The judicious use of high-quality evidence in decision-making and policy formation is an essential practice across disciplines. Organizations such as the Cochrane Collaboration, JBI, the Campbell C...

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Biased AI writing assistants shift people’s attitudes about societal issues; common interventions do not prevent this influence.

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Digital archivists are already experts at tackling the complex challenges of making research data open and accessible. We can help to smooth the transition.

Librarians can be key research partners who help to scour the literature, manage data and make science open.

Scientists and medical experts are countering climate denialism, vaccine scepticism and wellness pseudoscience on social media.

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Only a negligible percentage of authors seem to actually be disclosing their AI use. Here's why I think that's the case.

Libraries across Canada say a proposed change in the federal budget bill would end their ability to ship books at reduced rates, threatening interlibrary loan programs and possibly forcing the closure...

Background: Systematic Literature Reviews (SLR) build the foundation for evidence synthesis, but they are exceptionally demanding in terms of time and resources. While recent advances in Artificial In...

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has now weaponized the CDC website to promote his anti-vaccine views

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...

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...

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....

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 ...

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.