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

Presenter(s): 

John Bryans, Health Sciences Librarian

Mê-Linh Lê, Health Sciences Librarian

 

This workshop is part of the Systematic Review Workshop Series. Attend all workshops in the series to receive credit on your Experience Record (Co-Curricular Record). To learn more about this series, visit our website.

Related LibGuide: Knowledge Synthesis & Systematic Reviews by Kyle Feenstra

Date:
Wednesday, May 13, 2026
Time:
12:00pm - 1:00pm
Online:
This is an online event. Event URL will be sent via registration email.
Audience:
  Faculty, Instructors, or Researchers     Graduate Students     Undergraduate Students  
Categories:
  Systematic Review Workshop Series  
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