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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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"Value Adds" to institution by having Evidence Synthesis Services?

  • 1.  "Value Adds" to institution by having Evidence Synthesis Services?

    Posted Nov 09, 2021 02:58 PM

    HI there, ESMIG  colleagues!

    I am trying to lay the groundwork to develop a program for evidence synthesis services at my institution. I have been asked a very pointed, practical question:  how will having evidence synthesis services  (or a dedicated evidence synthesis librarian) increase the ability of our researchers to secure federal grants?  Do any of you with such services have any experience or anecdotes to share that demonstrates a researcher was funded in part because of their access to dedicated evidence synthesis services?  I realize this may be a stretch... if you can't speak to the funding issue, I'd be curious to know what approaches you took to justify the establishment of these services and/or secure support for an evidence synthesis service or librarian. Bonus points if the service reaches disciplines outside of medicine. Triple bonus points for identifying partners outside your library that were instrumental in getting your service off the ground, as well as why they were interested and what support they had to offer. 

    Thanks, 
    Elaine 



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    Elaine Lasda
    Coordinator for Scholarly Communication
    University at Albany, Dewey Graduate Library
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