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Lindsey Sikora, MISt, PhD
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Head, Research Support (HMSTEM) @uOttawaBiblio | Methodologist in knowledge synthesis | Dad joke fan | Coffee addict
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caulfieldtim.bsky.social
Super excited about this event with my buddy @drjengunter.bsky.social! 🙏

Online Dec 4: BC Libraries Present — Timothy Caulfield: The Certainty Illusion vpl.bibliocommons.com/events/68e9b... cc @penguinrandomhouse.bsky.social

Hope to see you (virtually) there!
BC Libraries Present — Timothy Caulfield: The Certainty Illusion
In today’s world of endless information at our fingertips, it has become increasingly crucial (and difficult) to be able to tell apart fact from fiction. In his bestselling book, The Certainty Illusio...
vpl.bibliocommons.com
November 19, 2025 at 4:01 PM
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sharpmelk.bsky.social
Position statement on artificial intelligence (#AI) use in evidence synthesis across Cochrane, the Campbell Collaboration, JBI and the Collaboration for Environmental Evidence 2025 link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Position statement on artificial intelligence (AI) use in evidence synthesis across Cochrane, the Campbell Collaboration, JBI and the Collaboration for Environmental Evidence 2025 - Environmental Evid...
1. Evidence synthesists are ultimately responsible for their evidence synthesis, including the decision to use artificial intelligence (AI) and automation, and to ensure adherence to legal and ethical...
link.springer.com
November 4, 2025 at 8:34 PM
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dangerwhale.bsky.social
Just wanted to share a really nice poster by @carrieprice.bsky.social and colleagues. As someone who deliberately invited librarians a lot when I was editing systematic reviews, I can vouch for what they add. Specific info about attitudes and priorities is really interesting. osf.io/8khyp
September 25, 2025 at 9:35 AM
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chla-absc.bsky.social
Congratulations to Robin Featherstone and her team at Canada's Drug Agency on the publication of their article! / Félicitations à Robin Featherstone et à son équipe de l'Agence des médicaments du Canada pour la publication de leur article !
#canmedlibs
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
Artificial Intelligence Search Tools for Evidence Synthesis: Comparative Analysis and Implementation Recommendations
To inform implementation recommendations for novel or emerging technologies, Research Information Services at Canada's Drug Agency conducted a multimodal research project involving a literature revie....
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
September 11, 2025 at 7:19 PM
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womenshistorycan.bsky.social
📅 Save the Date!
Join us with @uottawa.ca for the inaugural Monique Bégin Lecture 🎉
✨ Keynote Speaker: Dr. Theresa Tam
✨ Opening Remarks: Huguette Labelle
🗓 Oct 30, 2025 | Ottawa
🎟 Tickets: Link in bio 🔗
September 11, 2025 at 4:16 AM
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womenshistorycan.bsky.social
📅 Réservez la date!
Avec @uOttawa, nous lançons la toute première Conférence annuelle Monique Bégin
✨ Conférencière : Dre Theresa Tam
✨ Mot d’ouverture : Huguette Labelle
🗓 30 oct. 2025 | Ottawa
🎟 Billets : Lien dans la bio 🔗
September 11, 2025 at 4:16 AM
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uottawabiblio.bsky.social
Are you a full-time professor at @uottawa.ca looking to set aside time during Reading Week to focus on your writing goals? Join our 3-day in-person writing retreat! Reserve your spot today: www.uottawa.ca/library/even...

@apuott.bsky.social
Three people doing some writing work at their computers.
September 8, 2025 at 4:21 PM
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uottawabiblio.bsky.social
Êtes-vous membre du corps professoral à temps plein à @uottawa.ca & aimeriez-vous profiter de la semaine de lecture pour avancer vos objectifs de rédaction? Participez à notre retraite de rédaction de 3 jours en présentiel! Réservez votre place: www.uottawa.ca/bibliotheque...

@apuott.bsky.social
Trois personnes qui font de la rédaction à leurs ordinateurs.
September 8, 2025 at 4:21 PM
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carl-abrc.bsky.social
#LibraryJobs @uottawabiblio.bsky.social seeks applications for the position of Associate University Librarian, Learning & Users Services. Deadline: June 15, 2025.

partnershipjobs.ca/job/associat...
Associate University Librarian, Learning & Users Services | The Partnership Job Board
The University of Ottawa Library is looking for an innovative, motivated and service-oriented Associate University Librarian to lead its [Learning and User Services] division. In addition to a proven ...
partnershipjobs.ca
May 20, 2025 at 2:08 PM
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angspenc.bsky.social
www.governing.com/policy/major.... #medlibs #skybrarians #evidencesynehesis
Major Education Resource Set to Shut Down This Week
The federal Department of Education maintains an open access database of more than 2 million documents dating back to the 1960s. It will cease operating Wednesday due to DOGE cuts.
www.governing.com
April 23, 2025 at 2:39 PM
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ryanmarino.bsky.social
The women’s health initiative has followed tens of thousands of women for more than 30 years and provided invaluable information on topics like hormone replacement and cancer.

Jay Bhattacharya cutting this program will not only hurt women, it’s also just a colossal waste to lose such an investment.
gbosslet.bsky.social Gabriel Bosslet @gbosslet.bsky.social · Apr 23
Well the NIH has cancelled the Women's Health Initiative, the largest study of women in history

It has been running continuously since 1991 and has provided massive key knowledge about diseases in women

Unreal

www.science.org/content/arti...
NIH cancels its first and largest study centered on women
The Women’s Health Initiative has produced numerous influential findings
www.science.org
April 23, 2025 at 2:49 PM
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tcshields.bsky.social
#medlibs and other #librarians #skybrarians
April 22, 2025 at 1:34 PM
lindyrexie.bsky.social
Hey library peeps! Question for you: How many of you get requests from students (and their supervisors) to conduct a #PRESS for them? What do you do in those situations? How do you handle them?

