[Libs-Or] You're Invited to the OSU Libraries Faculty Seminar Series on Friday, December 14

[Bridges, Laurie]

The OSU Libraries Faculty Association Seminar Series invites you to
attend a presentation by Jeff Behan, Institute of Natural Resources, and
Janet Webster, OSU Libraries.

Topic: Systematic Evidence Reviews in Natural Resources: Finding and
Assessing "Best Available Science"

Summary: In early 2007, the Institute for Natural Resources started a
pilot project with the Oregon Department of Forestry to explore the use
of the Systematic Evidence Review (SER) process to assess and collate
"best available science" on focused natural resource questions.  The
pilot questions was "Does instream wood placement affect salmonid
growth, survival or habitat complexity?" SERs were originally developed
in the medical profession as a way to assess existing science, in
particular medical trials.  Our challenge was to see if these
"turbocharged lit reviews" could be adapted as a way to package
available knowledge that would be useful to diverse stakeholders looking
for objectivity.

A key component of SERs is their use of a review protocol that spells
out in detail how the review will be conducted, including the specific
question being addressed and the search strategy that will be used to
locate all pertinent evidence. Enter the library.  Jeff Behan of the INR
contacted Janet Webster of the OSU Libraries for assistance in creating
the search strategy and identifying where to use it.  

In this presentation, Jeff Behan and Janet Webster will describe the
idea behind using SERs in natural resources, explain our process, and
describe the challenges and the results.

When: Friday, December 14, 10 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. (refreshments provided) 
Where: OSU Valley Library, Corvallis, Willamette Rooms East & West on
the 3rd floor 

For background reading on the topic please review the attached pdf:
IOAN FAZEY, JANET G. SALISBURY , DAVID B. LINDENMAYER, JOHN MAINDONALD
AND ROBERT DOUGLAS.  2004.  Can methods applied in medicine be used to
summarize and disseminate conservation research?  Environmental
Conservation 31 (3): 190-198 
The Cochrane Collection of SERs http://www.cochrane.org/
Center for Evidence-Based Conservation  http://www.cebc.bham.ac.uk/

For a map of the OSU campus, please visit this page:
http://oregonstate.edu/cw_tools/campusmap/ 

If you have any questions, please direct them to Laurie Bridges,
2007-2008 Library Faculty Seminar Series Coordinator. 

 <<Fazey SER paper.pdf>> 
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Laurie M. Bridges
Business & Economics Librarian
Assistant Professor
The Valley Library
Oregon State University
Phone: 541.737.8821
Library Homepage: http://library.oregonstate.edu
Delicious Site: http://del.icio.us/bridgeslibrary

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