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Christmas is great and all, presents, food, top telly. But what we really care about is the new @overton.io advanced search builder. That they added "effortlessly spot-check and replicate queries across different projects or when conducting #systematicreviews." is quite exciting. Well for me. #nerd

Oh dear. A thing happened 🙄 #pubmed

I made a #3dprinted case for a fellow #maker and his #meshtastic. I used sparkling filament and a holographic build plate because, why not? And doesn't it look fabulous! @lammspace.bsky.social

We are working towards creating a Library of Things in Lancaster. Do you want to be able to borrow something for a few days, for a small cost, such as a drill or a tent or a carpet cleaner or a lawnmower?

You can help this happen by voting: libraryofthings.co.uk/heatmap/lanc...

#libraryofthings

#3dprinted cane toppers.... #allotments

Last day of leave.... I made a fancy new sign using the @lammspace.bsky.social lasercutter for the allotment and finished the refurbished fence. I also have filled my woodstore with enough to keep me entertained for a while! #smallwins

This is a fantastic offer. Hopefully we will see many more #systematicreviews using @policycommons.bsky.social. #greylit is the future. #medlibs

So far, the best scoping review on using #LLMs in #SystematicReviews by our German colleagues

"Large Language Models for Conducting Systematic Reviews: On the Rise, But Not Yet Ready for Use - A Scoping Review"

#GenerativeAI #AI #EvidenceSynthesis

pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40021099/

Interview with Professor Jos Kleijnen on 40 Years of Systematic Reviews

He shares great lessons, stories, and wisdom, mentioning many people who shaped the #EvidenceBasedMedicine & #SystematicReviews

youtu.be/z88VyBb-9pQ

The @ebscouk.bsky.social pricing tiers for Academic Search rather confusingly include 'Premier, Elite, Ultimate and Complete'. For a fun new library pub quiz game, you could rank them in order of number of journals. It is trickier than you think!
#healthlibs #libraries

Blast from the past incoming. I built an early MTB tandem in 2006, but would I ride it now? I am unsure. But those were different, less risk adverse times, we were all listening to Jack Johnson and everything was alright.

I have started taking orders for my #3Dprinter. Mainly BRIO track pieces. What should I charge? Tidy bedroom? Maths homework completed?

I am unsure if this is a genuine #library job, as it looks a little like an AI-generated hallucination. But I like to think it is. #libraries #libraryjobs #linkedin

New EBSCO Interface. Share your best GIFs. #medlibs #systematicreviews #sysrev

A feature I love about Google Photos is that whenever I am near somewhere I lived, it sends me a playlist of places and the bikes I rode. In this case Berlin and the folding bike I found in the Flea Market. Circa 2009/2010. Whoever thought up that feature, I would like to buy you a beer. #goodvibes

Colleague. It would be best practice if you searched 3+ Databases in your #systematicreview

Researcher: Really? The most I can do is two. No subject terms.

Hiiii it's nice to see so many of you showing up here!

#medlibs

Suppose I am on Bluesky now! Here is a photo of a #3dprinted pangolin at Light up Lancaster. That is all.