Developing a code of practice for literature searching in health sciences: a project description.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Libraries have provided mediated search services for more than forty years without a practice standard to guide the execution of searches, training of searchers, or evaluation of search performance. A pan-Canadian group of librarians completed a study of the literature on mediated search practices from 2014-2017 as a first step in addressing this deficit.

Methods

We used a three-phase, six-part content analysis process to examine and analyze published guidance on literature searching. Card sorting, Delphi methods, and an online questionnaire were then used to validate our findings and build a code of practice.

Results

Our code of practice for mediated searching lists eighty-five search tasks arranged in performance order, within five progressive levels of

SUBMITTER: Scott BB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9359689 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature