services, offering a snapshot of a library community in transition.
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December 11, 2025 at 12:38 PM
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healthlibraries.bsky.social
Library & information professionals have powerful stories. Martin O’Connor’s ‪@ucclibrary.bsky.social‬ piece shows writing doesn’t need to be daunting—small steps build confidence and spark impact. Start small. Share boldly.

🔗 journals.ucc.ie/index.php/hs...

#hslg #medlibs
Health Sciences Libraries Journal
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December 8, 2025 at 2:10 PM
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bergney.bsky.social
New FREE webinar from the U-M Taubman Library! December 15 - "Developing Systematic Search Skills: Peer-to-Peer Learning with Practice Sets"

More info: guides.lib.umich.edu/TaubmanTalks...

#medlibs #SystematicReviews #ExpertSearching #SystematicSearching #SystematicReview #EvidenceSynthesis
Research Guides: Taubman Library Talks: Developing Systematic Search Skills: Peer-to-Peer Learning with Practice Sets (December 2025)
The home for videos and webinars created by Informationists at the Taubman Health Sciences Library
guides.lib.umich.edu
December 8, 2025 at 5:02 PM
liblaura.bsky.social
#medlibs
The NIH Policy Holding Researchers “Hostage” share.google/uk3pyu57LIwL...
The NIH Policy Holding Researchers “Hostage”
An effort to make NIH-funded research immediately accessible to the public has led to disruption and financial strain for scientists already navigating a precarious funding environment. It also spotli...
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December 7, 2025 at 2:08 PM
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edsperr.bsky.social
#MedLibs
mark.bsky.social Mark Graham @mark.bsky.social · Nov 28
Last week a CDC webpage about vaccine safety was edited.

Using the "Changes" feature of the Wayback Machine we can see a "before and after" comparison:

web.archive.org/web/diff/202...

The Internet Archive's Wayback Machine is the change control system the web never had.
December 3, 2025 at 5:21 PM
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jbiebhc.bsky.social
🔥 Hot tip! Before starting a systematic review, make sure an information scientist/research assistant is part of the review team. They have specialised skills to develop and implement a comprehensive search strategy 🔎

https://synthesismanual.jbi.global

#MedLibs #EvidenceSynthesis
JBI logo and 'JBI MANUAL FOR EVIDENCE SYNTHESIS' are displayed against blue background with an abstract suggestion of ripples. The ripples evoke the JBI logo. (The JBI logo depicts a pebble ("evidence") dropping into water, symbolising the ripple effect of positive change driven by evidence.)
November 24, 2025 at 9:30 AM
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altcdc.altgov.info
Hard day today
Here's what we think about trusting CDC
Today we woke up to our public health allies telling the public that they can't trust CDC anymore More than a little demoralizing Because it's complicated The actual scientists at CDC - the ones you should trust - are not in control of public-facing webpages The conspiracy theorists are running the messaging And yet, most of us scientists... are still doing good science It's just not making it out We're still supporting local health departments We're still running our disease surveillance systems We're still on call for emergencies 24/7 Despite intense staffing shortages from multiple waves of RIFs And chronically being under-resourced Those of us left are still working hard to keep everything going We are proud of our mission And we persist, goddammit Yet We can also say... read the CDC webpages with skepticism Don't treat them as the gold standard. Corroborate the information with other trusted, independent sources. Many are still fine, but even we don't know when the political appointees are going to change their content And this is a painful thing for us to say So we just ask that, if you read or say "Don't trust the CDC!" You remember that we're here still trying to serve the nation, throw sand in the gears, and weather the storm
November 21, 2025 at 1:24 AM
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issg-filters.bsky.social
#medlibs We added a Moberg K & Gornitzki C paper, which analyses the performance of the #Cochrane RCT machine classifier in #Covidence, in comparison to the Cochrane RCT #searchfilters for #MEDLINE and #Embase. It also compares the performance of using both. sites.google.com/a/york.ac.uk...
ISSG Search Filters Resource - RCTs
Inclusion of a search filter on this site is not an endorsement of its validity or a recommendation for its use by the editors of this site, by the InterTASC Information Specialists SubGroup or by the...
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November 21, 2025 at 3:35 PM
liblaura.bsky.social
#medlibs
November 21, 2025 at 1:32 PM
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ksaylor.bsky.social
Tip #60: Controlled vocabulary field codes and their discontents in EBSCOhost APA PsycInfo
#MLAUXCaucus #medlibs #ExpertSearching #SystematicReviews "Bite-size tips for expert searchers." uxcaucustips.blogspot.com/2025/11/tip-...
Tip #60: Controlled vocabulary field codes and their discontents in EBSCOhost APA PsycInfo
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November 20, 2025 at 4:31 PM
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handle.invalid
Did you know you can find over 1 million preprints on Europe PMC?

