Wednesday, September 10th, 12-1: "So You Want to Do a Systematic Review?"
Whether you're conducting or reading a review, this presentation will have something for you! We'll discuss how to pursue a systematic, scoping or rapid review, including developing a protocol, performing a literature search, assessing risk of bias, common misconceptions, and more.
Librarians are available to help any MGH or BWH employee seeking to publish a literature review.
Coming from another hospital in the MGB system? You can take our course on how to conduct a review instead.
Below are some of the projects we can help you with:
If you're unsure of which type of project to pursue, we'll guide you to the right one. You can also check out:
Incorporating an information professional into your project is an excellent way to improve your search methodology. Cochrane, JBI and other organizations recommend having an information specialist draft your search. Below are the ways we'll contribute to your project:
✔ Show you the right standards to follow
✔ Offer guidance on protocol development and registration
✔ Create searches for Medline, Embase, Web of Science, and more
✔ Search grey literature databases
✔ Remove duplicates and upload results into a screening software
✔ Create a PRISMA compliant methods section and supplement
✔ Assist with finding full text papers
✔ Offer guidance on risk of bias
✔ Review your manuscript and draft responses to reviewers/editors
✔ Perform search updates and help with citation chaining
Want to see our work in action? Check out:
A team member who is a MGH or BWH employee. If your team only consists of people from MGB, you're welcome to take our course instead.
A registered protocol that follows PRISMA for Protocols.
Inclusion as a co-author for any comprehensive review or an acknowledgement for any narrative review.
Permission to review the final manuscript before publication.
