Assessing the roles and challenges of librarians in dental systematic and scoping reviews.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

The objective of this study was to determine the scope of experience, roles, and challenges that librarians face in participating in dental and oral health systematic and scoping reviews to inform outreach efforts to researchers and identify areas for librarian professional development.

Methods

The authors developed a twenty-three-item survey based on the findings of two recent articles about health sciences librarians' roles and challenges in conducting systematic and scoping reviews. The survey was distributed via electronic mailing lists to librarians who were likely to have participated in conducting dental systematic and scoping reviews.

Results

While survey respondents reported participating in many dental reviews, they participated more commonly in sy

SUBMITTER: Schvaneveldt N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7772970 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature