Search strategy

We offer two types of individual search support: regular advice and collaboration. What is the difference and what can you expect?

• Regular advice
  This type of support is recommended:
  if you have a general question
  if you are working on a ritically appraised topic (CAT)
  • or if you are working on a non-systematic research project

  Send us your search strategy (with MeSH and text words). We will provide feedback on the research question, the structure of the search strategy and make suggestions for further development of the search. After the meeting, we will send you the document with feedback. Based on the tips we give, you further develop the search strategies yourself and translate them to other databases.

• Collaboration (co-authorship)
  Recommended if you are starting a systematic (or scoping) review with the intention to publish. You ask an information specialist to be part of the review team.
  
  If we agree on collaboration, we will make a plan for the development of the search strategy. This includes refining the research question, feedback on the protocol, selection of databases, research related to the search, development, validation and translation of the search strategies. We document the search process and write (or help write) the methods and additions for the protocol and the final manuscript. The information specialist is a co-author of the review.

Ask us for more information about the role of an information specialist and an overview of the tasks.