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Courses
Identifying the evidence for systematic reviews (University of York)
A one-day course for information specialists and librarians on supporting systematic reviews in health and social care will be held at the Centre for Reviews & Dissemination, University of York. [Last checked: 30/11/20]
Literature Searching Modules (LIHNN)
These six e-learning modules aim to provide librarians with the knowledge, skills and examples to provide an effective literature search service. The modules are based upon the LIHNN literature searching MOOC. [Last checked: 30/11/20]
Elearning
Pubmed tutorial
Tutorial on how to search Pubmed [Last checked: 30/11/20]
Literature Search Protocols
The Literature Search Process: Guidance for NHS Researchers
The Literature Search Process: Appendix 1
Checklist of search techniques and sources of healthcare evidence, emerging research and grey literature to support healthcare researchers undertaking in depth literature searches. [Last checked: 30/11/20]
Websites
Anne Gray Useful Resources
A collection of links to useful resources for searches and alerting services. [Last checked: 30/11/20]
Cochrane Library search guides
How to use the Cochrane library – guides and webinars [Last checked: 30/11/20]
EBSCO search guides
EBSCO Support site for searching EBSCO databases on LibGuides [Last checked: 30/11/20]
HDAS user guides
Online guides from NICE on how to search HDAS, including user guides, leaflets and videos. [Last checked: 30/11/20]
LKSS searching guidance
London Kent Surrey and Sussex regional searching guidance. The guidance can also be accessed as a pdf document [Last checked: 30/11/20]
NICE
How to search. [Last checked 30/11/20]
Ovid search guides
Ovid Training and Support Centre, with useful guides and advice on searching Ovid databases [Last checked: 30/11/20]
ProQuest search guides
ProQuest Support site for searching ProQuest databases on LibGuides [Last checked: 30/11/20]
Trip
Mini-tutorials on YouTube aimed at helping users get the most from Trip [Last checked: 30/11/20]