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Information specialist enjoying Devon life
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Alison Bethel
Matt Grainger
23 days ago
Check out the new
@eshackathon.bsky.social
website. It’s had a revamp! You can suggest projects for future hackathons. Still time to join us in Norway this summer🇳🇴🌤️🧇🧀🫎🦌🎅🎣
eshackathon.org
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ARC South West
about 1 month ago
"We have to build trust differently. We have to understand fear not as a barrier to participation, but as data in its own right." New reflections blog from Knowledge Mobilisation Fellow John Stammers challenges how we think about engagement with hard to reach groups👇
tinyurl.com/mpmfaprt
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Rethinking “Hard to Reach” - PenARC
What does it really mean when we describe people as “hard to reach”? And who, in reality, is doing the reaching? In this blog, Knowledge Mobilisation Fellow John Stammers reflects on his work alongsid...
https://tinyurl.com/mpmfaprt
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Amy
about 1 month ago
Interested in learning more about the Evidence Synthesis Institute? New 📄! ❤️ The Evidence Synthesis Institute: Building a High Impact Training Program and Supportive Community for an Emergent Area of Librarianship
doi.org/10.18438/eblip30736
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The Evidence Synthesis Institute: Building a High Impact Training Program and Supportive Community for an Emergent Area of Librarianship | Evidence Based Library and Information Practice
https://doi.org/10.18438/eblip30736
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NESSIE evidence synthesis
about 1 month ago
#NESSIE
has published two related systematic reviews on the impact of mandatory drug and alcohol treatment orders on health and wellbeing. Findings in our latest blog
#bestevidence
#evidencebased
#EvidenceBasedPractice
#evidencedbasedresearch
#evidencesynthesis
#PPI
#patientinvolvement
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Alison Bethel
JBI
about 1 month ago
Step-by-step methodological guidance and links to various helpful resources for scoping reviews are in the JBI Manual for Evidence Synthesis at
https://bit.ly/40GxfNA
#JBIMethodology
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Laura Lipke 🦀
about 2 months ago
#medlibs
Why every scientist needs a librarian
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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Why every scientist needs a librarian
Librarians can be key research partners who help to scour the literature, manage data and make science open.
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-00568-y
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Izzy Eddyshaw
2 months ago
Hey, I'm doing a webinar for the CILIP info lit group on Information Literacy, data and evidence removal in the US, with a particular focus on healthcare research. It'll be super fun and not at all depressing, honest
www.tickettailor.com/events/cilip...
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Select tickets – Information Literacy, data and evidence removal in the US – Teams
Information Literacy, data and evidence removal in the US – Teams, Thu 26 Feb 2026 - During the US government shutdown in October and November of last year, many of us saw the notice on the PubMed web...
https://www.tickettailor.com/events/cilipinformationliteracygroup/2014393
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Simon Briscoe
3 months ago
Very much enjoyed being part of the writing team for this paper with Justin Jagosh & great to see it out: Reverse chronology quota record screening for
#realistsynthesis
: Fostering causally rich extrapolations with a diverse and contemporaneous sample of literature
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
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Reverse chronology quota record screening for realist synthesis: Fostering causally rich extrapolations with a diverse and contemporaneous sample of literature
https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/research-synthesis-methods/article/reverse-chronology-quota-record-screening-for-realist-synthesis-fostering-causally-rich-extrapolations-with-a-diverse-and-contemporaneous-sample-of-literature/2857DF2D0974332A431B731DE715CE63
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ARC South West
4 months ago
Two additional NIHR internships are now open for applications Mar–Sept 2026 Theme Two: Growing Into Research For registered health & care professionals (excl. doctors & dentists) £10,000 funding per intern Protected time to develop research skills Apply by 31/01/26
tinyurl.com/bddje47n
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pingue7
4 months ago
Human vs. machine in medical search strategy development: a comparative evaluation of ChatGPT-4.1
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Human vs. machine in medical search strategy development: a comparative evaluation of ChatGPT-4.1 | Journal of EAHIL
https://ojs.eahil.eu/JEAHIL/article/view/697
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Whitney Townsend
5 months ago
New FREE webinar from the U-M Taubman Library! December 15 - "Developing Systematic Search Skills: Peer-to-Peer Learning with Practice Sets" More info:
guides.lib.umich.edu/TaubmanTalks...
