Alpi 2011.

Methods	Identification of subsequent full‐length publications Searched electronic database CINAHL, PubMed, ERIC, and LISTA (Library, Information Science & Technology Abstracts); dates of search not reported Search completed by trained librarian Searched by all authors and keywords Matching criteria not reported
Data	Included 62 abstracts presented at the 2000 to 2008 Medical Librarians Association meetings Included all award‐winning papers and posters published in the April 2009 issue of 'Hypothesis'
Comparisons	Proportion of abstracts published
Outcomes	23 of 62 abstracts published Proportion of abstracts published by time not reported No factors related to proportion of abstracts published reported
Notes	Medical education/library science Funding not reported Data extracted from letter
Risk of bias
Item	Authors' judgement	Description
Sampling method?	Yes	Included all abstracts that described specific subgroup, so low risk of bias.
Search for publications?	Yes	Searched 4 databases.
Follow‐up time?	Unclear	Date of search not reported.
Matching?	Unclear	Matching criteria not reported.