Date & Time: Friday, April 10, 2026, from 1-2:30pm (ET)
Host: The ACRL Health Sciences Interest Group and Evidence Synthesis Methods Interest Group are holding a joint panel as part of the Friday Forum series. The panel is scheduled for April 10, 2026 from 1-2:30pm Eastern Time (10-11:30am Pacific; 11am-12:30pm Mountain; 12-1:30pm Central). You do not need to be a member of ACRL to join us!
Title: ACRL HSIG/ESMIG First Friday Forum: Evidence Synthesis Searching with Interdisciplinary Overlap
Panel Presenters: Matthew Kibbee (Cornell University), Cozette Comer (Virginia Tech), Megan Kocher (University of Minnesota), Heather MacDonald (Carleton University), and Vitalina Robinson (University of Michigan)
Description: This joint HSIG and ESMIG forum will feature a panel of search experts with experience in interdisciplinary evidence synthesis overlapping health and medicine with other fields, such as business, social work, and economics. The panelists will share tips, tricks, and lessons learned in interdisciplinary searching, and attendees will have the opportunity to ask questions.
Registration required:
Register Here! Full link: https://buffalo.zoom.us/meeting/register/G-elNG3iSs605VFuHIES3w
We will record the panel presentation during the first hour and turn off the recording for the audience Q&A portion.
After the forum, the recording will be posted on the ACRL HSIG research guide and ACRL ESMIG research guide, sent out to the HSIG and ESMIG listservs, and emailed to all registrants.
Questions? Please email the HSIG convener, Jules Bailey at jules.bailey@fsu.edu or ESMIG convener, Erica DeFrain at edefrain2@unl.edu.
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Erica DeFrain
Associate Professor
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
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