This service is designed to support full systematic reviews, defined as follows:
- A clearly stated set of objectives with pre-defined eligibility criteria for studies
- An explicit, reproducible methodology
- A systematic search that attempts to identify all studies that would meet the eligibility criteria
- An assessment of the validity of the findings of the included studies, for example through the assessment of risk of bias
- A systematic presentation, and synthesis, of the characteristics and findings of the included studies.
Cochrane Handbook for Systematic Reviews of Interventions, 2020
The Library Network’s systematic review support is based on close collaboration between you and your librarian. An initial search strategy or research proposal should be emailed before consultation or you can request support to develop them (via www.quest.scot.nhs.uk).
This service is available to all NHSGGC staff. We may turn down requests based on our internal capacity and workloads or refer you to another staff member.
Note: "n/a" = option not available at this level.
A downloadable copy of this document is attached below.
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SYSTEMATIC REVIEW SUPPORT CHARTER |
BASIC 1-3 hours
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STANDARD 3-8 hours
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COMPREHENSIVE 8-20+ hours
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Initial consultation |
Up to three consultations |
Ongoing consultation throughout |
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No acknowledgement required in published work |
Requires acknowledgement of Librarian's contribution in the final published work
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Requires the Librarian to be listed as a co-author in the publication |
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Attend and participate in Review Team meetings
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n/a |
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Assist with development of the Review Protocol
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n/a |
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Assist with formulating the research question
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Advise on relevant databases for your subject area and sources of grey literature
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Inform researcher of SR standards eg (PRISMA, Cochrane) |
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Provide a mediated training session on databases and RefWorks
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Covers 1 database |
Covers multiple databases |
Covers multiple databases
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Run a scoping search to find any existing relevant systematic reviews |
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Design the main search strategy
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Translate and run the search in multiple databases
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n/a |
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Merge and de-duplicate references and deliver a citation library in a suitable format eg. Refworks |
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Advise on screening process and relevant tools
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Assist in obtaining full text of articles
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Advise on publication choices and instructions for authors |
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Provide documents to include in publication (eg partially completed PRISMA flowchart and search strategies) |
n/a |
n/a |
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Contribute to the Methods section of the paper
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n/a |
n/a |
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Review and comment on the final draft of the paper
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n/a |
n/a |
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Run update of searches prior to publication (as required by standards) |
n/a |
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Review peer review comments in subsequent drafts |
n/a |
n/a |
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Please note – for reviews carried out as part of postgraduate coursework, only the basic service is available.
See also: example of a systematic review timeline: https://library.sydney.edu.au/research/systematic-review/
Based on the University of Sydney Library Systematic review service charter: https://library.sydney.edu.au/research/systematic-review/downloads/SR_Service_Charter.pdf [11/11/2020]
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