Identifying the evidence for systematic reviews: an introduction for information professionals
Tuesday 9th September 2014
A one-day course for information specialists and librarians on supporting systematic reviews in health and social care will be held at the Centre for Reviews & Dissemination, University of York 9.15am until 4:15pm.
The course will be led by:
• Carol Lefebvre, Co-Convenor of the Cochrane Information Retrieval Methods Group
• Kate Lewis-Light, Information Specialist at the Centre for Reviews & Dissemination, University of York
• Kath Wright, Information Services Manager at the Centre for Reviews & Dissemination, University of York
The day is a mixture of presentations, practical exercises and quizzes, with plenty of time for questions and discussion.
By the end of the day participants will know about:
• systematic review methods
• planning an appropriate search strategy
• locating and using methodological search filters
• documenting the search process
• managing references using bibliographic software
• the role of the Information Professional in the systematic review team
Pre-requisites for course attendance:
• experience of bibliographic database searching
• familiarity with MeSH indexing, Boolean operators, truncation and other basic search tools and techniques
The course does not include a “hands on” database searching session so prior knowledge or experience in these areas is essential to get the most from the day
Registration
£160 for public sector & non-profit organisations.
£450 (plus £90 VAT) for private & commercial companies.
Price includes lunch, refreshments and a course pack.
A charge of £20 will be payable for cancellations up to 10th August 2014.
Cancellations after 10th August 2014 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_the_evidence_for_systematic_reviews.html
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