#medlibs
#SystematicReviews
#ExpertSearching
#SystematicSearching
#SystematicReview
#EvidenceSynthesis
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Research Guides: Taubman Library Talks: Developing Systematic Search Skills: Peer-to-Peer Learning with Practice Sets (December 2025)
The home for videos and webinars created by Informationists at the Taubman Health Sciences Library
https://guides.lib.umich.edu/TaubmanTalks/Peer2PeerSearch
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Carrie Price
5 months ago
Thrilled to have collaborated with
@mlrethlefsen.bsky.social
& Sara Schroter (& the wonderful librarians involved in our study) on this new article in BMJ Open. TL;DR: Librarians have expertise to support evidence synthesis & many would happily be peer reviewers!
bmjopen.bmj.com/content/15/1...
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Perspectives of librarians and information specialists on conducting methodological peer reviews of systematic reviews: a mixed-methods study
Objectives To explore the perspectives of librarians and information specialists (LIS) on their experience and impact as peer reviewers of systematic reviews (SRs), and on facilitators and barriers to...
https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/15/12/e109345
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Judy Wright
5 months ago
Want to develop your
#EvidenceSynthesis
skills or literature searching? Places still available on our online courses - come and join us!
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Alison Bethel
Judy Wright
6 months ago
Book Now!
#MixedMethods
#SystematicReview
online courses, Mar 2026
bit.ly/2QbD1DV
Live interactive sessions, pre-recorded lectures & workbooks by experts. When & how to integrate data for complex ques
#LitSearch
& EndNote
@katysutcliffe.bsky.social
@eppicentre.bsky.social
@auhe-leeds.bsky.social
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Leeds Mixed Method Systematic Review Online Courses
https://medicinehealth.leeds.ac.uk/dir-record/short-courses/958/mixed-methods-systematic-review-and-searching-the-evidence-online-courses
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Alison Bethel
Collaboration for Environmental Evidence (CEE)
6 months ago
📣 Closing soon! We're planning updates to the CEE Database of Evidence Reviews (CEEDER). If you produce or use
#EnvironmentalEvidence
, complete our short survey: 👉
forms.gle/yz2p2acStLyK...
🗓 Survey closes Oct 20, 2025 Share with your networks!🌏
#SciPol
#EvidenceSynthesis
#EvidenceUse
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Alison Bethel
Kate Saylor
7 months ago
Tip #55: How and why to search previous indexing of MeSH terms in PubMed, plus the alphabet soup of PubMed's date fields
#MLAUXCaucus
#ExpertSearching
#SystematicReview
#medlibs
uxcaucustips.blogspot.com/2025/02/tip-...
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Tip #55: How and why to search previous indexing of MeSH terms in PubMed, plus the alphabet soup of PubMed's date fields
https://uxcaucustips.blogspot.com/2025/02/tip-55-how-and-why-to-search-previous.html
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Alison Bethel
Collaboration for Environmental Evidence (CEE)
7 months ago
📣 We need your input! We're planning updates to the CEE Database of Evidence Reviews (CEEDER). If you produce or use
#EnvironmentalEvidence
, complete our short survey: 👉
forms.gle/yz2p2acStLyK...
🗓 Survey open until Oct 20, 2025 Share with your networks!🌏
#SciPol
#EvidenceSynthesis
#EvidenceUse
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Alison Bethel
Jo TC
8 months ago
News on the blog: How can technology support weight loss programmes as the NHS shifts its focus?
#systematicreview
#obesity
#threeshifts
@esmi-exeter.bsky.social
@penarc.bsky.social
@exeter.ac.uk
bit.ly/4mqxepR
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How can technology support weight loss programmes as the NHS shifts its focus?
