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Strategies for Systematic, Scoping, or Other Comprehensive Searches of Literature - Part I Online
Part 1: Structured Approach to Searching the Medical Literature for Knowledge Syntheses
Audience: University of Toronto graduate students and faculty engaged in health science research.
Date: Tuesday, October 18th 2022
Time: 10:00am - 12:00pm (+ mandatory pre-work module, approximately 60 minutes)
Location: Online via Zoom (meeting link will be provided in registration confirmation email)
By the end of this 3-part workshop series, participants will:
- Identify databases for their review and explain when to use them
- Practice using an objective, structured method for developing sensitive search strategies required for knowledge synthesis
- Apply a structured approach to searching their question in OVID Medline
By the end of Part 1 of this workshop series, participants will:
- Understand the importance of methodical searching in a knowledge synthesis review
- Articulate how the quality of a search affects the quality of a review as a whole
- Identify potential sources of bias in a search and implement strategies for mitigating them
- Practice using an objective, structured method for developing sensitive search strategies required for knowledge synthesis
**Pre-Work Module**
Please complete the mandatory pre-work module “Planning Your Knowledge Synthesis Review” before attending class: https://tinyurl.com/planningareview
*Please note the module is the same for all three live sessions in the course. You only need to complete the module once if you are attending multiple sessions
Instructors:
Mikaela Mitchell MI - Liaison & Education Librarian, Gerstein Science Information Centre
Glyneva Bradley-Ridout MI - Liaison & Education Librarian, Gerstein Science Information Centre
Kaitlyn Merriman MI - Faculty Liaison, Instruction and Communications Librarian, Gerstein Science Information Centre
Related LibGuide: Searching the Literature: A Guide to Comprehensive Searching in the Health Sciences by Erica Nekolaichuk
- Date:
- Tuesday, October 18, 2022
- Time:
- 10:00am - 12:00pm
- Time Zone:
- Eastern Time - US & Canada (change)
- Online:
- This is an online event. Event URL will be sent via registration email.