With a single search, you can explore preprints from 34 servers, including #PsyArXiv, alongside peer reviewed journal articles.

One platform making over 47 million research outputs searchable in one place!

#Preprints #OpenScience
November 20, 2025 at 3:01 PM
liblaura.bsky.social
Thank you @msjennmo.bsky.social & @cathygoweeee.bsky.social for their incredible prowess in the publication of this rebuttal!
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
Sage Journals: Discover world-class research
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November 20, 2025 at 1:08 PM
liblaura.bsky.social
Federal Health Data disappearing
publichealthpost.org/health-equit...
Why Is Federal Health Data Disappearing?
Executive orders have endangered public health data, with nearly 13% of the CDC’s online datasets disappearing after January 21, 2025.
publichealthpost.org
November 18, 2025 at 5:04 PM
liblaura.bsky.social
Ai writing Letters to the Editor via Chatbots
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/04/s...
The Editor Got a Letter From ‘Dr. B.S.’ So Did a Lot of Other Editors.
www.nytimes.com
November 18, 2025 at 5:02 PM
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thrasherxy.bsky.social
"Remembering Alice Wong: Writer, Advocate, Friend"

Steven W. Thrasher on Meeting and Collaborating with the Outspoken Founder of the Disability Visibility Project

published by @literaryhub.bsky.social | art by @mollycrabapple.bsky.social lithub.com/remembering-...
Remembering Alice Wong: Writer, Advocate, Friend
Though we were in frequent conversation for a decade, I only got to meet my friend Alice Wong in person just once. And when I did, I  was a bundle of nerves—and that was before she cussed me out wi…
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November 17, 2025 at 8:22 PM
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librarykirsten.bsky.social
One for the research culture and metadata folks, and #MedLibs thinking about ways of getting their contributions recognised.
alexh.bsky.social Alex Holcombe @alexh.bsky.social · Nov 17
Our new preprint! The Acknowledgments problem, and what to do about it.
With @martonkovacs.bsky.social, @pietropollo.bsky.social, @philobolobstime.bsky.social, Losia Lagisz, & Mohammad Hosseini.
November 18, 2025 at 10:53 AM
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janicekung.bsky.social
Great blog post! "OpenEvidence: Smart Medicine or Smart Marketing?" kraftylibrarian.com/openevidence... If there is any tool that locks out librarians, I'm immediately skeptical! What are you hiding, OpenEvidence?! #medlibs #canmedlibs
OpenEvidence: Smart Medicine or Smart Marketing? – Krafty Librarian
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November 13, 2025 at 7:21 PM
liblaura.bsky.social
Come work with me at SUNY Binghamton:
binghamton.interviewexchange.com/jobofferdeta...
and
binghamton.interviewexchange.com/jobofferdeta...
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November 7, 2025 at 6:16 PM
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campbellreviews.bsky.social
thanks, Laura! Here is a functional link: us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: Choosing the right review method and framework. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting.
Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: Choosing the right review method and framework. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting.
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November 6, 2025 at 5:37 PM
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tcshields.bsky.social
Of potential interest to #medlibs and #EvidenceSynthesis / #SystematicReview folks, Wiley has published a guide on using AI for researchers, authors, editors, and reviewers:

www.wiley.com/en-us/publis...
AI guidelines for researchers
A guide to support journal authors, editors, and peer reviewers across disciplines in making informed decisions about AI’s role in research and writing.
www.wiley.com
November 3, 2025 at 3:57 PM
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cshannon.bsky.social
#medlibs #publichealth
lmu-osc.bsky.social LMU Open Science Center @lmu-osc.bsky.social · Oct 31
How to ensure your research data is error-free & understandable by other users & your future self?🗂️ This tutorial by LMU OSC is on documenting & validating data in R to make it more reusable.
Self-Paced Tutorial of the Day: Data Documentation & Validation using R📑 lmu-osc.github.io/data-documen...
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October 31, 2025 at 8:56 PM