Health Sciences Libraries SR Services
Health Sciences Librarians will provide a one-hour research consultation to help SR teams get started with the process. The one-hour consultation includes guidance for:
- Determining if your question is right for a systematic review or better suited for another type of review.
- Identifying tools, resources, guidelines, and standards for conducting and reporting systematic reviews.
- Choosing relevant databases and grey literature sources based on your systematic review question.
- Search strategy development and database search techniques.
- Help with systematic review software.
Currently, librarians will NOT develop the search, conduct the search, or gather citations, abstracts, or full text.
To request a one-hour consultation, please fill out this form and a librarian will contact you.
- Librarian Consultation & Protocol Development WorksheetWorksheet/planning tool for developing a SR protocol in adherence to PRISMA-P and registering in PROSPERO. It is not necessary to start or complete this worksheet before meeting with a librarian, but it is recommended.
USC Libraries Provided Software
- Covidence This link opens in a new windowCovidence is online screening and data extraction tool for conducting systematic reviews. Get access by submitting an invitation via the link above. Contact the Norris Medical Library for more information.
- Covidence HelpCovidence help includes live webinars, webinar recordings, short videos, and other guidance for using Covidence for conducting systematic reviews.
- EndNote GuideUSC faculty, students, and staff have free access to EndNote Online. EndNote software is available from the USC Book Store at a discount. Both can be used for citation management, but we recommend EndNote Software for systematic reviews.
Video Tutorial Playlists
- Systematic Reviews YouTube PlaylistVideos created by USC health sciences librarians on using EndNote software for systematic reviews, exporting citations from databases, search documentation, finding full-text, and more. For videos and guidance on using Covidence, view the Covidence Help site link below.
- Covidence HelpCovidence help includes live webinars, webinar recordings, short videos, and other guidance for using Covidence for conducting systematic reviews.
- Health Sciences Libraries YouTube PlaylistVideos on using the Norris Medical Library and Wilson Dental Library websites, and accessing and using Health Sciences Libraries resources.
- USC Libraries TutorialsAll USC Libraries tutorials.
- Cochrane Interactive LearningOnline learning about the systematic review process.
Not doing a health related review?
- Systematic Reviews for the Social SciencesNot doing a health related review? Check out the USC Libraries guide for systematic reviews in the social sciences.