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Identifying the evidence for systematic reviews: an introduction for
Information Professionals – training day.
9 JULY 2009
CENTRE FOR REVIEWS AND DISSEMINATION, UNIVERSITY OF YORK
This training day is organised by the Centre for Reviews and Dissemination,
and includes guest speaker Carol Lefebvre (UK Cochrane Centre).
Library and information staff are increasingly facing requests to undertake the
information component for systematic reviews and other large-scale projects.
This training day aims to provide health and social care information
professionals with an overview of the particular issues involved in supporting
systematic reviews, such as extensive literature searching, bibliographic
management and document acquisition, so that they can deal confidently with
requests for help.
The training day is an introduction to the issues for information professionals
involved in systematic reviews
The day will run from 9.30am until 4.15pm at the University of York, and will
comprise presentations, group discussion and practical exercises in the
following areas:
• Systematic reviews
How a systematic review differs from other types of project
How information professionals can be involved in supporting systematic reviews
at various levels
• Literature searching
Search techniques and approaches
Identifying relevant resources
• Other support services
Key components to cost information support for a project
Documenting the search process
Managing search results and references
Pre-requisites for course attendance
• Providing information support to research projects
• Database searching
• Familiarity with MeSH indexing, Boolean operators, truncation and
other basic search tools and techniques.
If you are unsure if you meet the course pre-requisites, please contact Kate
Misso to discuss your training needs.
Objectives of the ‘Identifying the Evidence’ course
By the end of the training day, you will…
• Have an improved understanding of systematic review methods
• Plan a search strategy
• Undertake faceted searching using OVIDSP
• Be able to locate and use methodological search filters.
• Understand how to cost information support for research bids
• Be able to document your search process
• Have an awareness about how to manage references within a review
team, using Endnote XI reference management software
• Understand the role of the Information Professional in the systematic
review process
• Have made a few new contacts and enjoyed yourself !!
REGISTRATION
£140 for public sector & non-profit organisations.
£405 (incl.VAT) for private & commercial companies.
This price includes lunch and refreshments.
A charge of £20 will be payable for cancellations up to 18 June 2009.
Cancellations after 18 June 2009 will not be refunded.
Places are limited to 25 participants, and only guaranteed on receipt of a
completed booking form. Further information and the course booking form are
available on the CRD website at:
http://www.york.ac.uk/inst/crd/identifying_evidence_course.htm
If you require any further information, please contact:
Kate Misso
Information Specialist
Centre for Reviews and Dissemination
Tel: 01904 321081; Fax: 01904 321041
Email: [log in to unmask]
http://www.york.ac.uk/inst/crd/identifying_evidence_course.htm
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