Piecing Together Systematic Reviews and Other Evidence Syntheses (book review)

Abstract

"The book is for training librarians new to systematic reviews, for those developing a new systematic review service, for those wanting to establish protocols for a current service, and as a reference for those conducting reviews or running a service."--Provided by publisher. Section 1. The Big Picture -- Introduction to Research Syntheses and the PIECCESS Framework -- World of Reviews -- Section 2. Plan -- Reference Interviews -- Question Frameworks -- Related Reviews in Context -- Project and Data Management -- Section 3. Identify -- Database Searching -- Grey Literature Searching -- Search Efficiency and Effectiveness -- Case Studies -- Section 4. Evaluate -- Evaluating for Inclusion -- Evaluating for Risk of Bias -- Section 5. Collect, Combine, and Explain -- Collecting and Combining Study Characteristics -- Explaining through Data Visualization -- Section 6. Summarize and Share -- Proposals and Protocols -- Preliminary Reports and Papers -- Promotion and Preservation -- Section 7. The Art of Puzzle Solving -- Establishing and Managing Review Services -- Professional Development -- Collaborations on Reviews -- Teaching Review Process -- Research and Service Opportunities.