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Tag: evidence synthesis

Love Methods Week

Feb 21, 2025

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by

Elle Covington

in Advanced Reviews, Research Impact

The week of February 24 – 28 is the 2nd annual international Love Methods Week. Events are organized by Berlin Institute of Health’s QUEST Center for Responsible Research. The purpose of this week is to encourage responsible and transparent research methods…
The DIKW Pyramid and the Process of Conducting an Advanced Review

Dec 2, 2024

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by

Elle Covington

in Advanced Reviews

One of the prevailing concepts within information science is the data-information-knowledge-wisdom (DIKW) hierarchy that grew out of a 1989 paper by Ackoff titled From Data to Wisdom. There are legitimate critiques of this framework. No framework is perfect. However, it…
Three phases of a systematic search

Aug 12, 2024

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by

Elle Covington

in Advanced Reviews

As implied by the name, advanced review methodologies grew out of the more traditional literature review. Over the years, it became clear that for certain disciplines and certain research topics, the reliability and credibility of the findings of a review…