Expansion of the Systematic Review Services
Systematic reviews and related types of evidence synthesis are structured reviews that systematically summarise and critically evaluate scientific findings on a defined question. Systematic reviews bring together the knowledge from many individual studies and make it usable for evidence-based decisions.
A professional service, such as that offered by the University and Central Library of Zurich, helps to save time when defining the search strategy and to avoid methodological errors. This service was previously available for the field of medicine, and is now being extended to other faculties. The team of information specialists and liaison librarians supports you in improving the quality of your work.
Consultation
The experts advise you on the planning and implementation of your project. As a member of the University of Zurich, this advisory service is free of charge for every project. The consultation covers the following topics:
- Research question & protocol development
- Development of search strategies & implementation of systematic research
- Methodological support
- Reporting
Commissioned search
If you are looking for more support, you can request a commissioned literature search. In this service, the experts take care of the entire search process, including detailed documentation of the methodology. Please note that fees apply.
Depending on your needs, the service can include:
- Development of the search strategy
- Selection of information sources: databases, study registries, gray literature
- Conducting the search in the specified databases
- Deduplication of hits and delivery in the desired format
- Documentation of the search (search strategies, databases, flow chart)
- Description of the search methodology for manuscripts
Are you interested in a consultation or a commissioned search? You can contact the team directly using the online form.
You can find more information here: Systematic Review Services.
kommunikation@ub.uzh.ch