I get a lot of questions about registering a protocol on OSF. They have some really helpful guidance here: help.osf.io/article/229-se…

New sections in the 2024 edition of the JBI Manual for Evidence Synthesis include an overview of the development & approvals process for content published in the Manual, enhancing transparency & understanding of content & updates.

Go to synthesismanual.jbi.global

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Wow! Major JBI Manual overhaul!! jbi-global-wiki.refined.site/space/MANUAL #medlibs

We added the University of Alberta #searchfilters for #qualitative research sites.google.com/a/york.ac.uk/i…

Sign-up is now open for May's Methods Support Unit web clinic! 💻 📅 On 9th May Anna Noel-Storr Ella Flemyng James Thomas will talk about Artificial intelligence (AI) technologies in Cochrane. Sign up freely open to all buff.ly/43szbtw Cochrane Methods

'Despite methodological advancements, there remains a substantial risk that bias is present in the conduct of an evidence synthesis project, hindering validity & reliability of the findings.' Read protocol on tools to assess risk of bias. journals.lww.com/jbisrir/fullte… #JBIScoping

The new version of the OpenAlex Web user interface is now live! Lots of new features like saved searches and alerts, filtering and searching by Topics, and an improved search bar! Try it out; feedback welcome! groups.google.com/g/openalex-use…

The protocol for 'Strategy instruction for improving short- and long-term writing performance on secondary and upper-secondary students: A systematic review' is now published!
#systematicreview #education #writing #strategyinstruction

The Campbell Collaboration
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🚨ESI Webinar 🚨Join us next week, 29th Feb @ 12pm (UTC), when Dr Heather Menzies Munthe-Kaas of Folkehelseinstituttet delivers a webinar on the Cochrane Qualitative Methodological Limitations Tool (CAMELOT). To register, go to evidencesynthesisireland.ie/training/

We're delighted to announce a new Cochrane Interactive Learning module 12 on 'Introduction to qualitative evidence synthesis'💻 teaching how to systematically combine & analyse evidence from individual qualitative studies ➡️ Read more here! buff.ly/49CZeAd Cochrane

I had a sneak peek of this new UX and it is really great. I'm so impressed with the improvements they've made and the overall experience and aesthetic.

What is the difference in epistemology between the Big Picture Review family - scoping reviews, mapping reviews & evidence & gap maps - such as their role in contributing to knowledge evidence? Watch chapter from the latest #JBILIVE webinar. 👇
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I highly recommend these 4 modules (about 2min38 secs each) for anyone interested in systematic reviews. Amazing work to make methodological research accessible to everyone (& with a sense of humour)! Please share widely. Cochrane Consumers OSSU Tweets Global Commission on Evidence McMaster Forum

Just published: searchRxiv: A Resource for Sharing Database Search Strategies
Almost 500 searches available, and increasing rapidly. Ovid most popular platform, Medline most common database
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It looks like there is change in #WebofScience in the Topic field.

I just noticed today that in #WebofScience Core Collection, the Topic field now searches Title, Abstract, and Author-Keywords, and does not search Keywords Plus anymore 🥳

#ExpertSearching #MedLibs #CanMedLibs

🚨For those of you who missed Julie Glanville's brilliant webinar last week on 'How to search PubMed effectively', it is now available to view at evidencesynthesisireland.ie/webinar/julie-… 👏 To see ESI's upcoming events, go to: evidencesynthesisireland.ie/training/ 😎

Chapter 3 of Cochrane-Campbell Handbook of QES - 'Selecting and using theory' now released from Handbook site: training.cochrane.org/cochrane-campb…

We've over 500 registered for this webinar - sure to be packed full of useful information.

The webinar will be recorded, so if you can't make it, register or the link will be evidencesynthesisireland.ie/webinars

Cochrane Handbook for Systematic Reviews of Interventions training.cochrane.org/handbook
The chapter on #Searching for and selecting studies main text has just been published, after another extensive revision. #systematicreviews

JBI understands that different research questions require the appraisal of different types of evidence & different approaches to evidence synthesis. This is why we have developed 10 rigorous systematic review methodologies, all available at jbi-global-wiki.refined.site/space/MANUAL #JBIMethodology