- As we wrap up 2025, I wanted to share some of the videos I've made that strike on my pet peeves in #LiteratureReviews, #SystematicReviews, #searching and #EvidenceSynthesis. A thread. 🧵 #medlibs First up, report your databases with their platforms correctly. youtu.be/lSn3IVxGG7M?...
- This actually belongs in the top spot, but OH WELL. WTF did you do with PRISMA? Surely you did not conduct your review with it? #PRISMA #wtf #reporting youtu.be/ZxWWymfbEpA?...
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- Next up is searching without using quotes around phrases and EXPECTING IT TO WORK THE WAY YOU WANT. #quotes #searching youtu.be/MniSlgz3nWg?...
- Don't say you searched MEDLINE when you searched PubMed unless you specifically ONLY SEARCHED MEDLINE which I guarantee you, you did not. #pubmed #medline youtu.be/5lxlO7vCqyY?...
- Another big mistake you're probably making is limiting to humans with database filters for arbitrary reasons known only to yourself and missing important literature. #humans #animals #searching youtu.be/AKxwK4cBI-0?...
- Finally (and I was guilty of this for a long time...), learn to report Web of Science searching correctly. No, "Core Collection" is not sufficient and therefore not reproducible. #WebOfScience youtu.be/t1MJSRUVrS4?...
- Are you a #medlibs or a #methodologist (or both, cuz you know)? Do you have an #EvidenceSynthesis pet peeve? Drop 'em below, so we can all be just a little bit more aware!
