[CANMEDLIB] Ian's reply re: Web of Science for Knowledge Synthesis

[Debbie Chaves]

Hi Ian,
I've attached my Poster for the CHLA conference of 2019. Not sure if the
PDF will go through the listserv (if it does not - please email me and I
can send it to you). The sample size is rather small but it did compare
different subsets of systematic reviews for the types and number of
databases searched.
Cheers
Debbie

Debbie Chaves, B.Sc., M.Sc., MLIS, Ph.D.

She/her

Head, Copyright and Course Resources

Wilfrid Laurier University

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On Tue, 7 Mar 2023 at 15:07, Ian Gordon via CANMEDLIB <
canmedlib at chlaabsc.koumbit.org> wrote:

> Eleni,
>
> Can't help but comment, ES for health sciences should always consider the
> big 5/6 databases,
>
> MEDLINE, Embase, PsycINFO, CINAHL and (Web of Science Core Collection
> and/or Scopus) to round our the field noting there are substitutes inserted
> along the way.
>
> It makes me wonder why someone hasn't done a rapid review of databases
> searched for all type of reviews in the past 5-10 years to note trends,
> patterns and biases in this phase of evidence synthesis work?
>
> Ian
>
> *Ian Gordon,* he/him
>
> https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1128-3301
>
> Brock University | James A. Gibson Library
> T  905 688 5550  x3727  |  igordon at brocku.ca
>
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> *Subject:* [CANMEDLIB] Web of Science for Knowledge Synthesis
>
>
> Hi all,
>
>
>
> I was helping a researcher yesterday who said they recently took a an
> extensive knowledge synthesis workshop where the librarian told the class
> that Web of Science and Scopus should never be searched because they are
> “too interdisciplinary”
>
>
>
> I was wondering what everyone’s thoughts on the subject are.
>
>
>
> Thanks for your input!
>
> Eleni
>
>
>
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>
>
> *Eleni Philippopoulos, MISt *(she/her)
> Information Specialist, Patient Education, Sidney Liswood Health Science
> Library
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