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Finding authoritative drug information online, at Webinar presented through OLA's Education Institute, Tuesday, June 21, 2016

Presenters: Caitlin Carter, Gail Nichol

Description: Does Ibuprofen interact with Warfarin? Where can I find information about the use of St. John's Wort and depression? How do I find information on the usage of Methotrexate during pregnancy? If these questions sound familiar, then this webinar is for you! Join us while we review how to search for drug information online, with a focus on searching free and credible websites. 

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Systematic search and reporting techniques applied to the gray literature: A review of Canadian school breakfast program guidelines, at CPHA Conference, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, Wednesday, June 15, 2016

Authors: Godin, K., Stapleton, J., Kirkpatrick, S.I., Hanning, R.M., & Leatherdale, S.T.

Grey literature is an important source of information for large-scale review syntheses. However, there are many characteristics of grey literature that make it difficult to search systematically. Further, there is no ‘gold standard’ for rigorous systematic grey literature search methods and few resources on how to conduct this type of search. This...

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Systematic search and reporting techniques applied to the gray literature: A review of Canadian school breakfast program guidelines, at Mosaic '16 Conference, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, Tuesday, May 17, 2016:

Authors: Godin, K., Stapleton, J., Kirkpatrick, S., Hanning, R. & Leatherdale, S.T.

Grey literature is an important source of information for large-scale review syntheses. However, there are many characteristics of grey literature that make it difficult to search systematically. Further, there is no ‘gold standard’ for rigorous systematic grey literature search methods and few resources on how to conduct this type of search. This poster describes systematic review search methods that were developed and applied to complete a case study systematic review of...

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“Leo Leonhard and Otto Jägersberg’s Rüssel in Komikland: An Art History of German Comics, in the Guise of a Comic about German Art History”, at Canadian Society for the Study of Comics Conference, Toronto, Ontario, Saturday, May 14, 2016

 

In 1972, artist Leo Leonhard and writer Otto Jägersberg published what Germany’s newsmagazine Der Spiegel described as “one of the most original books of the year … a clever collage of comic strip elements and stylistic quotations from art history.” This was Rüssel in Komikland, the story of Rüssel, a courtly mixture of human and elephant, and his beloved, Schüssel, a sentient and animated serving bowl. Together, the two produce a hybrid child, Schrüssel, and...

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