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Systematic Reviews

Workshop Series

Librarians at NUSL conduct workshops on various topics throughout the year, mostly under our flagship Researcher Unbound platform. Most workshops have PowerPoint presentations/videos which are archived (for NUS staff and students only). Below are some workshops suitable for those working on Systematic Review.

Systematic Review Series

Part 1 - An Introduction to Systematic Review Methodology (slides)
Part 2 - Paths to Publishing: Systematic Reviews (slides)
Part 3 - Developing Search Strategies for Systematic Reviews (slides)
Part 4 - Rayyan for Systematic Reviews (slides
Part 5 - Search Methodology for Non-Health Systematic Reviews(slides)*
Part 6 - Applying Search Filters: Why and How (slides)

*Recording is not available for this session. View previous session here.

 

The Art and Science of Searching in Systematic Reviews

Below are the self-paced videos available to guide you on the steps in developing search strategy.  To view the videos, please login to Panopto using NUSID and password. Units 1-3 focus on essential theories and concepts, setting the stage for learners to progress to unit 4, which provides hands-on experience in searching and refining search strategies within various NUS subscribed databases. Unit 5 offers guidance on using EndNote 20 for managing references. For details on using EndNote 21, please refer to the NUS EndNote guide.

Unit 1. Getting Started    
a.    Importance of Systematic Reviews   
b.    Overview of Systematic Reviews 
 
Unit 2. Develop a focused research question (what to search)  
a.    Structure of a Systematic Review paper 
b.    Preliminary Search 
c.    Develop a Focused Research Question 
d.    Inclusion and Exclusion Criteria

Unit 3. Select appropriate resources to search (where to search) 
a.    Bibliographic Databases
b.    Grey Literature and Other Sources 
c.    Basic Search Strategy  

Unit 4. Construct comprehensive search strategies (how to search) 
a.    Comprehensive Search Strategy 

Unit 5. Document the search process & managing the results 
a.    Using EndNote for Systematic Reviews
b.    Building an EndNote Library
c.    Managing References in EndNote Library 

 

Resource & Readings

Staff Publications

Read about our Systematic Review teaching activities at these publications: 

Lim S. C., Naidu, S., Toh K. K. (2022, April 27). 5 challenges encountered when creating a MOOC during COVID-19. Teaching Connections, https://blog.nus.edu.sg/teachingconnections/2022/04/26/5-challenges-encountered-when-creating-a-mooc-course-during-covid-19/ 

Lee, M. L. C., Rickard Liow, S. J. R., Sze W. P., Chin, A., Lim S. C., & Ng, M. T. T. (2022, June 20). Interdisciplinary faculty-librarian collaboration in NUS: An insider’s view. Teaching Connections. https://blog.nus.edu.sg/teachingconnections/2022/06/20/interdisciplinary-faculty-librarian-collaboration-in-nus-an-insiders-view/

Figure 1. Interdisciplinary partnership illustrated by Venn diagrams.
Figure 2: Timeline to Illustrate Scaffolding of Learning Components