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The Role of Information and Library Science in Research Synthesis Methods

This paper discusses the intersection of Information and Library Science (ILS) with research synthesis methods (RSM). ILS is characterized as a meta-discipline that provides valuable insights across various fields, including medicine, public health, and education. The document emphasizes how ILS principles can contribute to improving research synthesis practices, addressing issues like literature fragmentation, access to data, and scholarly communication. It also presents data on research synthesis publications and highlights the need for better integration of ILS in research evaluation practices.

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The Role of Information and Library Science in Research Synthesis Methods

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  1. Research synthesis and ILS Shared research problems, limited diffusion Laura Sheble 22 Nov 2013

  2. ILS & research synthesis Information and library science (ILS) is a “meta-discipline,” a discipline that interfaces with the subject matter of other disciplines in ways that have value for society (Bates, 1999). This characteristic of ILS is especially important in the context of research synthesis methods (RSM), a family of methods that has altered practices in, and evaluation of research in medicine, public health, psychology, education, and other fields (Bastian, Glasziou, & Chalmers, 2010; Cooper & Hedges, 1994). Bates, M.J. (1999). The invisible substrate of information science. JASIS, 50(12), 1043-1050. Bastian, H., Glasziou, P., & Chalmers, I. (2010). Seventy-five trials and eleven systematic reviews a day: How will we ever keep up? PLoS Medicine, 7(9). Cooper, H., & Hedges, L.V. (1994). Handbook of research synthesis and meta-analysis. NY: Russell Sage.

  3. Intersection of ILS & research synthesis • USE research synthesis • CONTRIBUTE to research synthesis in OTHER FIELDS • RESEARCH TOPICS of ILS central to synthesis • IR • Scholarly communication • Literature fragmentation • Social, cognitive patterns, biases, evaluation • Writing & publishing practices • Access to literature, data (ownership, representation) • Availability, access over time (archives, curation of literature, data, study reports) • Information systems, infrastructure

  4. About the study data

  5. Number and locations of research synthesis publications ISLS

  6. Journal locations

  7. ISLS (primary articles) Referenced Publications Citing Publications

  8. ISLS (primary articles)

  9. Referenced Publications

  10. Citing Publications

  11. Citing Publications

  12. Referenced Publications Citing Publications N publications = 5855 w/o Venkatesh et al. Diff = citing − cited

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