Evidence Synthesis Series

Interested in conducting an evidence synthesis?

The Health Sciences Library is hosting a Evidence Synthesis series that will get you started in five sessions. Sign up for all of them, or just the ones you need.

This virtual series will provide researchers with tools and resources to confidently navigate the evidence synthesis process.

Who should attend? 

This series is intended for individuals and research teams who are planning to conduct an evidence synthesis or want more information about evidence synthesis in general. No prior knowledge or experience is required. This series is aimed toward health related reviews, but is open to anyone at Mizzou.

What will be covered? 

We’ve broken down the process from ideation through synthesis into five one-hour lessons. You can register for the sessions using the links below as well.

September 24th at 1pm: Choosing the Right Review

October 1st at 11am: Organizing your Review

October 8th at 1pm: Building Your Search 

October 15th at 1pm: Searching Beyond the Basics 

October 22nd at 1pm: From Searching to Synthesis 

 

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Taira Meadowcroft

Taira Meadowcroft is the Public Health and Community Engagement Librarian at the Health Sciences Library at the University of Missouri.

BYOBook Club at Mizzou Libraries

Do you want to join a book club but prefer to choose your own book?

Join us at BYOBook Club! Read any book for the month’s (optional) prompt and chat with other readers about what you chose. This is a great way to discover new books and authors—or rant about pesky plot holes.

  • September 2nd – Favorite summer read
  • October 7th – Banned book
  • November 4th – New perspectives (book from a language/culture/POV different from you)
  • December 2nd – Resistance! (fiction or nonfiction)

You can find book recommendations and more on our BYOBook Club guide: libraryguides.missouri.edu/byobook-club

This club is sponsored by Mizzou Libraries Outreach and Engagement Committee.

Registration is encouraged but not required.

Mizzou Libraries Reading Challenge

Mizzou Libraries invites the campus community (students, staff, and faculty) to join our inaugural campus-wide Reading Challenge! This challenge runs from September 2026 to April 2027.

Read (or listen to) a book each month based on that month’s theme, tell us about it, and be entered into win one of our monthly prizes. Complete all 8 months to be entered in to the grand prize drawing.

Select this link to learn more about the Mizzou Libraries Reading Challenge: https://libraryguides.missouri.edu/readingchallenge

 

home J. Otto Lottes Health Sciences Library, Resources and Services Overview of Recent University of Missouri Publications in Medicine and Related Fields: July 2026

Overview of Recent University of Missouri Publications in Medicine and Related Fields: July 2026

Each month we provide an overview of University of Missouri School of Medicine faculty-authored articles in medicine and related fields as well as a featured article with the highest journal impact factor.

This month’s featured article, “Polychip-A High-Throughput Droplet Microfluidics Platform for Interrogating Microbial Interactions” was co-authored by Dr. Paul de Figueiredo of the Department of Molecular Microbiology and Immunology. The article was published in Advanced Science (impact factor of 14.1 in 2025).

See the list of publications in medicine and related fields we retrieved for this month: https://library.muhealth.org/facpubmonthlyresult/?Month=July&Year=2026

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Taira Meadowcroft

Taira Meadowcroft is the Public Health and Community Engagement Librarian at the Health Sciences Library at the University of Missouri.

Summer Reading Recommendations from Mizzou Librarians

We asked Mizzou Librarians to tell us what their favorite read of the summer was and of course they had a lot to share!

In this list, you will find beach reads and dense reads. Fiction and non-fiction. This list has a little for everyone, no matter your reading tastes.

You can access the list using this link.

Happy reading!

Taira Meadowcroft

Taira Meadowcroft is the Public Health and Community Engagement Librarian at the Health Sciences Library at the University of Missouri.

home J. Otto Lottes Health Sciences Library, Resources and Services Overview of Recent University of Missouri Publications in Medicine and Related Fields: June 2026

Overview of Recent University of Missouri Publications in Medicine and Related Fields: June 2026

Each month we provide an overview of University of Missouri School of Medicine faculty-authored articles in medicine and related fields as well as a featured article with the highest journal impact factor.

This month we have two featured articles from the same journal, Journal of Clinical Oncology (5-year impact factor of 41.3 in 2024):

was co-authored by Dr. Iris Zachary of the Department of Biomedical Informatics and Dr. Cherian Verghese of the Department of Medicine – Hematology Oncology.

See the list of publications in medicine and related fields we retrieved for this month: https://library.muhealth.org/facpubmonthlyresult/?Month=June&Year=2026

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Taira Meadowcroft

Taira Meadowcroft is the Public Health and Community Engagement Librarian at the Health Sciences Library at the University of Missouri.

