ArticleResearch synthesis methods2021
The age of abundant scholarly information and its synthesis- A time when 'just google it' is no longer enough.
Article in Research synthesis methods, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.
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- Enhancing the quality and efficiency of regulatory science literature reviews through innovation and collaboration with library and information science experts.Frontiers in medicine · 2024Article
- Improve academic search engines to reduce scholars' biases.Nature human behaviour · 2023Article
- Search where you will find most: Comparing the disciplinary coverage of 56 bibliographic databases.Scientometrics · 2022Article
- The age of abundant scholarly information and its synthesis- A time when 'just google it' is no longer enough.Research synthesis methods · 2021Article
- Immersive futures in healthcare: A mapping review of review articles on the metaverse.Digital healthReview
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Abstract
Academic research has changed in recent years. It has entered the age of abundant scholarly information. New scientometric data shows impressive increases in both the quantity and quality of information researchers produce. Since 2007 about the same number of publications have become accessible on databases as more than the hundred years prior. At the same time, evidence synthesis has become key in making this wealth of information understandable and useful. Researchers need to be increasingly proficient in identifying relevant information - to be able to build on an increasingly comprehensive research base and to adhere to rising standards in evidence synthesis. Both these requirements make a 'true partnership between librarians and researchers' in demand like never before.
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