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Librarian Support for Student Knowledge Synthesis Projects in Nursing: Review Resources

Finding Existing Reviews

Before committing to your research question, check to see if anyone else has completed or is working on the review already. If you find a review similar to yours, consider how yours will differ - you must make the case for why you need to conduct the review. Is the existing review dated? Did they not consider a specific context that you have in mind? Are their methods sound? Your argument for why YOUR review is needed will be a part of the background section in your final paper.

Search Registries/Repositories for Ongoing Review

Searching Databases for Ongoing Reviews

Add a simple filter to see if anyone else has already published a review on your topic.

MEDLINE

(knowledge synthesis OR evidence synthesis OR scoping review OR systematic review OR integrative review OR mapping review OR umbrella review OR rapid review).ti.

CINAHL

TITLE ("knowledge synthesis" OR "evidence synthesis" OR "scoping review" OR "systematic review" OR "integrative review" OR "mapping review" OR "umbrella review" OR "rapid review")

Search Filters

Search filters are pre-made search strings created by information professionals on specific concepts or study designs. If you use a filter in your project, cite the original source. Filters are specific to the database, so make sure you are using the correct one.

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