This week, we read an article from Oxford PharmaGenesis on how and when AI can help with SLRs. We also learn about the evolution of usage analytics to meet new use cases. We highlight two educational series to watch: one exploring innovations in scholarly publishing by Wiley and another on all things OA by SPARC. Finally, we signpost a Friends of the National Library of Medicine webinar that asks how we can protect health and the public from untrustworthy and misleading information.
To read:
AI for SLRs via The MAP Newsletter | 7-minute read
How and when should artificial intelligence (AI) tools be used to develop systematic literature reviews (SLRs)? SLRs help us to evaluate all existing evidence for a research question but can be expensive and laborious to produce. With growing interest in reviews that are updated quickly, SLR experts from Oxford PharmaGenesis discuss guidelines and considerations around using AI tools for complex SLRs in this article. Read about the considerations around quality and bias of AI outputs, and potential risks when handling confidential and sensitive information.
Rethinking usage analytics via The Scholarly Kitchen | 9-minute read
“Usage analytics in scholarly publishing is undergoing profound change,” reports Tim Lloyd (CEO of LibLynx) in this guest post for The Scholarly Kitchen. The gold standard of usage reporting – the COUNTER Code of Practice – is being challenged by innovation in publishing business models, new use cases, fragmentation of usage, increased interest in societal benefit and bot pollution. The author discusses these challenges and calls for the development of more inclusive, intuitive and visual analytics.
To watch:
Innovations in publishing technologies via Wiley | 52-minute watch
What innovative technologies should we anticipate in publishing? In episode 1 of Wiley’s new series The Conversations, Jay Flynn (Executive Vice President and General Manager, Research and Learning at Wiley) discusses the future of publishing platforms with Nicole Bishop (Founder & CEO of Quartolio) and Chris Reid (Director, Publishing and Product Development at the American Association for the Advancement of Science). The Conversations are meant to “explore the various ways in which we are collectively reimagining the way information is created and communicated.” More information and future episodes can be found here.
Foundations of OA via SPARC | 4-hour watch
Are you new to open access (OA)? Watch this webinar series hosted by SPARC and the creators of The Scholarly Communication Notebook. Join Josh Bolick (Head, Shulenburger Office of Scholarly Communication & Copyright at The University of Kansas), Maria Bonn (Associate Professor, Director MS LIS & CAS Program at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign), and William Cross (Director, Open Knowledge Center at North Carolina State University) to explore the foundations of OA, licensing agreements and policies, and emerging issues.
To engage with:
Misinformation and public health via Friends of the National Library of Medicine
How can healthcare professionals and the public protect themselves from misinformation? Join the Friends of the National Library of Medicine on 29 October for this webinar titled How to protect the health of the public in an era of misinformation. Four experts from the fields of vaccines, diabetes and obesity, nutritional supplements and social media will present keynote speeches with a positive, negative or neutral spin. Will you spot the misinformation? Register here for this paid webinar.
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