A Work Study of the Review Production Process

Swanson, Rowena Weiss

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“…When ARIST was launched in 1966, the process of reviewing the literature was very labor-intensive. Swanson (1976) sought to record and report experiential data on the work activities, performance times, and costs involved in the preparation of an analytic review, her chapter on "Design and Evaluation of Information Systems" for volume 10 of ARIST. Time had to be spent on preparing correspondence to obtain materials, searching the journal literature, photocopying materials, and typing drafts.…”

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Reviews and Reviewing: Approaches to Research Synthesis. An Annual Review of Information Science and Technology (ARIST) paper

Smith

2023

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Reviews have long been recognized as among the most important forms of scientific communication. The rapid growth of the primary literature has further increased the need for reviews to distill and interpret the literature. This review on Reviews and Reviewing: Approaches to Research Synthesis encompasses the evolution of the review literature, taxonomy of review literature, uses and users of reviews, the process of preparing reviews, assessment of review quality and impact, the impact of information technology on the preparation of reviews, and research opportunities for information science related to reviews and reviewing. In addition to providing a synthesis of prior research, this review seeks to identify gaps in the published research and to suggest possible future research directions.

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Reviews and Reviewing: Approaches to Research Synthesis. An Annual Review of Information Science and Technology (ARIST) paper

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2023

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The roles of reviews in information transfer

Woodward¹

1977

J. Am. Soc. Inf. Sci.

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Following a general discussion of reviews and of the problems of identification and definition, the literature on user studies, both of reviews and scientific literature in general, is briefly and selectively surveyed. Given the apparent usefulness of reviews and their high cost of production, there has been surprisingly little research into the uses made of reviews. A theoretical framework for future research in this area is proposed. Reviews appear to fulfill two interlocking roles: that of forming an integral part of the development of science (historical functions) and that of supplying individual workers with information about the current development of science and its literature (contemporary functions).

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Fraser

1983

Pharmacotherapy

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A Work Study of the Review Production Process

Abstract: This Communication presents experiential data on the work activities, performance times and costs involved in the preparation of an analytic review for the Annual Review of Information Science and Technology.

Cited by 4 publications

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Reviews and Reviewing: Approaches to Research Synthesis. An Annual Review of Information Science and Technology (ARIST) paper

Reviews and Reviewing: Approaches to Research Synthesis. An Annual Review of Information Science and Technology (ARIST) paper

The roles of reviews in information transfer

Review Articles—Worth Their Weight in Gold!

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