Are you conducting or updating a review, a systematic review or guidelines?
Do you need help with the literature search to make sure all relevant publications are included?
Consult our literature search support group
Library & ICT can help you to:
- Find relevant search terms for your research question and
- Give you guidance in database searching
- Conduct a systematic search to a review (scoping, narrative, systematic) or for guideline development
Request search support
Why involve us in your search process?
- The quality and comprehensiveness of the search
We have specialist competencies on database coverage and subject headings, we search multiple databases with correct terminology and filters, we peer review search strategies, and document according to following international standards for transparency and replication
The study "Librarian co-authors correlated with higher quality reported search strategies in general internal medicine systematic reviews" by Rethlefsen et al (2014) shows that involving a librarian/ information specialist as consultant or co-author in searching literature for reviews correlates with higher quality in the search result and documentation.
- Save time!
- Recommendations from leading organizations e.g. Cochrane and Swedish Health Technology Assessment and Assessment of Social Sevices