Literature searching is a fundamental step in carrying out good research, however it is both a challenging and time-consuming task that can cause real barriers to successful completion of your project.Your Clinical and Outreach Librarians can guide and support you through the research cycle:
Our team of Library assistants can source and supply evidence relevant to your project in a timely manner - usually within 24 hours.Click here for some Useful Resources
For guidance and more information on Systematic Reviews please click here and Grey Literature please click here
Open access and repositories
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Examples of institutional respositories: A list of NHS repositories which are freely accessible to access
GUIDES Complying with open access policies SERVICES Sherpa services Publications Router |
OpenAIRE national OA desk (NOAD) Jisc Collections support for OA Monitor Local |
Metabolic disorders and the risk of head and neck cancer: a protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis: Alexander Gormley, Charlotte Richards , Francesca Spiga, Emily Gray, Joanna Hooper, Barry Main, Emma E Vincent, Rebecca Richmond, Julian Higgins, Mark Gormley (2022)
P289 The effectiveness of interventions to reduce psychological distress in patients with autoimmune rheumatic conditions: A systematic review of effectiveness: Jamie Hulley-Mills, Christine Sliverthorne, Bethan Jones, Jo Hooper, Joanne Robson, Emma Dures, Jo Daniels, Miles Thompson, Mwidimi Ndosi. (2022).
Comparing Mid-Term Outcomes of Cox-Maze Procedure and Pulmonary Vein Isolation for Atrial Fibrillation After Concomitant Mitral Valve Surgery: A Systematic Review: Davorin Sef, Vladimir Trkulja, Shahzad Raja, Joanne Hooper, Marko Turina (2022)
Aortic valve neocuspidization with autologous pericardium in adult patients: UK experience and meta-analytic comparison with other aortic valve substitutes: Umberto Benedetto, Shubhra Sinha, Arnaldo Dimagli, Lauren Dixon, Serban Stoica, Lucia Cocomello, Cesare Quarto, Gianni D Angelini, Uday Dandekar, Massimo Caputo (2021)
A systematic review of McKittrick–Wheelock syndrome: MR Orchard , J Hooper , JA Wright , K McCarthy (2018)
Literature search for research planning and identification of research problem
Formulating a researchable question: A critical step for facilitating good clinical research
Identifying Research Gaps to Pursue Innovative Research
Research-Embedded Health Librarians as Facilitators of a Multidisciplinary Scoping Review