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The age of abundant scholarly information and its synthesis– A time when ‘just google it’ is no longer enough
Author(s) -
Gusenbauer Michael
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
research synthesis methods
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.376
H-Index - 35
eISSN - 1759-2887
pISSN - 1759-2879
DOI - 10.1002/jrsm.1520
Subject(s) - general partnership , key (lock) , computer science , data science , quality (philosophy) , information age , world wide web , public relations , knowledge management , business , political science , computer security , philosophy , finance , epistemology , law
Academic research has changed in recent years. It has entered the age of abundant scholarly information. New scientometric data shows impressive increases in both the quantity and quality of information researchers produce. Since 2007 about the same number of publications have become accessible on databases as more than the hundred years prior. At the same time, evidence synthesis has become key in making this wealth of information understandable and useful. Researchers need to be increasingly proficient in identifying relevant information – to be able to build on an increasingly comprehensive research base and to adhere to rising standards in evidence synthesis. Both these requirements make a ‘true partnership between librarians and researchers’ in demand like never before.