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Basic statements about the current Scholarly Communication System.
The promises of Open Access!
Where are we now with Open Access?
DOAJ and what we do!
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At the CCIH 2016 Annual Conference, Dr. Nathan Grills gives practical tips on getting research and writing published in the area of global health from a Christian perspective.
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18 to 22 December 2017 Lars Bjørnshauge
Basic statements about the current Scholarly Communication System.
The promises of Open Access!
Where are we now with Open Access?
DOAJ and what we do!
This presentation first outlines five different aspects of impact. I then look at what we can learn from the measurement of academic impact, usually operationalised as citations. I show that four key recommendations for academic impact (multiple sources, multiple metrics, cross-disciplinary focus, and long term perspective) can be applied to non-academic impact as well. In addition, I argue that the four C's of citation impact (competence, communication, collaboration, and care) also apply to non-academic impact.
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* Reviews – overview of systematic reviews | types of review in the evidence ecosystem
* Developing review questions
* Reviews – planning next steps
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Engagement leads to better research
Ranking-mania leads us astray
Engagement through new media is easy
The case against:
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Are we asking too much of (junior) academics?
Let’s not create opposing “camps”
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Definitions
What is the need for quality assurance in journals ?
Type of journals
Bibliometric indicators
How to identify credible journals ?
Predatory/cloned journals
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Why do you (not) use social media?
Five key types of social media with different functions
Brief overview of key purpose and functionality
Look at a real-life example
Recommendations for how to use social media
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Covers:
*Introduction – issues with research evidence
* Reviews – overview of systematic reviews | types of review in the evidence ecosystem
* Developing review questions
* Reviews – planning next steps
Keynote speech at the Eureopan Academy of Management at a panel on the future of business schools. Discusses the case for and against becoming more relevant.
The case for:
Engagement leads to better research
Ranking-mania leads us astray
Engagement through new media is easy
The case against:
Has the quest for relevance gone too far?
Are we asking too much of (junior) academics?
Let’s not create opposing “camps”
Masters of Health Informatics Library Intro, 2010bellalli
An intro to library services and collections, researching effectively using PICO, utilizing databases and a brief discussion of grey literature and Refworks.
Peer review: much discussed, much covered, much maligned, but what do researchers really think of the system at the heart of scholarly research? Is it as broken as we are sometimes led to believe? How much of a discrepancy is there between expectation and reality? How do views differ between authors, editors and reviewers? Or across the disciplines – humanities, social sciences, science and medicine?
Building on previous research by the Publishing Research Consortium and Sense about Science, Taylor & Francis conducted a global survey and focus groups in 2015 with authors, reviewers and editors around the world. This webinar will present a snapshot of the findings, particularly focusing on views on the purpose of peer review, perceptions on ethical issues, opinions on different models of review, and on the ‘mechanics’ of the system.
How do we find our way through the forest of requirements, options, exemptions, variations and special cases that institutions and individuals have to handle with Open Access policies? The Open Access policy environment is growing more complex and more demanding in its needs, and now more significant in its implications.
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Definitions
What is the need for quality assurance in journals ?
Type of journals
Bibliometric indicators
How to identify credible journals ?
Predatory/cloned journals
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What constitutes social media in an academic context?
Why do you (not) use social media?
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Brief overview of key purpose and functionality
Look at a real-life example
Recommendations for how to use social media
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Development And Analysis Of Child Health Repository In India Anil MishraAnil Mishra
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1. Practical Tips for Staying Up-To-Date in
Technical Areas
Jean C. Sack, MLS
Public Health Informationist
CCHI Presentation
June 18, 2015
2. 2
Learning Objectives
• By the end of the session, participants will be
able to:
• Make decisions about search approaches for the kind of
information or knowledge needed
• Use HINARI access to PubMed for full text journal retrieval
• Create a strategy for repeated searches or alerts to meet a need
• List key sources of technical resources to consult or reference
supporting the major technical areas
• Consider starting Communities of Practice for CCIH members
3. What tools are essential for information
exchange today?
Person to person
Mailed letters and documents
Fax exchanges
Phone conversations
Emails, Yammer,
Skype, Adobe Connect, Webinars
Blogs and social media
Publications databases
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4. How are Christian Medical Organizations
using these tools now?
4
Members of the African Christian Health Association
Platform [ACHAP] gathered for the opening of the
World Health Assembly Geneva May 2016
5. ICHAP has information to share! How?
5
Because Health Workers Matter: They Need Our Support
http://www.africachap.org/x5/images/smilies/because%20h
ealth%20workers%20matter%20-%20final.pdf
6. What do you know and do already?
Name a successful search for information
From a colleague? Through a group email or CoP?
Through a database or an alert to a topic?
In a document or references?
From a librarian?
Tell us about a failure to find data or information
Because of external factors: time, connectivity,
experts
Because don’t know how to do it
May not be available in language of user
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7. Why Search for Technical Information?
• Prepare or update national standards or guidelines
• Write concept note or brief
• Contribute to technical working group
• Inform and adjust project design
• Create bibliography for a proposal
• Write background and discussion section of journal article
• Stay up-to-date in your field
• Give a lecture or presentation as an expert in your field
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8. Reflections
Think again about your experience with searching for
technical information. What has worked well? Have you
experienced challenges in translating it for workforce?
Write it down – we will find some answers at the end!
