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ArticleJournal of the Medical Library Association : JMLA2019

Why equating all evidence searches to systematic reviews defies their role in information seeking.

Zachary E Fox, Annette M Williams, Mallory N Blasingame, Taneya Y Koonce, Sheila V Kusnoor, Jing Su, Patricia Lee, Marcia I Epelbaum, Helen M Naylor, Spencer J DesAutels and 2 more

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Article in Journal of the Medical Library Association : JMLA, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
2citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

12 authors.

Zachary E FoxAssociate Director for Information Services, Center for Knowledge Management, Strategy and Innovation, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, Zachary.e.fox@vumc.org.
Annette M WilliamsSenior Information Scientist, Center for Knowledge Management, Strategy and Innovation, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, annette.williams@vumc.org.
Mallory N BlasingameInformation Scientist, Center for Knowledge Management, Strategy and Innovation, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, mallory.blasingame@vumc.org.
Taneya Y KoonceAssociate Director for Research, Center for Knowledge Management, Strategy and Innovation, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, taneya.koonce@vumc.org.
Sheila V KusnoorSenior Research Information Scientist, Center for Knowledge Management, Strategy and Innovation, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, sheila.v.kusnoor@vumc.org.
Jing SuInformation Scientist, Center for Knowledge Management, Strategy and Innovation, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, jing.su@vumc.org.
Patricia LeeSenior Information Scientist, Center for Knowledge Management, Strategy and Innovation, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, patty.lee@vumc.org.
Marcia I EpelbaumSenior Information Scientist, Center for Knowledge Management, Strategy and Innovation, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, marcia.epelbaum@vumc.org.
Helen M NaylorSenior Research Information Scientist, Center for Knowledge Management, Strategy and Innovation, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, helen.naylor@vumc.org.
Spencer J DesAutelsInformation Scientist, Center for Knowledge Management, Strategy and Innovation, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, spencer.desautels@vumc.org.
Elizabeth T FrakesInformation Scientist, Center for Knowledge Management, Strategy and Innovation, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, elizabeth.frakes@vumc.org.
Nunzia Bettinsoli GiuseVice President for Knowledge Management; Professor, Department of Biomedical Informatics; Professor, Department of Medicine; and Director, Center for Knowledge Management, Strategy and Innovation, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, nunzia.giuse@vanderbilt.edu.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

All too often the quality and rigor of topic investigations is inaccurately conveyed to information professionals, resulting in a mischaracterization of the research, which, if left unchecked and published, may in turn mislead potential readers. Accurately understanding and categorizing the types of topic investigation searches that are requested of information professionals is critical to both meeting requestors' needs and reflecting their intended methodological approaches. Information professionals' expertise can be an invaluable resource to guide users through the investigative and publication process.

Indexed as

Systematic Reviews as TopicChecklistData CollectionEvidence-Based MedicineEvidence-Based PracticeHumansInformation Seeking BehaviorMeta-Analysis as TopicQuality Control

Identifiers

PMID31607825
PMCPMC6774532

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