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The experience and attitude of TMU faculty and researchers toward predatory journals and research productivity
Full text linkA questionnaire related to journal submission was sent to researchers for a 2-week period to investigate the submission status as well as the problems faced by Taipei Medical University faculties and researchers. This study has two major findings including the Experience of predatory journal and Calculations of academic performance point and discuss about users’ cognition and their needs from the library and the university, as well as the library policy and services related to predatory journals. It is authors’ hope that the research results can serve as reference for other medical libraries planning to provide relevant services
Epistemonikos and KSR Evidence: usability for SBU Evidence maps
Full text linkThis article presents an evaluation of the two databases Epistemonikos and KSR Evidence, in the context of conducting evidence maps at the Swedish Agency for Health Technology Assessment and Assessment of Social Services (SBU). Methods: 36 systematic reviews included in published SBU Evidence Maps were used as a gold standard records (GSR). Title searches, as well as subject searches, were performed. Result: Title searches showed that Epistemonikos covers 97% of the GSR, and KSR Evidence covers 94%. Structured subject searches retrieved a part of the references, 58% from KSR Evidence and 48% from Epistemonikos. Conclusion: Epistemonikos and KSR Evidence are valuable resources for identifying systematic reviews, but not sufficient to replace any of the databases usually used for SBUs Evidence Maps.
Mesh: Databases, Bibliographic; Information Storage and Retrieval; Review Literature as Topic; Evidence-Based Medicine
 
Balancing long-term health literacy skills development with immediate action to facilitate use of reliable health information on COVID-19 in England
Full text linkHigh-quality healthcare information exists for patients and the public, but a high proportion of individuals do not have the skills to access, assess and use this information. Health Education England leads the strategic development of knowledge and library services in the National Health Service (NHS) in England. One of the goals of the Knowledge for Healthcare strategy is that staff, learners, patients and the public are better equipped to use evidence-based patient, health and wellbeing information for shared decision-making and self-care. This paper outlines a partnership approach to raising awareness of health literacy, and improving the health literacy awareness and skills of NHS staff and citizens, whilst meeting immediate needs to access trustworthy information on COVID-19
An update from Health Libraries Australia
Full text linkWhere did 2020 go? For those of us in Australia who lived through the past year’s uncertainties and fears about COVID, weathering the restrictions of lockdowns and working-from-home (and for some, schooling from home); trying to make sense of the patchwork of state border controls, testing and quarantining requirements; and on top of all that, a faltering vaccination roll out, it was unthinkable that 2021 would bring more of the same. But more than half way through this year, it seems that we were overly optimistic that 2021 would see it all resolved. This is ‘take-two’, and we are getting used to a new COVID-normal
Training of subject specialist librarians in developed countries: a model offering regarding medical librarianship for Turkey
Full text linkMedical librarianship (ML) has become one of the vital issues today. Expert librarians /information professionals can assist their users in cooperation with academics on issues that fall within their field. In developed countries, specialist librarianship gains importance in Information and Document Management (IDM) education. This study aims to present an idea about the training given in medical librarianship first and then in other specialties (Law Librarianship, Engineering Librarianship, etc.)
Exploring perceptions of the COVID-19 infodemic
Full text linkThe flow of information about Covid-19 has caused an infodemic worldwide. This paper presents results from a survey study conducted in Finland in the spring of 2020. The aim is to explore the most important sources or channels for corona-related information in that early stage of the pandemic, as well as how the amount of information was perceived and which emotions were related to this information among 208 respondents aged 30 years and over. News media, social media and official information were most important. The amount of information was perceived as suitable by many, but others experienced an overload, and the obtained information largely raised negative emotions including concern, fatigue and irritation. The results hence largely follow earlier studies
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Full text linkCollaborating to plan efficient public health guideline evidence reviews: understanding which sources retrieve evidence
Full text linkThe National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) produces public health guidelines. Information specialists collaborate with technical analysts to perform systematic searches for evidence reviews (ERs). Public health ERs require searches from multiple disciplines across a range of sources leading to high volumes of results. The purpose of the project was to provide evidence to support the choice of sources for new topics. It aimed to retrospectively analyse a sample of NICE public health ERs by examining which sources retrieved publications. Medical databases found the highest proportion of publications, but smaller subject focussed databases and search techniques also contributed. These findings justify use of a range of sources for public health reviews and help the planning of ERs
