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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">***apologies for cross posting***</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">This summer, Cornell University Library will host two unique training sessions with opportunities for you to hone your systematic review
and evidence synthesis skills. The workshops will take place synchronously via Zoom and are free to participants!
<i>Space is limited and registrants will be assessed in the order in which they apply! Applications will begin on May 27 at 12:00pm EST and review of applications will begin June 10. </i></span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Systematic Reviews and Evidence Synthesis Beyond the Health Sciences: A Training for Librarians (August 3-5, 2020)</span></b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Enhance your database searching skills and learn about the possibilities for collaborating with researchers in conducting evidence syntheses
across academic areas. </span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Evidence syntheses, such as systematic reviews, scoping reviews, and meta-analyses, have long been common in the health sciences and their
popularity is growing in other disciplines (e.g., Agriculture, Life Sciences, International Development, Education, Nutrition, Psychology). They
<span style="background:white">are grounded in transparent, unbiased approaches, and are often used to assist public policy decision-making across academic sectors.</span></span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">In this three-day online training via Zoom, librarians will learn about the entire evidence synthesis process with special emphasis on creating
comprehensive, reproducible search strategies. Other topics covered will include creating and registering protocols, following guidelines for methodology, and using tools to manage the process. Instructors include librarians from The University of Minnesota
Library and Cornell University Library with experience teaching and collaborating on multidisciplinary systematic reviews, scoping reviews, and other evidence synthesis projects. </span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Please join us and grow your skills in this exciting emerging area! </span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">The synchronous workshop will be held from 12 pm - 5 pm EST over 3 days via Zoom Meeting. Registration will be limited to 20 people, who
will be selected based on need and impact of the training as evidenced by answers to 3 short application questions. Applicants will be assessed in the order in which they apply until all spaces are filled. Review of applications will begin June 10 and successful
registrants will receive confirmation. All other applicants will be placed on a wait list. Visit
</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><a href="https://guides.library.cornell.edu/evidence-synthesis/trainings"><span style="color:#1155CC">https://guides.library.cornell.edu/evidence-synthesis/trainings</span></a></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">
for the link to apply. Email inquiries to: Chris Fournier (ctf43@cornell.edu).</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Introduction to R and using litsearchr to develop and test search strategies (August 6 - 7, 2020) </span></b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">In this interactive workshop, you will learn the basics of using R and RStudio, a powerful<s>
</s>programming language and interface used by researchers across disciplines for statistical analysis, data cleaning, data visualization, and script-writing for automated tasks. This workshop will make use of a newly-developed
</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><a href="https://librarycarpentry.org/"><span style="color:#1155CC">Library Carpentry</span></a></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"> curriculum and the Carpentries'
practice-based teaching methods, providing participants with hands-on coding experience. In addition to the basics of R and RStudio, participants will learn to use the
</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><a href="https://elizagrames.github.io/litsearchr/"><i><span style="color:#1155CC">litsearchr</span></i><span style="color:#1155CC"> R package</span></a></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">.
<i>litsearchr</i> facilitates the development of a systematic search strategy, partially automating keyword selection from a set of search results and writing Boolean searches, including automating truncation of terms. This is an introduction to R and RStudio
designed for participants with no programming experience. Library Carpentry’s teaching is hands-on and will take place via zoom. Participants will need access to a computer with<span style="background:white"> a Mac, Linux, or Windows operating system that
they have administrative privileges on. </span> </span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">This synchronous workshop will take place from 12 pm - 5 pm EST over two days (August 6 and 7). Registration will be limited to 15 people,
which will be selected based on need and impact of the training as evidenced by answers to 3 short application questions. Applicants will be assessed in the order in which they apply until all spaces are filled. Review of applications will begin June 10 and
successful registrants will receive confirmation. All other applicants will be placed on a wait list. Visit
</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><a href="https://guides.library.cornell.edu/evidence-synthesis/trainings"><span style="color:#1155CC">https://guides.library.cornell.edu/evidence-synthesis/trainings</span></a></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">
for the link to apply. Email inquiries to: Amelia Kallaher </span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><a href="mailto:aak98@cornell.edu"><span style="color:#1155CC">aak98@cornell.edu</span></a></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"> </span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#404040">Amelia Kallaher<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#404040">Applied Social Sciences Librarian at the Albert R. Mann Library<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black">Need remote research help? <a href="https://cornell.libwizard.com/f/RequestMannConsultation">
<span style="color:#0563C1">Schedule an appointment</span></a>.</span></b><span style="color:#404040"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><i>Due to staffing changes necessitated by the current public health concerns my response might be slower than usual. If your message is urgent, please send it with the Subject header “URGENT”. Thank you!<o:p></o:p></i></p>
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