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Charge: To promote and develop competencies around evidence synthesis including systematic reviews, meta-analyses, scoping reviews, and other related methods of research synthesis, through activities such as: Facilitating discussion and peer-support; Creating and managing a resource page; Encouraging programming and publications around systematic reviews through ACRL.
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Needs assessment for Evidence Synthesis or Systematic Review Service

  • 1.  Needs assessment for Evidence Synthesis or Systematic Review Service

    Posted Mar 14, 2023 03:53 PM
    Hi everyone,

    I am curious about how librarians have approached doing a needs assessment to determine how much demand there may be (and from which campus departments/units at their institutions) for their library to introduce an evidence synthesis or systematic review service.  We've thought about a survey, but want to be sure we do not get hopes up as we have limited staffing.  We've considered perhaps interviewing potentially interested parties, going beyond the health sciences, and recognize that some disciplines may have a clearer understanding than others of what systematic reviews and evidence syntheses may be, so some educating may be required.  If you've done anything like this before, I'd love to learn more about your approach and would be particularly interested in who you reached out to and how you framed your questions.  Thank you very much!  

    Best,
    Bonnie

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    Bonnie L. Fong (she/her/hers)
    Head for Research & Reference Services
    Montclair State University
    Sprague Library, #123
    Montclair, NJ 07043
    Phone: 973-655-4231
    ACRL Science & Technology Section Chair, 2022-2023
    Member of APALA & CALA