The Perils of Using Generative AI to Perform Research Tasks: Editors’ and Publishers’ Viewpoints, via @scholarlykitchen.bsky.social scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2026/03/09/g... #AI #AI4researchers #IA

🔥 Hot tip! Before starting a systematic review, make sure an information scientist/research librarian is part of the review team. They have specialised skills to develop & implement a comprehensive search strategy 🔎 Learn more: bit.ly/4spgp1z #JBIMethodology #medlibs

🐉Hey there to all my 5 followers! UAB is seeking a Systematic Review Librarian. Come work with me!! Learn more and apply here: uab.peopleadmin.com/postings/27128 #medlibs

#medlibs Why every scientist needs a librarian www.nature.com/articles/d41...

New Article: "Anticipating Tomorrow: How the University of Delaware is Preparing For an AI-Driven World" by Cynthia Hudson Vitale and Annie Johnson (via C&RL News) crln.acrl.org/index.php/cr... @jhulibraries.bsky.social @udelaware.bsky.social @arl.org #ai #GenAI #libraries

"Even if you patiently iterate—rephrase, expand, steer—today’s tools still tend to reproduce the existing shape of the literature rather than challenge it. And for reflexive, field-shaping work, that’s the whole game." #SystematicReviews #medlibs #EvidenceSynthesis

Tip #64: Resource links for EBSCOhost's new UI: roadmaps and release notes and help files, oh my! #MLAUXCaucus #medlibs #ExpertSearching #SystematicReviews "Bite-size tips for expert searchers." uxcaucustips.blogspot.com/2026/02/tip-...

Tip #63: Customization of the new EBSCOhost UI: turning on EBSCOhost's Advanced Search Results Page #MLAUXCaucus #medlibs #ExpertSearching #SystematicReviews "Bite-size tips for expert searchers." uxcaucustips.blogspot.com/2026/02/tip-...

You're personally invited to watch The Librarians, a new documentary about censorship, libraries, and the fight for the right to read, premiering next week on Independent Lens on PBS. www.everylibrary.org/librarianspbs via @everylibrary.bsky.social

What I love about a temperature like this is that it’s so cold you don’t really need to ask whether it’s Fahrenheit or Celsius. (-40 is where C and F intersect as the same value for the same temp)

Policy Notice: Implementation of Policy Changes to Proposal and Award Policies and Procedures Guide (PAPPG) 24-1, Supplement 2 www.nsf.gov/policies/doc...

Tip #62: EBSCOhost Idea Exchange: A Synthesis of Reported Issues #MLAUXCaucus #medlibs #ExpertSearching #SystematicReviews "Bite-size tips for expert searchers." uxcaucustips.blogspot.com/2026/01/tip-...

Just when you thought it was safe to dive into MeSH terms... I'm popping up a bit late to give a peek at what I've found for new #2026MeSH descriptors. Behold, a #medlibs and adjacent #expertsearching thread!

www.jclinepi.com/article/S089.... #medlibs

#medlibs Submit your proposal by January 28 to show off your database wisdom at the 2026 Favorite Features & Sneaky Solutions: Database Tips Lightning Round! MLA membership required to present, but all are welcome to attend or watch the recording. Learn more at go.brown.edu/database_tip...

"As library workers, our words, programs, and actions have weight; and not everything deserves equal promotion and support." Latest piece from Ella Gibson, Ruth Monnier, and I informationmatters.org/2025/12/libr...

Drafts of two chapters are done, and some checklists have been started for the others. Delighted with my progress for the latest title, The Librarian’s Field Guide to Answering Health Questions librarianbyday.net/publications... #librarianswriting #publibs #medlibs

#medlibs, we added a meeting poster by Gagen R. on #searchfilters for #Transgender and #GenderDiverse Populations in Ovid #MEDLINE and Ovid APA #PsycInfo sites.google.com/a/york.ac.uk...

The #MLAUXCaucus hosted the EBSCOhost Idea Exchange to discuss outstanding issues, solutions, and suggested enhancements in the new UI. We’ve synthesized feedback from the nearly 400 attendees into one resource. DM me if you need a PDF #medlibs #EvidenceSynthesis go.brown.edu/ebscohost-ex...