New Open Journal Finder Helps Mizzou Researchers Identify Publishing Options

The Mizzou Libraries now offer a tool to help Mizzou researchers identify journals where they can publish their work. The Open Journal Finder provides an easy way to explore journal publishing options, including open access status, article processing charges, and library-supported discounts or agreements.

Researchers can use the Open Journal Finder to look up individual journal titles and find important publishing details in one place. For each title, the tool may include the following information

  • whether the journal is fully open access, hybrid open access, or not open access;
  • whether article processing charges (APC) apply;
  • whether Mizzou Libraries support all or part of the APC (support only available for Mizzou-affiliated researchers);
  • instructions for authors;
  • the number of articles published by Mizzou authors in the journal over the last five years; and
  • how often Mizzou researchers have cited articles from the journal in the last two years.

When a journal is labeled “Library Supported” above the open access icon, Mizzou Libraries offers APC support for that title to Mizzou researchers. Researchers should click the journal title to view complete details, including any remaining costs they may be responsible for. Because not every title from a publisher is included in Mizzou’s APC agreements, researchers should always check the Open Journal Finder before submitting an article.

The tool also helps clarify common publishing categories. Fully open-access journals make all articles freely available, while hybrid journals include both open-access and subscription-only articles and may require an APC for open-access publishing. Journals that are not open access are marked with a gray lock icon. By bringing together publication costs, open-access status, author instructions, and MU-specific publishing metrics, the Open Journal Finder gives researchers a clearer picture of their options before they submit their work.

For more information about journal metrics, visit the Mizzou Libraries guide on journal rankings.

June 5, 2026

home J. Otto Lottes Health Sciences Library, Resources and Services Overview of Recent University of Missouri Publications in Medicine and Related Fields: May 2026

Overview of Recent University of Missouri Publications in Medicine and Related Fields: May 2026

Each month we provide an overview of University of Missouri School of Medicine faculty-authored articles in medicine and related fields as well as a featured article with the highest journal impact factor.

This month’s featured article, “Endovascular Treatment of Medium-Vessel-Occlusion Strokes”, was co-authored by Dr. Adnan Qureshi of the Department of Neurology. The article was published in the New England Journal of Medicine (impact factor of 78.5 in 2024).

See the list of publications in medicine and related fields we retrieved for this month: https://library.muhealth.org/facpubmonthlyresult/?Month=May&Year=2026

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Taira Meadowcroft

Taira Meadowcroft is the Public Health and Community Engagement Librarian at the Health Sciences Library at the University of Missouri.

home J. Otto Lottes Health Sciences Library, Resources and Services Overview of Recent University of Missouri Publications in Medicine and Related Fields: April 2026

Overview of Recent University of Missouri Publications in Medicine and Related Fields: April 2026

Each month we provide an overview of University of Missouri School of Medicine faculty-authored articles in medicine and related fields as well as a featured article with the highest journal impact factor.

This month’s featured article, “Early Detection and Surveillance of the SARS-CoV-2 Variant BA.3.2 — Worldwide, November 2024-February 2026”, was co-authored by Dr. Marc Johnson  of the department of Molecular Microbiology & Immunology. The article was published in MMWR Recommendations and Reports (impact factor of 60.1 in 2024).

See the list of publications in medicine and related fields we retrieved for this month: https://library.muhealth.org/facpubmonthlyresult/?Month=April&Year=2026

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Taira Meadowcroft

Taira Meadowcroft is the Public Health and Community Engagement Librarian at the Health Sciences Library at the University of Missouri.

Feedback Requested: Faculty Evaluation of Library Instruction

Thank you for partnering with the University Libraries this semester to support your students’ learning. As we continue to refine and strengthen our instructional services, your perspective is essential. We invite you to complete a brief evaluation of the library instruction provided for your course this spring.

Your feedback helps us assess the effectiveness of our teaching, better understand how well we met your learning goals, and identify opportunities for improvement. The form is short, and all fields are optional—we welcome any insights you are able to share.

Faculty Evaluation of Library Instruction – Spring 2026
https://missouri.libwizard.com/f/facultyInstructionEvalSpring26

We appreciate your time and partnership, and we look forward to supporting your teaching in future semesters.

Send your librarian any questions you have.

 

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Taira Meadowcroft

Taira Meadowcroft is the Public Health and Community Engagement Librarian at the Health Sciences Library at the University of Missouri.