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Cochrane Systematic Reviews Book

UIC Library now has available the Cochrane Handbook for Systematic Reviews of Interventions.  It explains the methodology behind the reviews and how they are maintained.  Some chapters include Preparing a Cochrane Review, Searching for Studies, Including Non-Randomized Studies, and Prospective Meta-Analysis.  The chapter on Searching for Studies will give you an idea of alternative resources [...]

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New Way to Access Cochrane

UIC Library has changed its subscription of Cochrane to the Cochrane Library which is available through Wiley.  Now there is no limit to the number of patrons accessing Cochrane at one time.  The Cochrane Library has some new features:

Cochrane Reviews can be browsed by topic.
Overviews of Reviews-This new type of review gives an overview [...]

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Podcast Interviews with Databases?

While scouting around for some websites for a presentation, I found these podcasts about library databases such as CINAHL, PubMed, and the Cochrane Library.  These podcasts were created by the DiMenna-Nyselius Library of Fairfield University which is located in Connecticut.  They are mostly “interviews” with library databases.  Each database has its own persona which talks [...]

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