Literature and Systematic Reviews: Service Level Agreement
The Literature and Systematic Review Service Level Agreement outlines the core services that UoN Libraries provides from the resources available, ensuring there is a consistent service and expectations of the student, researcher and librarian are met. There is no charge for these services.
Available to all students (UG, PGT, PGR), researchers and academic staff
UoN Libraries provides the following services:
- Online resources to help with constructing a search strategy, using subject-specific databases, tools to manage references and the stages involved in conducting a literature review.
- Access to online training materials and regular online training workshops covering information literature searching and using EndNote.
- Consultation and support via Literature Searching Support, Library Helpline and EndNote Champions.
Available to PGRs, researchers and academic staff – all of the above, plus:
Services for researchers
| Literature Review Services | Systematic Review Services |
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| Consultation and guidance for developing search strategies for your literature review, including subject headings and translating the strategies to work on other databases. |
Consultation and guidance for developing search strategies for your systematic review, including subject headings and translating the strategies to work on other databases. |
| Consultation and support with reference management tools. |
Consultation and support with reference management tools and library-supported systematic review software. |
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Use of the Peer Review of Electronic Search Strategies (PRESS) tool for reviewing systematic review search strategies (if appropriate). |
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Consultation and support for identifying other databases to search, including searching the grey literature. |
PGRs, researchers and academic staff requesting input from a librarian will:
- Email the Research Support team, providing details of the research topic, draft search strategy and protocol (if available).
- If the librarian has provided substantial input, acknowledge this in the publication, in accordance with the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE) for defining the roles and responsibilities of authors and contributors.
The following services are not provided:
- Execution of searches, deduplication of results and creation of a reference management database.
- Screening and analysis of the results.
The agreement is reviewed annually for currency, accuracy and completeness. Significant individual changes may be made throughout the year as the need for them arises.