Faculty and Academic Staff
Library Services for Systematic and Scoping Reviews
Two types of Librarian assistance are available to faculty and academic staff researchers: Librarians as co-authors and librarians as consultants, offering different levels of support.
If you are a student looking for assistance, please visit the student review assistance page.
Librarian as Co-author
Time commitment: No time limit. The Librarian will be a co-author on the paper, and timelines will be decided at the start of the project.
Support Offered:
Assistance formulating a research question
Assistance in identifying relevant databases
Assistance in selecting a review management system
Checks for published or in-process reviews on the same topic
Creation of a search strategy for review with research team
Translation of the search strategy for all selected databases
Running searches in selected databases
Providing guidance on searching grey literature
Compiling, preparing, and importing search results into selected review management system
Writing relevant parts of the methodology section of the paper
Reviewing of final manuscript
Librarian as Consultant
Time commitment: Maximum 10 hours (including preparation time).
Support Offered:
Advice or assistance in formulating a research question
Guidance on checking for published or in-process review on the same topic
Guidance on creating a search strategy and translating a strategy into other databases
Providing guidance on organization of results/sources
Providing resources for guidance on the systematic review process.
How to Get Assistance
If you are unfamiliar with knowledge syntheses, it is suggested that you complete the free asynchronous course Johns Hopkins Introduction to Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis before contacting your Librarian.
Please fill out the request form, and then complete a draft study protocol and send the protocol to rdmks@upei.ca.
Please note: Assistance on systematic and scoping reviews is provided on a first-come, first-served basis and is dependent on librarian availability.
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