03/06/2026 –, Borduas-Krieghoff2 Langue: English
Context
The Bibliothèque de santé, Université de Montréal launched a knowledge synthesis support program in the 2024-2025 academic year. In line with our goal to build skills among our current staff, we developed a tool to assess the current competency levels of our health science librarians, to offer targeted professional development recommendations. The tool was deployed in May 2025.
Methods
The tool consisted of a questionnaire developed using Microsoft Forms online. The questionnaire was divided into two sections, each starting with a scenario in which respondents were asked to revise the search methods of a project. In the first section, participants could choose one of four project titles. They were then asked to provide feedback on three categories of the project: sources searched, the search strategy used, and reporting. An additional field for comments that did not fit into these categories was also available. A second project was proposed in the second section to complement the first.
Each strategy for review was based on a published systematic review, representing clinical medicine, nursing, rehabilitation, pharmacology, and public health. MEDLINE was the primary database used in the first section, and CINAHL as the primary database used in the second.
We developed a scoring system to evaluate each question according to completeness of identified issues in the three categories. Minor issues (one point) and important issues (three points) were identified for each project.
Discussion
This presentation will address the development of the tool and the scoring system, as well as deployment and reflections on future directions.
Monique Clar (MLIS) était bibliothécaire en soutien aux synthèses des connaissances pour les bibliothèques de la santé de l’Université de Montréal jusqu'à tout récemment. Elle a pris sa retraite en février 2026. Elle était précédemment bibliothécaire médicale pour la même institution.
Monique Clar (MLIS) was a knowledge synthesis librarian at the health sciences libraries at Université de Montréal. She previously was a medical librarian at the same institution. She retired on February 2026.
Amy Bergeron worked in hospital libraries from 2019-2023, and is currently responsible for the medicine and biomedical sciences programs at the Université de Montréal. Her primary professional interests include pedagogical design, evaluation methods, and the epistemology of the health sciences. She is an active member of the Training Committee of the CHLA’s Quebec chapter (the FMD3S).
Tara Landry has accumulated 15 years’ of experience supporting health professionals with their research and educational pursuits, in both hospital and academic libraries. Previously coordinator of the medical libraries of the McGill University Health Centre, Ms Landry currently holds a leadership position as head of research and education support services of the health sciences libraries of the Université de Montréal.
As a medical librarian, her primary research interests are in research support and knowledge syntheses. She is an active member of the Canadian Health Libraries Association (CHLA/ABSC) and has previously served on the Board in 2020-2023.
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