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Evidence Synthesis

Guide about the various forms of evidence synthesis

Recommendations to work with a librarian

Excerpts from Finding What Works in Health Care: Standards for Systematic Reviews 

Standard 3.1.1 "Work with a librarian or other information specialist trained in performing systematic reviews to plan the search strategy"

Standard 3.1.3 "Use an independent librarian or other information specialist to peer review the search strategy"

"The review team should be capable of defining the clinical question and performing the technical aspects of the review. It should be multidisciplinary, with experts in SR methodology, including risk of bias, study design, and data analysis; librarians or information specialists trained in searching bibliographic databases for SRs; and clinical content experts."

Institute of Medicine. 2011. Finding What Works in Health Care: Standards for Systematic Reviews. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. https://doi.org/10.17226/13059