Please retweet, as I would really like to know! Thanks!

#canmedlibs #medlibs #ukmedlibs
April 14, 2025 at 6:06 PM
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picardonhealth.bsky.social
‘A weakness can become your biggest strength’ – Wise words from 26 brilliant disabled women: A second extract from Frances Ryan’s new book, "Who Wants To Be Normal?" www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a... via @theguardian.com @francesryan.bsky.social #disability #inclusion
‘A weakness can become your biggest strength’ – wise words from 26 brilliant disabled women
In this second extract from Frances Ryan’s new book, actors, politicians, athletes and models offer their advice on living with physical and mental health conditions
www.theguardian.com
April 10, 2025 at 12:48 PM
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carrieprice.bsky.social
Hot off the presses. It was an absolute pleasure to put this together with @liblaura.bsky.social!

Takeaways:

1. Don't assign systematic/scoping reviews to your students!
2. Don't ask your university librarian to support this terrible idea!

journals.indianapolis.iu.edu/index.php/hy...
Rethinking Systematic Review Assignment Design in Graduate Health Science Education from Librarians' Perspectives | Hypothesis: Research Journal for Health Information Professionals
journals.indianapolis.iu.edu
March 18, 2025 at 2:44 PM
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falkie71.bsky.social
I wrote a blog post on what's happening in the US information landscape for @lshtm.bsky.social.
Thanks to Open Science and Archives colleagues for input and to everyone on this site who is publicising events. #FederalInfo #USAID #CDC #PubMed blogs.lshtm.ac.uk/library/2025...
Alternative sources of US Federal Government Information - Library, Archive & Open Research Services blog
With the transition to the new government in the United States, we are seeing some...
blogs.lshtm.ac.uk
March 17, 2025 at 10:46 AM
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apayala.bsky.social
#medlibs #canmedlibs
julieglanville.bsky.social Julie Glanville @julieglanville.bsky.social · Mar 17
I am running a webinar on April 30 2025, commissioned by La Fédération des milieux documentaires in Canada. The title is 'Techniques and tools for identifying noise in literature searches and reducing its impact on searches'.

Further details here: www.fmdoc.org/evenement/id...
Techniques and tools for identifying noise and reducing its impact on searches - Fédération des milieux documentaires
An exceptional training opportunity with renowned speaker Julie Glanville. Une opportunité de formation exceptionnelle avec la conférencière de renom Julie Glanville.
www.fmdoc.org
March 17, 2025 at 11:53 AM
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picardonhealth.bsky.social
Pelvic pain isn’t normal. Many women have this illness but don’t know it. #Endometriosis affects about 1 in 10 women. But women see seven physicians on average before being correctly diagnosed, by Trisha Pasricha www.washingtonpost.com/wellness/202... via @washingtonpost.com
Column | Pelvic pain isn’t normal. Many women have this illness but don’t know it.
Endometriosis affects about 1 in 10 women. But women see seven physicians on average before they get diagnosed.
www.washingtonpost.com
March 17, 2025 at 1:40 PM
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zapthelibrarian.bsky.social
Had a fun time working with @craftyhilary.bsky.social on this!

We wrote and published a tutorial / guide on translating APA #PsycInfo searches from the #Ovid to #EBSCOhost interface.
doi.org/10.1017/rsm....

#ExpertSearching #SystematicReview #Medlibs #Canmedlibs
Translating systematic searches in the APA PsycInfo database from Ovid to EBSCOhost: A tutorial based on a filter translation | Research Synthesis Methods | Cambridge Core
Translating systematic searches in the APA PsycInfo database from Ovid to EBSCOhost: A tutorial based on a filter translation
doi.org
March 12, 2025 at 4:14 AM
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openrxiv.bsky.social
openRxiv has arrived!

We’re thrilled to announce the launch of openRxiv as an independent, researcher-led nonprofit to oversee bioRxiv and medRxiv, the world’s leading preprint servers for life and health sciences.
openrxiv.org/introducing-...

#openRxiv #OpenScience #Preprints #bioRxiv #medRxiv
March 11, 2025 at 1:18 PM
lindyrexie.bsky.social
Dr. Lindsey Sikora in da hhhhoouussee!!

After years of research, I’ve completed my PhD exploring the experiences of early career researchers and librarians in systematic and scoping reviews.

Huge thanks to everyone who supported me along the way!

#PhDone #PhinisheD #PhDlife
November 15, 2024 at 2:52 PM
lindyrexie.bsky.social
In case you were wondering, no, it's not easy to write a #PhD thesis with a 5-month kitten who has the zoomies.

He almost accidently deleted my entire findings chapter. Thank you, back up drive!

#PhDLife #RambunctiousKitten
March 30, 2024 at 11:23 PM
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amandarosswhite.bsky.social
Hi #medlibs #canmedlibs
I'm a little concerned that CADTH laid off half their librarians because they are no longer doing independent evidence syntheses. Instead, the drug companies themselves will be submitting all the evidence. If you are too, sign the petition chng.it/hX9sQfLRvt
Sign the Petition
The Canadian Agency for Drugs and Technologies in Health (CADTH) was "established by Canada’s federal, provincial, and territorial governments to be a trusted source of independent information and adv...
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March 7, 2024 at 3:19 AM