If you are interested in conducting an evidence synthesis of any sort, contact Rebecca Hedreen for an overview and your Subject Librarian for search assistance.
If you are interested in learning more about evidence syntheses or in having a librarian talk to a class or group, contact Rebecca Hedreen.
This is a pilot service from the Library. If you are interested in librarian assistance with evidence synthesis of any sort, please let us know.
Generally a librarian is either going to be a Consultant or a Co-Author.
Consultant:
As a consultant, a librarian can step in at different points of your review and:
Co-Author:
Co-authoring is a more substantial commitment, and a librarian will typically devote more than a year to partner with you on a full systematic review and several months for less intensive reviews. As a co-author, the librarian will be more hands-on and can:
Because co-authorship is very time-intensive, librarians may not be able to take on projects, especially on short notice. Generally, librarians would not be co-authors on student projects, though it is possible for something like a thesis or special project to expand into a team-based review with a librarian.
Modified from: Evidence Synthesis: How Librarians Can Help from Cornell University Library (CC-BY 4.0)
