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2017-04-28
Kung, Janice Y C, Chambers, Thane
Twitter appears to have a lot of potential for medical education. It can: -Facilitate active participation -Build community among disparate members -Work well for asynchronous learning -Provide students and instructors with real-time feedback and communication But what is its current state of use...
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2017-05-03
Objective: This project aimed to assess nursing faculty awareness and knowledge of the journal impact factor (JIF) and its impact on their publication choices. Methods: A qualitative cross-sectional questionnaire was developed using Fluid Survey and distributed electronically to nursing faculty...
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Planning for PRISMA: A tool to accurately track citations in multiphase systematic review searches
Download2017-05-03
Hayden, Jill A. , Boulos, Leah, Smith, Andrea, Visintini, Sarah, Ogilvie, Rachael
Citation management plays an important role in the transparent reporting of systematic review methods. The PRISMA flow diagram is recommended to assist systematic reviewers with tracking and reporting citations from retrieval to inclusion. This can be challenging as systematic reviews often draw...
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2017-04-28
Since its publication in 2006, a two-paragraph letter by Handoll H.H. on the need for Cochrane reviews on rehabilitation interventions has been repeatedly cited, erroneously, in meta-analyses of genetic risk factors as a reference for the Q test for heterogeneity. In order to understand how this...
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2017-03-17
Featherstone, Robin, Hartling, Lisa, Shavi, Kassi
Introduction: Translating Emergency Knowledge for Kids (TREKK) was established to address a knowledge-to-practice gap in the emergency care of children. An Evidence Repository (guidelines, Cochrane systematic reviews, key studies) and Bottom Line Recommendations (diagnosis and treatment guidance)...
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A Snapshot of the Learning Needs, Gaps and Interests of a Canadian Health Science Libraries Consortium
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Babineau, Jessica, Bonato, Sarah
The Health Sciences Information Consortium of Toronto (HSICT) has a geographically wide, and diverse membership. HSICT is comprised of over 40 libraries and information services based in teaching and community hospitals, public health units, government and non-government organizations and health...
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2017-05-04
Villacres, Jerry, Williams, Cat
Researchers and institutions are facing increasing pressures, from funders and other stakeholders, to make their work openly available and engage with a broader audience. In the last 20 years the role of the library has changed dramatically - from a place of reference to a one-stop shop for...
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Letting the Data Speak: Using Data to Guide Our Way to a More Accessible and Impactful Twitter Account
Download2017-05-06
He, Helen Yueping, Pecoskie, Carolyn, Ullah, Sadaf
Introduction Known as an easy-to-use social media tool, many libraries use Twitter to communicate with their users. Our library is no exception. Although Twitter’s engagement "dashboard" tells us limited information about how many times our tweet appeared on our users' screens, etc., it can’t...
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Reflecting on Grey Horizon: a 5-Year Retrospective of a Grey Literature Current Awareness Tool in Cancer Care
Download2017-05-04
INTRODUCTION/BACKGROUND A subject-based blog created by two cancer librarians to disseminate grey literature to a specific research community Launched in April 2012 to facilitate current awareness efforts Almost 3000 posts were accessed globally over the past 5 years Traditional audience...
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Searching French Language Canadian Newspapers for Health Topics: a case study of searching physician assisted death
Searching French Language Canadian Newspapers for Health Topics: a case study of searching physician assisted death
Download2017-04-28
Campbell, Sandy, Lacroix, Denis
Media, and specifically newspapers, play a large role in the general public’s understanding of health issues. Consequently the presentation of health issues in media is the subject of academic study. A significant number of Canadian newspapers are published in French. Searching databases that...