Health Sciences and Beyond: An Investigation into Canadian Librarian Participation in Systematic Reviews Across Disciplines
Date
2025-01
Authors
Boden, Catherine
Bolton, Susan
Gerrard, Angie
Journal Title
Journal ISSN
Volume Title
Publisher
Association of College & Research Libraries
ORCID
Type
Article
Degree Level
Abstract
The aim of this survey was to describe academic librarian roles in systematic reviews (SR) in any discipline, as a follow-up to a previous survey of Canadian academic health sciences librarians. A convenience sample of librarians at Canadian universities who support SRs were invited to complete a survey. Respondents were asked about their roles, training, knowledge, and barriers to providing SR services. Ninety-four librarians responded to the survey. The most common roles were in the literature search; time and training were the most frequently reported barriers. Librarians are supporting reviews in multiple, diverse disciplines, primarily as expert searchers.
Description
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License.
Keywords
academic librarian, systematic reviews, literature search, health sciences
Citation
Boden, C., Bolton, S., & Gerrard, A. (2025). Health Sciences and Beyond: An Investigation into Canadian Librarian Participation in Systematic Reviews Across Disciplines. College & Research Libraries, 86(1), 79. https://crl.acrl.org/index.php/crl/article/view/26624/34524
Degree
Department
Program
Advisor
Committee
Part Of
item.page.relation.ispartofseries
DOI
doi.org/10.5860/crl.86.1.79