Systematic Reviews - ein Trend für Wissenschaftliche und Öffentlichen Bibliotheken.

The article deals with the growing importance of consulting services to support systematic reviews and related secondary study types in scientific and public libraries. It is pointed out that librarians need formal training to be able to provide this service. A new interdisciplinary CAS program called "Systematic Review Information Specialist" is introduced. It is emphasized that systematic reviews are relevant for both scientific and public libraries and offer opportunities for cooperation. The article also addresses the professional challenges for scientific librarians posed by systematic reviews and emphasizes the role of information specialists in conducting systematic reviews. It is noted that there is a lack of certified training opportunities and that many of the required skills are currently only informally taught. The CAS program "Systematic Review Information Specialist" is a continuing education program offered by the Campus Muttenz Library of the University of Applied Sciences Northwestern Switzerland (FHNW) in collaboration with the University Library Basel Medicine. It is aimed at university graduates from all empirical disciplines, especially those from scientific libraries, universities, and research institutions who are confronted with the creation of systematic reviews. The program provides all the necessary competencies for research support and offers insights into professional everyday life, reflection on practice, and strategies for anchoring consulting services. It is the first offering of its kind in the German-speaking region and consists of 10 ECTS with a total of 7 modules. Participants acquire knowledge about the professional profile of an information specialist, the methodological process of conducting systematic reviews, and specific guidelines and tools. They can independently conduct, document, and advise researchers on systematic literature searches. Community building is an important concern of the CAS program, where participants can stay in contact during and after the program through a web-based instant messaging service. On the website, graduates of the CAS "Materials for Information Specialists" are compiled for free reuse. Public libraries are also interested in research support and see themselves as partners for research-related services such as open science, publication advice, or citizen science. Systematic reviews are also relevant for public libraries as they have a connection to citizen science and public libraries can serve as a point of contact for CS projects. Public libraries should consider supporting systematic reviews as the tools for this are largely available. Systematic reviews are also interesting when public libraries themselves are the subject of research in library and information science. Conducting secondary studies enables decision-makers in public and scientific libraries to take empirically based measures to further develop their institutions. While scientific libraries are increasingly building expertise, public libraries are still at the beginning in this area. The implementation of evidence-based practice is of great importance for scientific and public libraries. They use research methods such as systematic review and meta-analysis to provide qualitative and quantitative evidence. By collaborating with scientific libraries, they can connect ambitious citizen scientists with researchers at universities and colleges. Supporting systematic reviews through systematic literature research could be an innovative partnership between scientific and public libraries. The position paper of the Commission for Research-Related Services of the [missing text] [Extracted from the article]