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Systematic Searching

Practical ideas for improving results
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Systematic Searching offers practical guidance on contemporary methods and technologies for systematic searching, particularly under resource constraints. It combines expert insights on searching methods, emerging technologies, and the evolving role of information professionals, with a special focus on complex health-related topics. The book includes case studies and practical examples, making it accessible to those new to systematic searching.

Divided into three parts, it covers theoretical methods, advances in technology for evidence retrieval, and the development of information specialists' skills to support evidence-based practices.
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Ideal for library and information service providers, information specialists in health-related fields, students of library and information science, systematic reviewers, and researchers handling complex searches in areas like social care, education, and criminal justice.

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In resource poor, cost saving times, this book advises information professionals on how to search more efficiently.

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In resource-poor, cost-saving times, this book provides practical advice on new methods and technologies involved in systematic searching and explores the role of information professionals in delivering these changes.

The editors bring together expert international practitioners and researchers to highlight the latest thinking on systematic searching. Beginning by looking at the methods and techniques underlying systematic searching, the book then examines the current challenges and the potential solutions to more effective searching in detail, before considering the role of the information specialist as an expert searcher.

Systematic Searching blends theory and practice and takes into account different approaches to information retrieval, with a special focus given to searching for complex topics in a health-related environment. The book does not presume an in-depth prior knowledge or experience of systematic searching and includes case studies, practical examples, and ideas for further research and reading.

The book is divided into three parts:

  • Methods covers theoretical approaches to evidence synthesis and the implications that these have for the search process, including searching for complex topics and choosing the right sources.
  • Technology examines new technologies for retrieving evidence and how these are leading to new directions in information retrieval and evidence synthesis.
  • People considers the future of the information specialist as an expert searcher and explores how information professionals can develop their skills in searching, communication, and collaboration to ensure that information retrieval practice is, and remains, evidence-based.

Systematic Searching will be essential reading for library and information service providers and information specialists, particularly those in a health-related environment. It will also be of interest to students of library and information science, systematic reviewers, researchers, and practitioners conducting complex searches in settings including social care, education, and criminal justice.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781783303731

Publisher: Facet Publishing

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 15 January 2019

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Facet Publishing

Contributors:

  • Edited by Jenny Craven
  • Edited by Paul Levay

Audience: Professional and scholarly

DIMENSIONS

Width: 156.0mm

Height: 234.0mm

Weight: 250g

Pages: 208

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Computing & Technology Education & Reference Science & Nature Uncategorised

About the Author

Paul Levay is an Information Specialist at the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE). His research interests are in developing search methods to support Health Technology Assessments and public health guidelines. He has previously held posts at the National Police Library and the Greater London Authority. Paul is a chartered member of the Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals (CILIP).Jenny Craven is an Information Specialist at the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE). Previously, Jenny worked at the Centre for Research in Library and Information Management (CERLIM) at Manchester Metropolitan University; she worked on practical information related projects, with a particular focus on improving access to information for people with visual impairments. During this time she was on the standing committee of the IFLA libraries serving persons with disabilities group, and ran a series of workshops in developing countries for the FORCE Foundation charity on providing accessible library services. Her role at NICE involves supporting the information needs for a variety of programmes across NICE. She also works on internal projects to improve service delivery, the evaluation of information skills training, and to explore methods for the effective retrieval of information. She is the editor of two previous Facet Publishing books, Web Accessibility: Practical advice for the library and information professional (2008) and Access, Delivery, Derformance: The future of libraries without walls (2009).

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