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How Academic Libraries Support Systematic Reviews and Evidence Syntheses

Alyssa C Borozan, Bonnie L. Fong, Siobhan K. McCarthy

Abstract


more faculty and graduate students conduct systematic reviews and other evidence/knowledge syntheses, it can be helpful for academic libraries to provide services and resources to support this type of research. This study identifies trends in evidence/knowledge synthesis support services among (thirty-six) selected institutions with Carnegie classifications of R1 or R2. Data about services and resources was collected from research guides, webpages, and via communications with library employees. There are many similarities between how R1 and R2 institutions are providing support, with a higher incidence of more comprehensive services among R1 universities. Most R1 institutions in our sample provide a systematic review service consisting


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DOI: https://doi.org/10.5860/rusq.60.4.8465

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