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Health Sciences and Beyond: An Investigation into Canadian Librarian Participation in Systematic Reviews across Disciplines
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Catherine Boden; Susan Bolton; Angie Gerrard – College & Research Libraries, 2025
The aim of this survey was to describe academic librarian roles in systematic reviews (SR) in any discipline, as a follow-up to a previous survey of Canadian academic health sciences librarians. A convenience sample of librarians at Canadian universities who support SRs were invited to complete a survey. Respondents were asked about their roles,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Health Sciences, Intellectual Disciplines, Librarians
Determining Equitable Liaison Librarian Workloads: An Investigation into the Conundrum
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Susan Alison Bolton – College & Research Libraries, 2024
In 2020 a University of Saskatchewan Library Working Group investigated liaison librarian workloads across disciplines to help develop a clearer understanding of variance in disciplinary needs, which would then help inform equitable annual liaison assignments. This article describes the process and data used to compare liaison workloads across the…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Librarians, Librarian Attitudes, Faculty Workload
Training Needs and Preferences for Librarians Supporting Systematic Reviews in the Sciences, Humanities, and Social Sciences
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Mê-Linh Lê; Janice Winkler; Christine J. Neilson – College & Research Libraries, 2024
Systematic reviews, and other forms of knowledge synthesis, are an increasingly popular research methodology being used in the sciences, humanities, and social sciences. Librarians are being called upon to support this work through consultation, instruction, and/or performing the systematic search on behalf of the research team. Professional…
Descriptors: Librarians, Librarian Attitudes, Academic Libraries, Educational Needs
Investigating Textbook Reserves: A Case Study of Two Models for Reserves Collections
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Pitts-Noggle, Stephanie; Rafferty, Ryan – College & Research Libraries, 2017
This article examines the behaviors and preferences of medical and nursing students in relation to their required textbooks and library reserves. The findings are based on an April 2015 survey at the University of Illinois-Chicago satellite Library of the Health Sciences in Urbana, where the library provides access to textbooks through traditional…
Descriptors: Textbooks, Library Materials, College Libraries, Medical Students
External Reporting Lines of Academic Special Libraries: A Health Sciences Case Study
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Buhler, Amy G.; Ferree, Nita; Cataldo, Tara T.; Tennant, Michele R. – College & Research Libraries, 2010
Very little literature exists on the nature of external reporting lines and funding structures of academic special libraries. This study focuses on academic health sciences libraries. The authors analyze information gathered from statistics published by the Association of Academic Health Sciences Libraries (AAHSL) from 1977 through 2007; an…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Special Libraries, Interviews, Financial Support
Assess and Invest: Faculty Feedback on Library Tutorials
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Appelt, Kristina M.; Pendell, Kimberly – College & Research Libraries, 2010
Communication and collaboration with faculty are increasingly important in the development of both curriculum-integrated and stand-alone "just in time" library tutorials. In the final developmental stages of the Evidence-Based Practice online tutorials, faculty members were asked to provide input during structured faculty feedback…
Descriptors: Libraries, Tutorial Programs, Teacher Attitudes, Online Courses