**Last few places remaining on the following course:** Identifying the evidence for systematic reviews: an introduction for information professionals Wednesday 22nd April 2015, 9.15am - 4:15pm 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, Centre for Reviews & Dissemination Kath Wright, Information Services Manager, 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 31st March 2015 Cancellations after 31st March 2015 will not be refunded. Places are limited to 16 participants, and only guaranteed on receipt of a completed booking form available from the CRD website http://www.york.ac.uk/inst/crd/identifying_the_evidence_ for_systematic_reviews.html If you require any further information, please contact [log in to unmask] Melissa Harden Information Specialist Centre for Reviews and Dissemination University of York York YO10 5DD t: +44 (0)1904 321080 f: +44 (0)1904 321041 e: [log in to unmask] www.york.ac.uk/inst/crd www.crd.york.ac.uk/prospero/ CRD is part of the National Institute for Health Research and is a department of the University of York. EMAIL DISCLAIMER: http://www.york.ac.uk/docs/disclaimer/email.htm