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Direct linkCooper, Chris; Dawson, Sarah; Lefebvre, Carol – Research Synthesis Methods, 2022
Systematic reviews of medical devices have generally adopted the same methodology for the conduct of their reviews as reviews of other clinical interventions, in particular, medicines. It has been suggested that these methods may need to be developed to account for the challenges of reviewing the evidence for medical devices when compared to…
Descriptors: Equipment, Medical Services, Search Strategies, Bibliographic Databases
Michael Gusenbauer – Research Synthesis Methods, 2024
When searching for scholarly documents, researchers often stick with the same familiar handful of databases. Yet, just beyond these limited horizons lie dozens of alternatives with which they could search more effectively, whether for quick lookups or thorough searches in systematic reviews or meta-analyses. Searchsmart.org is a free website that…
Descriptors: Researchers, Research Methodology, Research Skills, Research Tools
Sutton, Anthea; O'Keefe, Hannah; Johnson, Eugenie Evelynne; Marshall, Christopher – Research Synthesis Methods, 2023
The Systematic Review Toolbox aims provide a web-based catalogue of tools that support various tasks within the systematic review and wider evidence synthesis process. Identifying publications surrounding specific systematic review tools is currently challenging, leading to a high screening burden for few eligible records. We aimed to develop a…
Descriptors: Search Strategies, Automation, Evidence, Synthesis
Polanin, Joshua R.; Pigott, Terri D.; Espelage, Dorothy L.; Grotpeter, Jennifer K. – Research Synthesis Methods, 2019
Abstract screening is one important aspect of conducting a high-quality and comprehensive systematic review and meta-analysis. Abstract screening allows the review team to conduct the tedious but vital first step to synthesize the extant literature: winnowing down the overwhelming amalgamation of citations discovered through research databases to…
Descriptors: Meta Analysis, Citations (References), Documentation, Databases
Gusenbauer, Michael; Haddaway, Neal R. – Research Synthesis Methods, 2021
We researchers have taken searching for information for granted for far too long. The COVID-19 pandemic shows us the boundaries of academic searching capabilities, both in terms of our know-how and of the systems we have. With hundreds of studies published daily on COVID-19, for example, we struggle to find, stay up-to-date, and synthesize…
Descriptors: Educational Research, Educational Researchers, Research Methodology, Information Seeking
Stansfield, Claire; O'Mara-Eves, Alison; Thomas, James – Research Synthesis Methods, 2017
Using text mining to aid the development of database search strings for topics described by diverse terminology has potential benefits for systematic reviews; however, methods and tools for accomplishing this are poorly covered in the research methods literature. We briefly review the literature on applications of text mining for search term…
Descriptors: Information Retrieval, Information Technology, Search Strategies, Literature Reviews
