Much of the work a librarian does to assist researchers falls under their everyday job responsibilities. However, systematic reviews, scoping reviews, and meta-analyses, often require greater librarian involvement and include the librarian as a partner in the research project. When these levels of assistance lead to a published paper, it is appropriate to credit the librarian. Due to workload and time constraints, a librarian may only be able to assist at a level one.
With this in mind, librarians can offer 3 basic levels of support:
Suggestions come from University of Texas Arlington Libraries, Scoping Reviews Guide, CC BY-NC 4.0