Systematic Reviews   Tags: resourceguide  

• SR Service
• Description
• Consultations
• RIGOR (Online guides)
• Take a class
• Requests
• Templates
• RIGOR
• Find Reviews
• Theses/Disserations
• Cochrane database & more   
• References
• Guides
• Standards
• Books

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The Center for Systematic Reviews support the needs of researchers conducting systematic reviews and meta-analysis.

Who can use the service?

Any Texas A&M University or Texas A&M Health Science Center affiliate can use the service including students, staff, and faculty. Depending on the discipline, researchers will be referred to either to the Center at Medical Sciences Library or at Sterling C. Evans Library to receive the appropriate expert assistance.

What resources & services are offered?

• Resources: Research Instruction Guide on Reviews (RIGOR) and templates to assist in recording methods and writing the review.
• Services: consultations and training
   
  Lastest standard from Cochrane Collaboration.
  

Overview

Consultations on systematic reviews can be for individuals or groups working on a review project.  Consultations are meant to supplement training by focusing on specific needs of the project. Individuals/groups will be advised on which training resources best would meet their needs.

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Timing

Usually just one meeting will not suffice the needs of the project.  The timing of follow-up meetings will be discussed in the initial meeting.

Format of consultation

Offered in person or online through software to allow sharing of computer screens.

Terms of the consultation

Depending on the level of assistance requested, the librarian will either be listed as a contributor for the project or as an author.  For graduate students working on thesis/dissertation, librarian will provide appropriate level of service to support student's research.  During the initial visit, the terms of the consultation will be discussed using the following guidelines, which are based on rules for authorship from (Baerlocher, Newton, Gautam, Tomlinson, & Detsky, 2007; Rennie, Yank, & Emanuel, 1997)

• Services with librarian as consultant:
• example: graduate dissertation or thesis
• guidance with systematic review steps
• what databases/sources need to be searched
• searching techniques and methods
• training on information management
• Services with librarian as contributor:
• guidance with systematic review steps
• design search strategy
• consultation on information management
• Services with librarian as author:
• services listed above
• management of searches and results
• write up methods section concerning the search
• creating appropriate tables/figure about the process of the review
• screening/coding as appropriate

In-class presentations: In-class sessions are available for courses.  The presentation can be customized to match the needs of the curriculum

Workgroups: Groups such as labs or research teams can request training for specific research projects.  Training will be customized for the needs of the project.