Identifying the evidence for systematic reviews: an introduction for information professionals
Tuesday 15th September 2015, 9.15 am – 4 pm
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.
The course will be led by:
• Carol Lefebvre, Co-Convenor of the Cochrane Information Retrieval Methods Group
• Melissa Harden, Information Specialist at Centre for Reviews & Dissemination
• Kath Wright, Information Services Manager at the Centre for Reviews & Dissemination
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 15th August 2015.
Cancellations after 15th August 2015 will not be refunded.
Places are limited to 16 participants, and only guaranteed on receipt of a completed booking form available from http://www.york.ac.uk/crd/training-services/identifying-the-evidence/
If you require any further information about the content of the day, please contact Kath phone 01904-321460 or e-mail [log in to unmask]
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