Piecing Together Systematic Reviews and Other Evidence Syntheses

Systematic reviews and other evidence syntheses are essential for summarizing the literature, exploring gaps in research, prioritizing new research, and providing literature to support decision-making and evidence-based practices. Piecing Together Systematic Reviews and Other Evidence Syntheses: A Guide for Librarians is a comprehensive text on systematic reviews for librarians, information professionals, and expert searchers, covering the 8 phases of the PIECCESS framework and providing guidance for developing and running a service. It is intended for any librarian interested in consulting, collaborating, completing, or teaching reviews and has several applications, including training librarians new to reviews, developing a new review service, establishing policies for current service, and as a reference for those conducting reviews or running a service.

Format: Unspecified
Length: 366 pages
Publication date: 22 November 2022
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield

Selected as a 2025 Doodys Core Title, Systematic reviews and other evidence syntheses play a crucial role in summarizing the literature, identifying research gaps, prioritizing new research, and providing valuable literature to support decision-making and evidence-based practices. Librarians, as members of the higher education and research community, adapt their practices to meet the evolving needs of their users. If librarians consult and teach with researchers, faculty, and students, they will likely encounter review methods as part of their work. "Piecing Together Systematic Reviews and Other Evidence Syntheses: A Guide for Librarians" aims to be the definitive text on systematic reviews for librarians, information professionals, and expert searchers. The book follows the acronym PIECCESS, a framework for the 8 phases that flow through 8 processes. The 8 phases are: (1) Proposal of scope; (2) Protocol registration; (3) Preliminary findings; (4) Paper completion; (5) Preserve project; (6) Promote to stakeholders; (7) Impact compilation; (8) Updating the review. The 8 processes are Plan, Identify, Evaluate, Collect, Combine, Explain, Summarize, and Share. After covering the processes of a review project, the book provides guidance for developing and running a service, as well as teaching reviews and training for librarians. The intended audience for this book is any librarian interested in consulting, collaborating, completing, or teaching reviews. It has several applications: for training librarians new to reviews, for those developing a new review service, for those wanting to establish policies for current service, and as a reference for those conducting reviews or running a service. Participating in reviews is a new frontier of librarianship, with expanded opportunities for new service, research, and collaboration.

Weight: 698g
Dimension: 158 x 236 x 33 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781538150177