This session provides practical advice and tips for taking an OVID Medline search strategy and translating it for use in other databases. Included will be a discussion of which databases to consider for your systematic or scoping review, how to document and search strategies, and exporting your results.
In this workshop participants will:
- Identify key databases based on research topic
- Compare the varying vocabulary and syntax in different databases
- Practice saving, editing, and documenting searches
- Translate an Ovid MEDLINE search into EMBASE
Presenters:
Mê-Linh Lê, Health Sciences Librarian
Janice Linton, Health Sciences Librarian
This workshop is part of the Systematic Review Workshop Series. Attend all 5 workshops in the series to receive credit on your Experience Record (Co-Curricular Record). To learn more about this series, visit our website.
