BIME/EPI 541; HSERV/PHARM 529: Identifying & Retrieving Research Reports: Home

1.  Develop Your Search Approach

• See HSL Systematic Reviews Guide, Develop Search Strategy Tab
  • example:  Cochrane search strategy (see appendix 1)
• Select databases to search:
  • Default databases to search: PubMed, Embase, and Cochrane Register of Controlled Trials (CENTRAL).
  • Depending on topic, additional specialty databases.  See HSL Toolkits or contact Diana or Sarah.

2.  Search using combination of indexing terms and keywords

• Use database features, e.g. filters, indexing terms, to maximize search retrieval.
• Search example and tips for searching effectively.
• For more information see the PubMed at the UW Guide.

3.  Document/Save your search strategy using History or MyNCBI

• Copy or save exact search strategy (use PubMed Advanced Search/History page).
• Database Saved Search Feature, e.g. MyNCBI.
• Document number of citations found, years searched for each database.

4.  Organize, annotate, and deduplicate citations using Citation Management Software

• EndNote Web, Refworks available to UW affiliates at no charge.
• Other Information Management Software programs.

5.  Contact Your HSL Liaisons for assistance

• Diana Louden
• Sarah Safranek

• HSL Systematic Review Guide
  guides.lib.uw.edu/hsl/sr
• PubMed at the UW
  guides.lib.uw.edu/hsl/pubmed
• MyNCBI, individual account for PubMed
  guides.lib.uw.edu/hsl/myncbi
• EndNote Web
  guides.lib.uw.edu/hsl/enw
• Information Management Software Guides
  guides.lib.uw.edu/cat.php?cid=30673