Nov 27, 2017  |  1:00pm - 3:30pm

Strategies for Systematic, Scoping, or Other Comprehensive Searches of Literature - PART II

Part 2: Beyond MEDLINE: Translating Search Strategies for Knowledge Syntheses

Audience:           Graduate students and faculty engaged in health science research
Date:                    Monday, November 27, 2017
Time:                   1:10pm - 3:30pm
Location:            Gerstein Science Information Centre, Instruction Lab (2nd floor)

Note: this course may be taken as part of the Graduate Professional Skills Program.

  • In this hands-on workshop we will:
  • Identify the key differences between systematic reviews, scoping reviews, and literature reviews, as they relate to the search
  • Incorporate tools and resources for proper reporting and management of their review
  • Utilize strategies for turning a research question into a searchable question with inclusion/exclusion criteria
  • 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, utilizing controlled vocabulary, textwords and advanced techniques
  • Apply a structured approach to searching in OVID Medline

Date:                  Monday, November 27, 2017
Time:                 1:10pm - 3:30pm
Location:           Gerstein Library
Campus:            St. George (Downtown) Campus
Categories:       Graduate Professional Skills Program

REGISTER HERE: http://libcal.library.utoronto.ca/event/3437840