Medical librarians’ knowledge and practices in locating clinical trials for systematic reviews

• Published in: Journal of the Medical Library Association Vol. 109; no. 2; pp. 295 - 300
• Main Authors: Westrick, Jennifer C, Buchholz, Susan W
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Chicago Medical Library Association 01.04.2021; University Library System, University of Pittsburgh
• Subjects: Analysis; Beliefs, opinions and attitudes; Clinical trials; Collaboration; Confidence; Knowledge; Librarians; Medical librarians; Medical libraries; Medical research; Medicine, Experimental; Methods; Original Investigation; Researchers; Search strategies; study design methodology; survey; Systematic review; systematic reviews; United States

Objective: In regard to locating clinical trials for a systematic review, limited information is available about how librarians locate clinical trials in biomedical databases, including (1) how much information researchers provide librarians to assist with the development of a comprehensive search s...