Introduction
This guide contains information on systematic reviews and is broken down into the following categories (tabs):
- Review types: Use this tab to decide if a systematic review is the type of you want to pursue. You can explore the different types of review methodologies and use the decision tree to help you determine which review type is best for your purposes.
- Steps to the systematic review process: Use the dropdown menu under this section to see the steps of the systematic review process broken down into 6 specific areas:
- Glossary and Resources: You'll find a glossary with terms that are relevant and helpful to know about when it comes to conducting systematic reviews along with other resources that will come in handy as you conduct your review
- Library support for reviews: You'll learn about the different types of systematic (and other) review services that we offer, so you'll know right where to go to get the help that you need.
- Systematic review training: You'll be able to sign up to take a training course in Canvas and also to attend complementary working session for each of the eight course modules.
What is a Systematic Review?
Systematic reviews are research projects which are more than just an organized collection of articles; they are primary studies which provide synthesized information, built on other studies but providing new insight into a phenomenon, topic, or situation. The most straightforward and useful definition of systematic reviews, applied across all questions and disciplines is that they are reviews of the research literature using systematic and transparent methods (EPPI Centre 2015; Gough, Oliver, and Thomas 2012). These processes are the following: plan, identify, evaluate, collect and combine, explain, and summarize (PIECES) what can be ascertained from existing literature in order to answer a well-defined research question.
Excerpt from:
Foster, M. J., & Jewell, S. T. (Eds.). (2017). Assembling the pieces of a systematic review : A guide for librarians. ProQuest Ebook Central https://ebookcentral.proquest.com
Get Help with Systematic Reviews
- Library Support for Reviews
- Enroll in Systematic Review Training in Canvas
- Other Helpful Guides (in progress)
Audience
This library guide is part of our “spotlight on the disciplines” literacy tier. In this tier you will be introduced to advanced academic research skills. These skills are developed by working with research librarians in upper-level courses specific to their discipline. The spotlight represents the in-depth instruction, library guides, advanced search strategies, and research consultations provided by the research & engagement librarians.
