Author: Samantha Walsh

Research Services Librarian @ CUNY Hunter College
Artificial Intelligence

Using ChatGPT to Generate & Translate Search Strings: An Exploration

At this point (February 2024), most academic librarians are aware that ChatGPT will create citations to books and articles that don’t exist to satisfy a query. However, does that mean that ChatGPT is of no use in the literature searching process?  When creating and conducting a comprehensive search strategy, there are two major, time-consuming tasks that ChatGPT may be able to help with. The post … Continue reading Using ChatGPT to Generate & Translate Search Strings: An Exploration

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Information Literacy, STEMM

Critical Appraisal Tools for Health Research

What is Critical Appraisal? The process of critically appraising a study for validity and applicability is a daunting one – not only for students but for professionals as well. Critical appraisal is “the skill to criticize medical [or scientific] literature and decide if results are credible or not” (Dans et al., 2017). Critical appraisal is an important part of the Evidence-Based Medicine skill set, and … Continue reading Critical Appraisal Tools for Health Research

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Information Literacy, Publishing, STEMM

PRISMA-Statement.org: Your one-stop shop for everything PRISMA

What is PRISMA? Published for the first time in 2009, “Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses: The PRISMA Statement” (Moher et al., 2009) provides succinct and (relatively) manageable guidance for structuring, and therefore conducting, Systematic Reviews and Meta Analyses. Evinced by the primary image on its Wikipedia page, PRISMA is known for its flow diagram, where authors illustrate the systematic process of screening … Continue reading PRISMA-Statement.org: Your one-stop shop for everything PRISMA

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