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9. Tamponnement intra-utérin par ballonnet
Un atelier pour les agents de santé de
première ligne
In the language(s) of your
choice…
10. Guiding Principles for Information Searching
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Recency
Look at last 5 years (with exceptions)
Authority
Does author or organization have
a record of credibility?
Relevance
Is the information relevant to the
country or regional context?
11. Relevance
• Relevance to location, project, culture
• Critical thinking about type of source
• Use professional networks
• Value of expert opinion
• Ask as part of search process
Name three technical resources that are
important to you!
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12. WHO Guidelines – use digital!
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http://www.who.int/hiv/pub/arv/arv-2016/en/
10 Mb
(download at
night!)
4 pounds/1.8 kg
Digital is easy
to search and
share portions!
Fits on thumb
drive /computer
13. Setting up alerts for topics from journals
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Follow-up on current, relevant articles by creating
free citation alerts on the journal homepage!
20. Authority
• What does “authoritative” mean for searching?
• Trusted source: Has a vetting process through
technical expertise (e.g., WHO); trust accuracy
• Updating process: Has a systematic process for
updating information (Jhpiego; K4Health; Popline)
• Organizational values (reputation of WHO or UNFPA)
• NOT on Beall’s list of predatory journals but IS ON
PubMed/Medline’s indexed journals
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21. Beall’s Lists of Predatory journals and
publishers – Open Access
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• For profit
publishers are
fishing for
reviewers =
wasted time!
• Some journals
use conference
proceedings to
request articles
and charge too
much money
• These publishers
and journals are
not recognized
by PUBMED
https://scholarlyoa.com/2015/01/02/bealls-list-of-predatory-publishers-2015/
22. Examples of Authoritative Sources
• WHO
• USAID’s DEC
• JHU’s POPLINE
• Jhpiego’s ReproLinePlusSM
• PubMed (National Library
of Medicine)
• International Professional
Association Conference
Proceedings (e.g., FIGO)
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Look for these top.
level domains:
• .gov
• .edu
• .org
23. Recency
• Exceptions to the 5-year window:
• Background: Provides overview that is still valid
• Topic-Specific:
• Fast-changing science (e.g., HIV)
• On-going research not yet approved by boards (e.g.,
pharmaceuticals)
• Context-Specific: Recent events affect suitability of
information (e.g., safety, reliability, availability)
• Negative Recency Factor: Tragic news; “fanfare” for a
popularized commodity
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24. Check a resource for updates
Nepal study conducted on 5000 pregnant women
Women who received two doses of albendazole
experienced less severe anaemia (Hb <7 g/L)
The study also reported increase in birthweight after
two doses of albendazole (mean difference=59g).
The studies in Nepal ,Sri Lanka also reported a
beneficial impact of antihelmenthics on infant survival.
Nepal study showed a decreased risk of infant
mortality at 6 months . RR = 0.59
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26. Think of a current topic – find MeSH terms
Zika virus Ebola
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27. Less Credible Sources
• “Grey” literature
(self-published by
organizations)
POPLINE, USAID DEC,
Population Council, FHI
• Non-indexed, non-peer-
reviewed, for-profit journals
Check Bealls List or AOJ
• Commercial websites
Perhaps for products or drugs
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Use critical thinking
with sites that have
these top.level
domains:
• .com
• .net
28. Signing Up for E-Mail Alerts
• Many excellent sources offer e-mail alerts
• How it works:
• Choose search terms or topics
• Enter your e-mail address
• As new material becomes available that matches your
criteria, you receive an e-mail with links to the
material
• See NCBI PubMed for how this works
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32. Searches on PubMed can be simple
1. Use a technical area word with AND Nepal
2. Narrow to 5 years
3. Expand the format to abstract
4. Check those most relevant
5. Save, email, put in your NCBI bibliography
6. Follow newer citations (to right of key articles)
7. Notice review articles!
8. Look at bibliography on best articles
9. Use the Medical subject headings (MeSH)
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40. Let’s all practice one search on HINARI
Sign into HINARI
http://www.who.int/hinari/en/
Use your agency log-in and password
Jean Sack is using HIN010 50483
Do a simple search on a topic of your choice
–15 minutes for this tutorial!
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41. Other Possible Sources to Use in a
Search Strategy
Google or Google Scholar (scholar.google.com/)
PubMed for journal articles (www.nlm.nih.gov/ ) or key journals on topic
Document repositories:
RH and MNCH Training manuals (www.reprolineplus.org)
Respectful maternal care (http://whiteribbonalliance.org/)
World Health Organization (www.who.int )
USAID Development Experience Clearinghouse (www.dec.usaid.gov )
POPLINE reproductive health literature database (www.POPLINE.org)
Nepal Health Research Council (www.library.nhrc.org.np )
DOVE (www.stopcholera.org )
As needed:
Manufacturer websites
Asking expert opinion through networking (such as through listservs:
CoPs or e-mail discussion lists)
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44. Consulting Experts or Leaders
• Leaders in different disciplines, organizations
• Know their core strengths
• Harness these sources as needed
• How do you build a network?
• Exposure to an event: training, meeting, conference
• Establish relationships
• Maintain contact and active membership
• Ask for support
• Acknowledge received support and tell them how
you used their support
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45. Summary
• On-going need to access up-to-date information
• Guiding principles for searching: Relevance,
Authority, Recency
• Good sources include: ReproLinePlus.org,
WHO.int, dec.usaid.gov, popline.org
• Tap into expert opinions
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