Susan
Thank you for the very helpful summary below.
May I, please, offer a correction to one the references below:
Carol Lefebvre, E. M., Julie Glanville. (2011). Part 2: General methods for Cochrane reviews, Chapter 6: Searching for studies. In G. S. Higgins JPT (Ed.), Cochrane Handbook for Systematic Reviews of Interventions (Version 5.1.0 ed.): The Cochrane Collaboration. Retrieved from http://www.cochrane-handbook.org/.
should read as:
Lefebvre C, Manheimer E, Glanville J. Chapter 6: Searching for studies. In: Higgins JPT, Green S (editors). Cochrane Handbook for Systematic Reviews of Interventions Version 5.1.0 (updated March 2011). The Cochrane Collaboration, 2011. Available from www.cochrane-handbook.org.
Manheimer and Green have somehow been reduced to initials – I guess the delights of bib software!
For information, details regarding how to cite the various chapters of The Cochrane Handbook can be found within each chapter in the section entitled ‘Chapter information’ – towards the end of each chapter.
With thanks and best wishes
Carol
Carol Lefebvre
Independent Information Consultant, Lefebvre Associates Ltd, Oxford, UK
Co-Convenor, Cochrane Information Retrieval Methods Group
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Subject: [Expertsearching] Summary: Teaching Advanced Search Strategies to Non-Information Professionals in Support of Systematic Review Work
I received so many incredibly helpful answers to my inquiry regarding advice, classes, and resources for Teaching Advanced Search Strategies to Non-Information Professionals in Support of Systematic Review Work. Thank you very much to everyone who responded. I apologize that I did respond to very many people. I was more focused on summarizing all the incredible useful responses. I hope others will find this information useful as well.
Classes
ˇ Advanced Search Techniques for Systematic Reviews, Health Technology Assessment and Guideline Development: http://php.york.ac.uk/inst/yhec/web/training/training_events.php?RecordID=19
ˇ CADTH staff teach a graduate-level course at the University of Ottawa Medical School on undertaking systematic reviews. One three-hour class is devoted to literature retrieval. Various information specialists have taught this section. We’ve divided it in two parts:
Part 1: Systematic Searches and the Role of Information Specialists in HTAs
Part 2: Top Ten Database Search Tips
ˇ Systematic Review Workshop: The Nuts and Bolts for Librarians (http://www.hsls.pitt.edu/systematicreview/)
Syllabi
Note there is a section on searching in the class: http://open.umich.edu/sites/default/files/epid_757_syllabus_gagnier_j_2011.pdf
Books
Bell, S. S. (2006). Librarian's guide to online searching Retrieved from WorldCat database Retrieved from http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0614/2006017628.html
Booth, A. P. D. S. A. (2012). Systematic approaches to a successful literature review. London: Sage.
Carol Lefebvre, E. M., Julie Glanville. (2011). Part 2: General methods for Cochrane reviews, Chapter 6: Searching for studies. In G. S. Higgins JPT (Ed.), Cochrane Handbook for Systematic Reviews of Interventions (Version 5.1.0 ed.): The Cochrane Collaboration. Retrieved from http://www.cochrane-handbook.org/.
Caroline De Brún, N. P.-S. (2009). Searching Skills Toolkit: Finding the Evidence BMJ Books.
Dissemination, C. f. R. a. (2008). Systematic Reviews: CRD's guidance for undertaking reviews in health care (pp. 294). Retrieved from http://www.york.ac.uk/inst/crd/pdf/Systematic_Reviews.pdf
Rennie, D. (2008). Users' guides to the medical literature : a manual for evidence-based clinical practice Retrieved from WorldCat database Retrieved from http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip085/2007047778.html
Articles
Fyfe, T., & Dennett, L. (2012). Building capacity in systematic review searching: a pilot program using virtual mentoring. [Article]. Journal of the Canadian Health Libraries Association (JCHLA), 33(1), 12-16.
McGowan, J., Sampson, M., & Lefebvre, C. (2010). An Evidence Based Checklist for the Peer Review of Electronic Search Strategies (PRESS EBC). [Article]. Evidence Based Library & Information Practice, 5(1), 149-154.
Meet the Googles: Sources Providing Tips and Guidance for Searching Google Retrieved from https://groups.google.com/forum/?fromgroups=#!topic/net-gold/4f2DaXvwY9s
Sampson, M., McGowan, J., Cogo, E., Grimshaw, J., Moher, D., & Lefebvre, C. (2009). An evidence-based practice guideline for the peer review of electronic search strategies. [Article]. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology, 62(9), 944-952. doi: 10.1016/j.jclinepi.2008.10.012
Time Expectations
7 to 10 hours
Online Collaboration
http://pressforum.pbworks.com/
Cochrane Review Groups (scroll down http://www.thecochranelibrary.com/view/0/AboutTheCochraneLibrary.html)
Tutorials
“PubMed” by Cindy Schmidt, M.D., M.L.S.
http://app1.unmc.edu/mcgoogan/ippetutorial/1.html
http://app1.unmc.edu/mcgoogan/phpr622.1/1.html
“Cochrane” by Cindy Schmidt, M.D., M.L.S.
http://app1.unmc.edu/mcgoogan/cochrane/1.html
“Six Strategies for Effective Searching” by Helena VonVille: https://sph.uth.tmc.edu/content/uploads/2010/07/6_strategies_for_effective_searching_handout.pdf
“Systematic Review Handouts” from the University of Texas Health Sciences Center at Houston: https://sph.uth.tmc.edu/current-students/library/guides-to-using-library-resources/
Advice
Teaching
“Teach a step-by-step approach to constructing search strategies.
Advise people to create their strategies in a word-processor like MSWord.
Give them a template worksheet with a concept (term harvesting) table to fill in.
Demonstrate search construction using different font colors for each concept statement.
Always capitalize Boolean operators and put them in their own color.
Practice having them work backwards from a search strategy to reconstructing the question it came from.
Emphasize getting your strategies reviewed by a fresh eye (such as mine or another librarian).”
“…the teachers are always learning. I guess you could tell them that at the outset, show them previous searches you have done and ask them to dissect and critique them, show them a search with mistakes and get them to find them and tell you why the initial search would not work etc It takes time to learn these things.”
“We use the PRESS-EBC as a teaching tool to help novice searchers (and reviewers) break a complex strategy down into easy to understand chunks, so that they (hopefully) feel more confident about commenting on draft strategies, and also making suggestions for additional terms.”
“…I try to guide them by suggesting the databases they should include, and how to find the keywords, then take a look at their search strategies as they go along, and reminding them that they have to be able to describe exactly what they did as part of their methods, etc... “
Peer Review
“In my team …, we ensure that for every project at least the main search strategy (usually Embase) is independently peer reviewed by a second Information Specialist. We use the PRESS-EBC, and this step is clearly described as part of our systematic review method in every proposal, protocol and SR report.”
“I also agree that the search strategy and findings should be reviewed by 2 persons (alike for the inclusion, abstraction, quality assessment phases of SRs).”
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Susan Fowler, MLIS
Medical Librarian
Evidence at Becker:
http://beckerguides.wustl.edu/ebm
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