Vassar Matt, Carr Branden, Kash-Holley Melissa, DeWitt Elizabeth, Koller Chelsea, Day Joshua, Day Kimberly, Herrmann David, Holzmann Matt
J Med Libr Assoc. 2015 Oct;103(4):189-92. doi: 10.3163/1536-5050.103.4.005.
The choice of bibliographic database during the systematic review search process has been an ongoing conversation among information specialists. With newer information sources, such as Google Scholar and clinical trials registries, we were interested in which databases were utilized by information specialists and systematic review researchers.
We retrieved 144 systematic reviews and meta-analyses from 4 clinical endocrinology journals and extracted all information sources used during the search processes.
Findings indicate that traditional bibliographic databases are most often used, followed by regional databases, clinical trials registries, and gray literature databases.
This study informs information specialists about additional resources that may be considered during the search process.
在系统评价检索过程中,文献数据库的选择一直是信息专家们持续讨论的话题。随着谷歌学术和临床试验注册库等新信息源的出现,我们想了解信息专家和系统评价研究人员使用了哪些数据库。
我们从4种临床内分泌学杂志中检索了144篇系统评价和荟萃分析,并提取了检索过程中使用的所有信息源。
研究结果表明,最常使用的是传统文献数据库,其次是区域数据库、临床试验注册库和灰色文献数据库。
本研究为信息专家提供了在检索过程中可能考虑的其他资源信息。