Handbooks and methods guides - Systematic searching - Oppaat

Guidance

Handbooks and guidelines

Websites

SuRe Info
An open-access website that provides research-based information on issues related to searching.
A Guide to Evidence Synthesis: Steps in a Systematic Review (Cornell University)
Systematic reviews (Karolinska Institutet)
Systematic Reviews for Health (University of Tasmania)
Systematic Reviews: A How-To Guide (Dalhousie University)

Videos

Systematic Searches (Yale University)
PubMed Search Like a Pro
PubMed Online Training
Instructional videos by the National Library of Medicine.

Articles

A typology of reviews: an analysis of 14 review types and associated methodologies
Grant MJ, Booth A. A typology of reviews: an analysis of 14 review types and associated methodologies. Health Info Libr J. 2009 Jun;26(2):91-108.
Meeting the review family: exploring review types and associated information retrieval requirements
Sutton A, Clowes M, Preston L, Booth A. Meeting the review family: exploring review types and associated information retrieval requirements. Health Info Libr J. 2019;36(3):202–22.
How to Do a Systematic Review: A Best Practice Guide for Conducting and Reporting Narrative Reviews, Meta-Analyses, and Meta-Syntheses
Siddaway AP, Wood AM, Hedges LV. How to Do a Systematic Review: A Best Practice Guide for Conducting and Reporting Narrative Reviews, Meta-Analyses, and Meta-Syntheses. Annu Rev Psychol. 2019 Jan 4;70:747-770.
The integrative review: updated methodology
Whittemore R, Knafl K. The integrative review: updated methodology. J Adv Nurs. 2005;52(5):546–53.
A New Paradigm for Systematic Literature Reviews in Supply Chain Management
Durach CF, Kembro J, Wieland A. A New Paradigm for Systematic Literature Reviews in Supply Chain Management. The journal of supply chain management. 2017;53(4):67–85.
Lessons from applying the systematic literature review process within the software engineering domain
Brereton P, Kitchenham BA, Budgen D, Turner M, Khalil M. Lessons from applying the systematic literature review process within the software engineering domain. The Journal of systems and software. 2007;80(4):571–83.
Searching for qualitative research for inclusion in systematic reviews: a structured methodological review
Booth A. Searching for qualitative research for inclusion in systematic reviews: a structured methodological review. Syst Rev. 2016;5(1):74–74.
Systematic Literature Searching in Social Work: A Practical Guide With Database Appraisal
Pascoe KM, Waterhouse-Bradley B, McGinn T. Systematic Literature Searching in Social Work: A Practical Guide With Database Appraisal. Research on Scial Work Practice. 2021;31(5):541–51.
The art of crafting a systematic literature review in entrepreneurship research
Kraus S, Breier M, Dasí-Rodríguez S. The art of crafting a systematic literature review in entrepreneurship research. International Entrepreneurship and Management Journal. 2020 16(3): 1023-1042
Which databases should be used to identify studies for systematic reviews of economic evaluations?
Arber M, Glanville J, Isojärvi J, Baragula E, Edwards M, Shaw A, et al. Which databases should be used to identify studies for systematic reviews of economic evaluations? Int J Technol Assess Health Care. 2018;34(6):547–54.
A systematic approach to searching: an efficient and complete method to develop literature searches
Bramer WM, de Jonge GB, Rethlefsen ML, Mast F, Kleijnen J. A systematic approach to searching: an efficient and complete method to develop literature searches. J Med Libr Assoc. 2018 Oct;106(4):531-541. doi: 10.5195/jmla.2018.283.
Errors in search strategies used in systematic reviews and their effects on information retrieval
Salvador-Oliván JA, Marco-Cuenca G, Arquero-Avilés R. Errors in search strategies used in systematic reviews and their effects on information retrieval. J Med Libr Assoc. 2019 Apr;107(2):210-221.
The "realist" search: : A systematic scoping review of current practice and reporting
Booth A, Briscoe S, Wright JM. The “realist search”: A systematic scoping review of current practice and reporting. Res Syn Methods. 2020;11(1):14–35.
A mixed-methods approach to systematic reviews
Pearson A, White H, Bath-Hextall F, Salmond S, Apostolo J, Kirkpatrick P. A mixed-methods approach to systematic reviews. Int J Evid Based Healthc. 2015 Sep;13(3):121-31.