More thoughts about using LLMs to generate Boolean either manually or automated in system (eg Primo RA, Ebsco natural language search) why some librarians find it useful & some don't. Spoiler It has to do with use case & expectations (1)

Added openly accessible video tutorials to my systematic review guide. (First couple of minutes are Leicester specific). Searching in APA PsycInfo/CINAHL (EbscoHost), Ovid Medline, Scopus & Cochrane Library #researchsupport #academiclibraries #systematicreviews #medlibs 📚 le.ac.uk/library/rese...

#medlibs #publichealth

"The survey asked libraries to indicate whether they were currently directly charging, considering charging, or not considering charging for a series of both general and specialized service categories." #medlibs #SystematicReview h/t @andyhickner.bsky.social

Library & information professionals have powerful stories. Martin O’Connor’s ‪@ucclibrary.bsky.social‬ piece shows writing doesn’t need to be daunting—small steps build confidence and spark impact. Start small. Share boldly. 🔗 journals.ucc.ie/index.php/hs... #hslg #medlibs

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

#medlibs The NIH Policy Holding Researchers “Hostage” share.google/uk3pyu57LIwL...

🔥 Hot tip! Before starting a systematic review, make sure an information scientist/research assistant is part of the review team. They have specialised skills to develop and implement a comprehensive search strategy 🔎 https://synthesismanual.jbi.global #MedLibs #EvidenceSynthesis

Hard day today Here's what we think about trusting CDC

#medlibs We added a Moberg K & Gornitzki C paper, which analyses the performance of the #Cochrane RCT machine classifier in #Covidence, in comparison to the Cochrane RCT #searchfilters for #MEDLINE and #Embase. It also compares the performance of using both. sites.google.com/a/york.ac.uk...

Tip #60: Controlled vocabulary field codes and their discontents in EBSCOhost APA PsycInfo #MLAUXCaucus #medlibs #ExpertSearching #SystematicReviews "Bite-size tips for expert searchers." uxcaucustips.blogspot.com/2025/11/tip-...

Did you know you can find over 1 million preprints on Europe PMC? With a single search, you can explore preprints from 34 servers, including #PsyArXiv, alongside peer reviewed journal articles. One platform making over 47 million research outputs searchable in one place! #Preprints #OpenScience

Thank you @msjennmo.bsky.social & @cathygoweeee.bsky.social for their incredible prowess in the publication of this rebuttal! journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

Federal Health Data disappearing publichealthpost.org/health-equit...

Ai writing Letters to the Editor via Chatbots www.nytimes.com/2025/11/04/s...

"Remembering Alice Wong: Writer, Advocate, Friend" Steven W. Thrasher on Meeting and Collaborating with the Outspoken Founder of the Disability Visibility Project published by @literaryhub.bsky.social | art by @mollycrabapple.bsky.social lithub.com/remembering-...

One for the research culture and metadata folks, and #MedLibs thinking about ways of getting their contributions recognised.

Great blog post! "OpenEvidence: Smart Medicine or Smart Marketing?" kraftylibrarian.com/openevidence... If there is any tool that locks out librarians, I'm immediately skeptical! What are you hiding, OpenEvidence?! #medlibs #canmedlibs

Come work with me at SUNY Binghamton: binghamton.interviewexchange.com/jobofferdeta... and binghamton.interviewexchange.com/jobofferdeta...

thanks, Laura! Here is a functional link: us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

Of potential interest to #medlibs and #EvidenceSynthesis / #SystematicReview folks, Wiley has published a guide on using AI for researchers, authors, editors, and reviewers: www.wiley.com/en-us/publis...

#medlibs #publichealth

One day only THIS THURSDAY 10/30! @nickgarcia.bsky.social, @merbroussard.bsky.social, and @bb.usefairuse.com will be talking legal and ethical issues in AI for libraries and librarians! Register to attend (or get the recording and all the links)! nyu.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

DC friends!! Join us on this Sunday on the National Mall for a teach-in in defense of history and museums, ft. an all-star line-up! We’ll be there from sun-up to sun-down. More info here: linktr.ee/historyteachin