Your Subject Librarian can help with your knowledge synthesis project; however, not to the extent of the involvement that a librarian would normally have in a knowledge synthesis project.
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Since your thesis is a project that you are graded on, you will be required to complete the project on your own. This means that you will need to do the expert searching: including tracking search changes, databases used, and dates searched were ran, among other things.
Your Subject Librarian Can:
Topic
- Help you refine your topic.
- Show you where to search for other systematic reviews on the same topic.
Searching
- Guide you on which databases to choose, from our available resources.
- Help you select appropriate keywords and subject headings.
- Assist in translating search strategies for different databases.
General
- Provide resources to help you understand the systematic review process.
- Provide resources on the guidance and protocols of systematic reviews.
- Storing and organizing results - suggesting software for containing and screening results.
Students will be provided up to 10 hours of a Librarian’s time (including meetings, emails, and prep).
Please note: assistance on systematic and scoping reviews is done on a first-come, first-served basis and is dependent on librarian availability.
Before You Contact Us
Please complete the following:
Johns Hopkins Introduction to Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
This free, asynchronous course covers the systematic review process.
This form helps outline your project and research goals.