Literature Review Guides
Developing your research question is very important to guide the framework of your search and help communicate your search when help is needed with the search strategy or methodology. Developing search strategies from research questions is where librarians can really help!
Guides for assessing clinical practice research literature, and for performing literature reviews, developing appropriate search strategies, publication and dissemination are below:
- Health Sciences Literature Reviews overview of goals, search strategies, structure of article assessment, writing approaches for narrative reviews
- Health Sciences Scoping Reviews systematic methodology that identifies and maps the breadth of evidence
- Health Sciences Systematic Reviews aims to synthesize all available evidence toward answering a specific clinical question
Below are books found in the Norris Medical Library catalogue.
Hissong AN, Lape JE, Bailey DM. Bailey’s Research for the Health Professional. 3rd ed. F.A. Davis Company; 2015.
Hempel S. Conducting Your Literature Review. American Psychological Association; 2020.
Garrard J. Health Sciences Literature Review Made Easy : The Matrix Method. Sixth edition. Jones & Bartlett Learning; 2022.
What Type of Review is Right for You
If you wish to apply your clinical question toward performing a literature review, see the algorithm and resources below for guidance.
