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TY - JOUR
T1 - Professional collaboration in searching the evidence for an ill‐defined concept
AU - McMahon, Martin
AU - Hatton, Christopher Rowan
AU - Alberici, Simon
N1 - This is the peer reviewed version of the following article: McMahon, M. , Hatton, C. and Alberici, S. (2018), Professional collaboration in searching the evidence for an ill‐defined concept. Health Info Libr J, 35: 246-250. doi:10.1111/hir.12222 which has been published in final form at http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/jpim.12206/abstract This article may be used for non-commercial purposes in accordance With Wiley Terms and Conditions for self-archiving.
PY - 2018/9
Y1 - 2018/9
N2 - This paper outlines the inter‐professional collaboration of the authors, a PhD student, his supervisor and an information professional, to systematically search the literature for an ill‐defined concept. The research question posed for the scoping literature review indicated that the topic, the subjective socio‐economic status and health of adults with intellectual disabilities, was rare. The need for a methodological search process was therefore identified and successfully carried out. The paper presents an analysis of the processes and the collaboration involved in developing a successful search strategy. The resulting transformative learning by the researcher of the professional practice of the information specialist illuminates their facilitating and supportive role in advancing health related research.
AB - This paper outlines the inter‐professional collaboration of the authors, a PhD student, his supervisor and an information professional, to systematically search the literature for an ill‐defined concept. The research question posed for the scoping literature review indicated that the topic, the subjective socio‐economic status and health of adults with intellectual disabilities, was rare. The need for a methodological search process was therefore identified and successfully carried out. The paper presents an analysis of the processes and the collaboration involved in developing a successful search strategy. The resulting transformative learning by the researcher of the professional practice of the information specialist illuminates their facilitating and supportive role in advancing health related research.
KW - database searching
KW - information skills
KW - literature searching
KW - PhD thesis
KW - review, scoping
U2 - 10.1111/hir.12222
DO - 10.1111/hir.12222
M3 - Journal article
VL - 35
SP - 246
EP - 250
JO - Health Information and Libraries Journal
JF - Health Information and Libraries Journal
SN - 1471-1834
IS - 3
ER -