The Full Service is an application-based service, meaning researchers must apply for these services to qualify. The Full Service is only available to those with an institutional status of: Faculty, Staff (GRAs, GAs, not applicable), Resident, Fellow, or Post-Doc. These services are not available to students. Below is a broad overview and scope of what the service entails:
- Provide overview of the systematic review (SR) process
- Inform researcher of SR standards (IOM, PRISMA, Cochrane)
- Suggest databases for searching
- Design the main search strategy
- Translate the search across multiple databases
- De-duplicate and merge the citations
- Deliver citations in citation management software
- Provide basic guidance on screening process
- Provide researcher with publication documentation (Methods section, PRISMA, etc.)
- Instruct how to obtain full text of articles through ILL if necessary
- Run update of searches prior to publication (as required by standards)
- At least 2 meetings required
- Librarian listed as contributing author is required for this option. This is in compliance with criteria for authorship outlined by the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors.
For more information on how to apply for these services, please see our page Full Service.