We welcome a guest blog from our colleague at Isca Evidence, Morgan Weiland, on the team’s recent work on digital weight loss programmes. Isca Evidence is one of nine research groups in the U…
https://bit.ly/4mqxepR
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Alison Bethel
Jo TC
8 months ago
Back to school vibes are in the air & the sense of motivation is contagious... why not take the opportunity to benefit from our early bird rate & book a space on our
#SystematicReviews
of
#MixedMethods
evidence CPD course?
@esmi-exeter.bsky.social
@uniofexeternews.bsky.social
@penarc.bsky.social
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Alison Bethel
ISSG Search Filters Resource
10 months ago
#medlibs
we added a paper detailing a translation of
#literaturesearches
in
#PsycInfo
from Ovid to EBSCOhost
sites.google.com/a/york.ac.uk...
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ISSG Search Filters Resource - Methods of Developing Search Filters
The following selected resources provide examples of methods used to develop search filters.
https://sites.google.com/a/york.ac.uk/issg-search-filters-resource/home/methods-of-developing-search-filters
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Alison Bethel
Katherine Cullerton
10 months ago
We often talk about corporations influencing research, but what about governments? 🧐 New paper by PhD student Helen Senior shows govt-funded public health research isn’t immune to influence - both positive and negative. Check it out 👉https://tinyurl.com/yjpkhtfk
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How governments influence public health research: a scoping review
Abstract. Governments can become involved in academic research to assist in public health decision-making. However, when governments become involved, the r
https://tinyurl.com/yjpkhtfk
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Floor Boek
11 months ago
Raphaël Grolimund shows us a very cool video on how you can use Zotero for much more than just reference managing - in fact, you can use it during the entire process of a systematic review. Good news for the
#medlibs
not at
#EAHIL2025
, he shared a video of this at the end
peertube.ch/w/qvgAhaVuGZ...
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Zotero for Systematic Reviews (EAHIL 2025)
3 minutes talk presentation support at the European Association for Health Information and Libraries (EAHIL) conference in Lodz (Poland) in June 2025 The video has no audio as it was used as it rep...
https://peertube.ch/w/qvgAhaVuGZn71VghiuEdou
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Jane Falconer
11 months ago
Off to
#EAHIL2025
today. Any others on BSky going to be there?
#medlibs
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Alison Bethel
Wolfgang Viechtbauer
11 months ago
Just a reminder that
#ESMARConf2025
is starting tomorrow! This is a free online conference about evidence synthesis and meta-analysis using
#Rstats
. Further details can be found here:
esmarconf.org/2025/
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2025 - ESMARConf
https://esmarconf.org/2025/
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Morwenna Rogers
11 months ago
Learning about topical steroid withdrawal was a real eye-opener! Our evidence gap map brings together academic research and social media posts. Check out our blog for details
#tsws
#TopicalSteroidWithdrawal
@penarc.bsky.social
evidsynthteam.wordpress.com/2025/05/28/t...
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Topical Steroid Withdrawal: Evidence, Anecdotes, and Everything In Between
Is there a mismatch between academic literature and social media? Topical Steroid Withdrawal Syndrome (TSWS) is considered a rare side effect of using steroid creams. It is estimated that over 100 …
https://evidsynthteam.wordpress.com/2025/05/28/topical-steroid-withdrawal-syndrome-an-evidence-gap-map/
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Alison Bethel
Collaboration for Environmental Evidence (CEE)
11 months ago
🎉 We are excited to be part of the Cochrane-Campbell-JBI-CEE AI Methods Group as they launch new guidance on the responsible use of
#AI
in
#EvidenceSynthesis
! 🤖 Join us June 3rd!
training.cochrane.org/recommendati...
Learn more at the AI Methods Group website https://methods.cochrane.org/ai/
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Recommendations and guidance on responsible AI in evidence synthesis
Jump to navigation
https://training.cochrane.org/recommendations-and-guidance-on-responsible-ai-in-evidence-synthesis
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Job alert. Researcher specialising in information science wanted by ISCA Evidence at the University of Exeter
jobs.exeter.ac.uk/hrpr_webrecr...
