scholarly journals Addressing challenges with systematic review teams through effective communication: a case report

2021 ◽  
Vol 109 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Linda C. O’Dwyer ◽  
Q. Eileen Wafford
Keyword(s):  
Systematic Review ◽  
Case Report ◽  
Review Process ◽  
Communication Strategies ◽  
Core Competency ◽  
Effective Communication ◽  
Low Energy ◽  
Full Participation ◽  
Systematic Review Process

Background: Every step in the systematic review process has challenges, ranging from resistance by review teams to adherence to standard methodology to low-energy commitment to full participation. These challenges can derail the project and result in significant delays, duplication of work, and failure to complete the review. Communication during the systematic review process is key to ensuring it runs smoothly and is identified as a core competency for librarians involved in systematic reviews.Case Presentation: This case report presents effective communication approaches that our librarians employ to address challenges encountered while working with systematic review teams. The communication strategies we describe engage teams through information, questions, and action items and lead to productive collaborations with publishable systematic reviews.Conclusions: Effective communication with review teams keeps systematic review projects moving forward. The techniques covered in this case study strive to minimize misunderstandings, educate collaborators, and, in our experience, have led to multiple successful collaborations and publications. Librarians working in the systematic review space will recognize these challenges and can adapt these techniques to their own environments.

scholarly journals Adopting a toolkit to manage time, resources, and expectations in the systematic review process: a case report

2021 ◽  
Vol 109 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Q. Eileen Wafford ◽  
Linda C. O’Dwyer
Keyword(s):  
Systematic Review ◽  
Case Report ◽  
Project Management ◽  
Review Process ◽  
Flow Diagram ◽  
Extensive Experience ◽  
Process Flow Diagram ◽  
Team Members ◽  
Process Elements ◽  
Systematic Review Process

Background: The proliferation of systematic reviews has impacted library operations and activities as librarians support, collaborate, and perform more tasks in the systematic review process. This case report describes a toolkit that librarians with extensive experience in supporting multiple review teams use to manage time, resources, and expectations in the systematic review process.Case Presentation: The toolkit is a compilation of documents that we use to effectively communicate with and help review teams understand and navigate each stage of the systematic review process. Elements included in the toolkit and discussed in this case report are intake forms, communication templates and memoranda, a process flow diagram, library guides on tools for retrieval and data appraisal, and established standards for guidance during the write-up stage. We describe the use of the toolkit for both education and project management, with a focus on its use in helping manage team time, resources, and expectations.Discussion: The systematic review toolkit helps librarians connect systematic review steps and tasks to actionable items. The content facilitates and supports discussion and learning by both librarians and team members. This toolkit helps librarians share important information and resources for each stage of the process.

Externalising tacit knowledge of the systematic review process

IET Software ◽  
2013 ◽  
Vol 7 (6) ◽  
pp. 298-307 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sandra Camargo Pinto Ferraz Fabbri ◽  
Katia Romero Felizardo ◽  
Fabiano Cutigi Ferrari ◽  
Elis Cristina Montoro Hernandes ◽  
Fábio Roberto Octaviano ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Systematic Review ◽  
Tacit Knowledge ◽  
Review Process ◽  
Systematic Review Process

scholarly journals Bias Due to Changes in Specified Outcomes during the Systematic Review Process

PLoS ONE ◽  
2010 ◽  
Vol 5 (3) ◽  
pp. e9810 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jamie J. Kirkham ◽  
Doug G. Altman ◽  
Paula R. Williamson
Keyword(s):  
Systematic Review ◽  
Review Process ◽  
Systematic Review Process

scholarly journals Capacity-Building for Sustainability

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 40-54
Author(s):  
Clark Shah-Nelson ◽  
Ellen A. Mayo ◽  
Patience Ebuwei
Keyword(s):  
School Districts ◽  
Capacity Building ◽  
Review Process ◽  
Service Providers ◽  
Organizational Capacity ◽  
Shared Vision ◽  
Organizational Sustainability ◽  
K 12 ◽  
Systematic Review Process

An American K-12 cooperative educational services provider (“The Agency”) has an issue: partner school districts are saving money by building internal capacity for professional development, rather than fully utilizing expertise from the Agency. The aim of this evidence-based case study is to inform the Agency on capacity-building for innovation. The researchers performed three separate rapid evidence assessments, followed by a standard systematic review process to synthesize findings across 31 studies. Key findings identified from the research include (1) organizational capacity and program evaluation lead to organizational sustainability, (2) agency leadership should guide strategic organizational change in order to establish a shared vision for evaluation and feedback, and (3) organizations benefit from practicing continuous and ongoing learning through feedback loops. The findings of this study may be generalizable to other similar educational service providers or non-profits looking to strengthen organizational capacity and partnerships.

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