Knowledge syntheses can be challenging and confusing at times. There are two tiers of services for supporting knowledge syntheses, should you have more questions after reading this guide thoroughly. If you're interested in learning how to effectively construct comprehensive search strategies, please consult Searching the Literature: Guide to Comprehensive Searching in the Health Sciences.
Tier 1: Consultation Service for knowledge syntheses associated with course-work & thesis/dissertation
Who is eligible: Students, faculty, staff, and researchers affiliated with the University of Toronto.
What it entails:
Send an email to your liaison librarian. If you don't know who that is, you can look them up in this directory.
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If you are in the Biomedical sciences, Education, Social Work, Psychology, Political Science, Urban Studies submit a request for a consultation to your liaison librarian
Tier 2: Knowledge syntheses service for research & publication (i.e. not for coursework or thesis/dissertation)
Who is eligible: Principal investigators, who are faculty affiliated with the University of Toronto in the Biomedical sciences, Education, Social Work, Psychology, Urban Studies. This service is NOT for students or faculty outside these faculties, who are not the principal investigator.
Eligible projects: Any knowledge syntheses study leading to original research, NOT for the purpose of assignments or course-related studies.
What it entails: A librarian may join your team and:
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Create, validate and translate the search strategies
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Advise on databases to search
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Document the search strategies
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Write the search methodology section
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Suggest keywords when submitting manuscript)s) for publication
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Respond to peer reviewers' comment as appropriate
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Be included as a coauthor on publication(s)
Take a look at our Systematic & Scoping Review Collaboration (SSRC) and determine your eligibility.
