{"id":2195,"date":"2018-07-19T13:53:05","date_gmt":"2018-07-19T18:53:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.lib.uiowa.edu\/eng\/?page_id=2195"},"modified":"2021-07-27T13:48:56","modified_gmt":"2021-07-27T18:48:56","slug":"comprehensive-literature-reviews","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.lib.uiowa.edu\/eng\/comprehensive-literature-reviews\/","title":{"rendered":"Comprehensive Literature Reviews"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Do you need help with conducting a comprehensive literature review? Let&#8217;s start with&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Which types of reviews would be appropriate for your research topic?\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-3118 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lib.uiowa.edu\/eng\/files\/2020\/06\/Review_Types-1024x370.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"556\" height=\"201\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lib.uiowa.edu\/eng\/files\/2020\/06\/Review_Types-1024x370.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.lib.uiowa.edu\/eng\/files\/2020\/06\/Review_Types-300x108.png 300w, https:\/\/www.lib.uiowa.edu\/eng\/files\/2020\/06\/Review_Types-768x278.png 768w, https:\/\/www.lib.uiowa.edu\/eng\/files\/2020\/06\/Review_Types-1536x555.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.lib.uiowa.edu\/eng\/files\/2020\/06\/Review_Types.png 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 556px) 100vw, 556px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><em>Literature Reviews<\/em> <\/strong>aim to summarize the critical points of current knowledge of a particular topic.<\/li>\n<li><strong><em>Scoping\/Mapping Reviews<\/em><\/strong> aim to address an exploratory research question by mapping key concepts, types of evidence, and gaps in research related to a defined area or field.<\/li>\n<li><strong><em>Systematic Review<\/em><\/strong> is a research method that &#8220;aims to locate and summarize all available evidence for a specific question in order to guide decisions and practices&#8221; (Cochrane).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>What are main stages of conducting a review?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The figure below is about a systematic review. Depending on the review type, the review process may vary.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-3117 \" src=\"https:\/\/www.lib.uiowa.edu\/eng\/files\/2020\/06\/Systematic_Review_Stages-1024x648.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"521\" height=\"330\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lib.uiowa.edu\/eng\/files\/2020\/06\/Systematic_Review_Stages-1024x648.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.lib.uiowa.edu\/eng\/files\/2020\/06\/Systematic_Review_Stages-300x190.png 300w, https:\/\/www.lib.uiowa.edu\/eng\/files\/2020\/06\/Systematic_Review_Stages-768x486.png 768w, https:\/\/www.lib.uiowa.edu\/eng\/files\/2020\/06\/Systematic_Review_Stages.png 1151w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 521px) 100vw, 521px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><b>What can the library help?<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Provide feedback on systematic review project protocols<\/li>\n<li>Identify sources, design search strategies, and manage search results<\/li>\n<li>Get you familiar with EndNote citation software for managing references<\/li>\n<li>Write up a method section describing search strategies for your report<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/playlist?list=PL3c09B7ridsR10sLWZmHhHnnvrv4ocqTH\"><strong>Recorded Tutorials<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Provide the following information when email Marina Zhang (qianjin-zhang@uiowa.edu) and get your project started today!<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Title and which type of review (comprehensive, scoping\/mapping or systematic reviews)<\/li>\n<li>Authors (provide names, institutions, emails and role of each contributor)<\/li>\n<li>Rationale (describe how this review project will contribute to current knowledge on the topic, or what gap in knowledge this review project will seek to fill)<\/li>\n<li>Objectives (Provide an explicit statement of the questions the review will address with reference to population, intervention, comparison, and outcome if you use the PICO framework)<\/li>\n<li>Eligibility criteria (state which criteria will be used to determine inclusion\/exclusion eligibility: examples include PICO characteristics, study design, setting, time frame, language, etc.)<\/li>\n<li>Sample articles relevant to your research question<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Do you need help with conducting a comprehensive literature review? 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