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11 months ago
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Alison Bethel
Evidence Synthesis Hackathon
12 months ago
Registration is now open for ESMARConf2025, register now at:
esmarconf.org/2025/
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https://esmarconf.org/2025/
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Been a while coming
@nshaw18.bsky.social
Delighted to see our paper published
jmla.mlanet.org/ojs/jmla/art...
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Insights from search summary tables for evidence and gap maps: a case study on peer support interventions | Journal of the Medical Library Association
https://jmla.mlanet.org/ojs/jmla/article/view/1831
12 months ago
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Alison Bethel
Julie Glanville
about 1 year ago
Online course: How to Peer Review Search Strategies (5 and 9 June 2025) This course offers a comprehensive guide to peer reviewing search strategies, essential for improving the quality and accuracy of research findings across multiple disciplines.
instats.org/seminar/how-...
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Alison Bethel
JBI
about 1 year ago
Watch the latest
#JBILIVE
webinar on using JBI Search Strategy methodology to conduct your review at
youtu.be/Fa6w7TixIeg?...
‼️📣 Presented by Amanda Ross-White & Terena Solomons
#medlib
#JBIMethodology
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Searching for studies: Basics of a systematic search
YouTube video by JBI
https://youtu.be/Fa6w7TixIeg?feature=shared
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Alison Bethel
Neal Haddaway
about 1 year ago
🚀 Boost Your Systematic Review Skills! 🚀 Join the Systematic Review & Mapping Methods Course with Dr Jacqualyn Eales! 📅 3-4 June | 📍 Online ✅ Hands-on training ✅ Transparent research methods 🔗 Register now:
opencollective.com/esmarconf/ev...
#SystematicReview
#EvidenceSynthesis
#ESMARConf
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Systematic Review and Mapping Methods Course - Open Collective
A 2-day online workshop on how to plan and conduct a systematic review or systematic map
https://opencollective.com/esmarconf/events/systematic-review-and-mapping-methods-course-2fa2f8e9
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Julie Glanville
about 1 year ago
I am running a webinar on April 30 2025, commissioned by La Fédération des milieux documentaires in Canada. The title is 'Techniques and tools for identifying noise in literature searches and reducing its impact on searches'. Further details here:
www.fmdoc.org/evenement/id...
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Techniques and tools for identifying noise and reducing its impact on searches - Fédération des milieux documentaires
An exceptional training opportunity with renowned speaker Julie Glanville. Une opportunité de formation exceptionnelle avec la conférencière de renom Julie Glanville.
https://www.fmdoc.org/evenement/identifying-noise/
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Alison Bethel
Jane Falconer
about 1 year ago
I wrote a blog post on what's happening in the US information landscape for
@lshtm.bsky.social
. Thanks to Open Science and Archives colleagues for input and to everyone on this site who is publicising events.
#FederalInfo
#USAID
#CDC
#PubMed
blogs.lshtm.ac.uk/library/2025...
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Alternative sources of US Federal Government Information - Library, Archive & Open Research Services blog
With the transition to the new government in the United States, we are seeing some...
https://blogs.lshtm.ac.uk/library/2025/03/05/alternative-sources-of-us-federal-government-information/
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ISSG Search Filters Resource
about 1 year ago
#medlibs
we added a paper (Hanneke et al, 2024) which reports on the
#search
terms used in 64 evidence syntheses of
#social
determinants of
#health
sites.google.com/a/york.ac.uk...
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Irish Health Libraries
about 1 year ago
Only 1 day left to sign up for the 4th Round of the Literature Search Peer Review Buddy Scheme!!!
hslg.ie/cpd-support/...
