Library & Information Science

This list includes some topics of current interest, with links to reports, projects, and other information.

Accessibility

• Big Ten Academic Alliance- Library Accessibility (Introduction)
• CHORUS Accessibility Resources
• Library Accessibility Alliance

Anti-Racism / DEI / Racial Science

• African American Health and Anti-Racist Resources - NNLM
• Black Lives Matter Comics Reading Lists - ALA Graphic Novels & Comics Round Table
• Cultural Proficiencies for Racial Equality: A Framework - Joint ALA/ARL Building Cultural Proficiencies for Racial Equity Framework Task Force
• Medical Libraries and Their Complicated Past: an exploration of the historical connections between medical collections and racial science - JMLA 111(3), July 2023
• Perspectives on Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion in Libraries - Nandita, M.; Cawley, M.; Jones, E.P.
• Representation in Medicine - Collaborative project- IHS Library and Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine students & faculty
• A Resource Guide about Disabilities, Disability Theory, and Assistive Technologies - JJ Pionke (American Library Association, Carnegie-Whitney Project)

Artificial Intelligence

• Artificial Intelligence: ChatGPT, AI Literacy, and more - McGill University Library
• ChatGPT: Implications for academic libraries- C. Cox and E. Tzoc, ACRL TechConnect 84(3) (2023)

Data and Open Science

• Data Services Specialization - Medical Library Association
• NIH Scientific Data Sharing - NIH site
• NIH DMSP Guidance Working Group - WG site with implementation guidance to researchers and research support staff (e.g. librarians, offices of research, etc.).
• Open Science Training Handbook

Systematic Reviews and Evidence Synthesis

• Cochrane Handbook for Systematic Reviews of Interventions. London, UK: Cochrane, 2020.
• CRD's Guidance for Undertaking Reviews in Health Care. York, UK: University of York, 2008.
• Finding What Works in Health Care: Standards for Systematic Reviews. Washington, D.C: National Academies Press, Institute of Medicine, 2011.
• JBI Manual for Evidence Synthesis. Adelaide, Australia: Joana Briggs Institute, 2020.
• Methods Guide for Effectiveness and Comparative Effectiveness Reviews. Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, 2017.

This list includes a few key textbooks and other information sources.