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Lunny, Carole; Neelakant, Trish; Chen, Alyssa; Shinger, Gavindeep; Stevens, Adrienne; Tasnim, Sara; Sadeghipouya, Shadi; Adams, Stephen; Zheng, Yi Wen; Lin, Lester; Yang, Pei Hsuan; Dosanjh, Manpreet; Ngsee, Peter; Ellis, Ursula; Shea, Beverley J.; Reid, Emma K.; Wright, James M. – Research Synthesis Methods, 2022
Overviews synthesising the results of multiple systematic reviews help inform evidence-based clinical practice. In this first of two companion papers, we evaluate the bibliometrics of overviews, including their prevalence and factors affecting citation rates and journal impact factor (JIF). We searched MEDLINE, Epistemonikos and Cochrane Database…
Descriptors: Bibliometrics, Citation Analysis, Journal Articles, Periodicals
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Test, David W.; Kemp-Inman, Amy; Diegelmann, Karen; Hitt, Sara Beth; Bethune, Lauren – Exceptional Children, 2015
The use of evidence-based practices has become a focus in education since the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 and the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act reauthorization of 2004 required using practices based on scientific research to improve student outcomes. Although many teachers may not have the time or expertise to evaluate the…
Descriptors: Online Systems, Information Sources, Identification, Best Practices
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McGrath, William E. – Library Trends, 2002
Develops a comprehensive, unified, explanatory theory of librarianship by first making an analogy to the unification of the fundamental forces of nature. Topics include dependent and independent variables; publishing; acquisitions; classification and organization of knowledge; storage, preservation, and collection management; collections; and…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Classification, Library Acquisition, Library Circulation