#hslg
#medlibs
#peerlearning
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Alison Bethel
James Thomas
about 1 year ago
This is a nice thread from
@sergiograziosi.bsky.social
where he talks about some of the internal discussions we've had where we wrestle with how to develop, evaluate, and deploy new 'AI' tools in a responsible way
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Dr Anne Littlewood
about 1 year ago
We’re launching a brand new blog! I wrote the first post on developing search strategies using ChatGPT. Problem or panacea?
sites.google.com/york.ac.uk/y...
#MedLibs
#SystemsticReviews
#EvidenceSynthesis
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Sue Golder ending
#coreifr25
talking about AI
about 1 year ago
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Experiences of searching Instagram, Reddit and for blogs for topical steroid withdrawal evidence and gap map from
@morwenna73.bsky.social
#coreirf25
about 1 year ago
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The first
#informationspecialist
conference here in the UK at Newcastle University
#coreirf25
@jmwleeds.bsky.social
is sharing her experiences
about 1 year ago
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Exciting opportunity for an Early Career Researcher:
www.eshackathon.org/2023/12/23/T...
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Position Vacancy - ESHackathon and ESMARConf Fellow
Terms of Reference for ESHackathon and ESMARConf Fellow Position
https://www.eshackathon.org/2023/12/23/ToR_ESFellow.html
over 1 year ago
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University of Exeter
over 1 year ago
As AMR Awareness week continues, we're looking at how a growing number of infections are becoming harder to treat as antibiotics fail to work, resulting in higher death rates, longer hospital stays & higher costs. Discover how our research is exploring alternative treatments
tinyurl.com/2tn9k66t
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Reducing antibiotic use | Antimicrobial Resistance Research | University of Exeter
https://www.exeter.ac.uk/research/amr/reducing-antibiotic-use/?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=uoe-amr-reputation-reducingantibioticuse-2024
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Alison Bethel
pingue7
over 1 year ago
Kapp C, Fujita-Rohwerder N, Lilienthal J, Sieben W, Waffenschmidt S, Hausner E. The searchbuildR shiny app: A new implementation of the objective approach for search strategy development in systematic reviews. Cochrane Evidence Synthesis and Methods. 2024;2(6):e12078. doi:
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Alison Bethel
Neal Haddaway
over 1 year ago
🚨 REGISTER NOW 🚨 Join us at @ualmeria 25-29th Nov for a 5-day workshop on
#EvidenceSynthesis
and
#SocialTransformations
! Learn about robust
#SystematicReview
and
#SystematicMapping
methods!
#LiteratureReview
#Methods
#AcademicTwitter
evidencesynthesisschool.github.io
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Evidence Synthesis for Social Transformations International School
Join us from the 25-29/11/24 for a 5-day workshop focusing on evidence synthesis methodology training in the context of research into social transformations
https://evidencesynthesisschool.github.io/
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Judy Wright
over 1 year ago
You can read and comment on draft guidance on Responsible
#AI
in
#EvidenceSynthesis
(RAISE) - produced by Cochrane, International Collaboration for Automation in Systematic Reviews, Campbell, JBI, Collaboration for Environmental Evidence, and Wellcome.
osf.io/fwaud/
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Responsible AI in Evidence Synthesis (RAISE): guidance and recommendations
Hosted on the Open Science Framework
https://osf.io/fwaud/
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Amy
over 1 year ago
I'm presenting a poster about preprints today during the poster session. Easy to find me. I'm #4
#GES2024
. Thanks to my co-authors from University of Victoria who are not here--
@zapthelibrarian.bsky.social
and Sarah McGill
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Jo TC
over 1 year ago
Finding all the posters a bit much... check this one out... not too many words, no statistics, important messages!
#GES2024
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Jo TC
over 1 year ago
And... if you aren't at
#ges2024
and/or can't make the poster session... we have a lovely animation made by
@penarc.bsky.social
youtu.be/dkj4EEPSf20?...
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We're in an INFODEMIC. What are the solutions?
YouTube video by NIHR ARC South West Peninsula - PenARC
https://youtu.be/dkj4EEPSf20?si=MZRQsBtWtxKVuLeM
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