Literature Search and Advice Services

We have over 10 years experience in using literature searches to develop successful applications for research grants. Proposal (grant) searches include:

1. checking the evidence in support of research proposal and/or

2. planning the search and reference management methods for a proposed systematic review.

Finding Evidence to Support Your Research Proposal videos:

Is your research question novel? (6.01)

Identifying gaps in current research. (4.50)

Checking ongoing and unpublished research. (5.32)

Research recommendations. (2.45)

The video series was produced by RSS Yorkshire and Humber Information Specialists Judy Wright, Donna Irving and Anthea Sutton, December 2019.

NHS staff and academic staff in West Yorkshire can book an RSS advice clinic to discuss literature searches to support a research proposal via the NIHR Research Support Service for Yorkshire and the Humber.

More information about the NIHR RSS here.

 

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We design and execute bespoke literature searches for projects including rapid reviews, systematic reviews, evidence syntheses and targeted literature reviews. The information specialists work alongside the researchers, carefully developing search strategies to meet specific criteria. All searches are peer-reviewed. Search activities are fully documented so that search methods can be detailed in research papers in accordance with PRISMA and similar publishing guidance.

Please contact us for an estimate of a project's search costs.

 

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The Information Specialist team offer a half hour advice clinic and can give free advice on the following:

• Free advice on designing and running literature searches,
• Peer-reviewing of searches,
• Advice on systematic review protocol development and registration,
• Advice and support with using reference management software/screening software, e.g. EndNote/Rayyan,
• NHS staff and academic staff in West Yorkshire can book an RSS advice clinic to discuss literature searches to support a research proposal via the NIHR Research Support Service for Yorkshire and the Humber.

Please get in touch to book an advice session.

 

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We collaborate on funded projects with colleagues in NHS trusts, universities, charities and commercial partners both within the UK and overseas. Our collaborators and funders include: NIHR, MRC, ESRC, WHO,  Innovate UK, Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Macmillan Cancer Support, Myriad Genetics, Yorkshire Cancer Research.

Please get in touch to see if we can support your research project or research proposal. 

 

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