Library Research

Knowledge Synthesis Workshop Series: Part 2 Translating Database Searches and Finding Grey Literature

May 15, 2025, 12:00 pm to 1:30 pm

Date: Thursday, May 15, 2025
Time: 12:00pm - 1:30pm
Presenter: Helen Brown & Aubrey Geyer
Location: Online

This workshop will cover key steps in creating a comprehensive search when conducting a knowledge synthesis or systematic review study. Topics to be covered in this session:

  • Translate a search strategy in multiple databases 

  • How to plan and execute your grey literature search

  • How to document your search

Please also consider attending the other sessions in this four-part series, especially Part 1; Getting Started and Structured Searching, which goes into detail about how to create your initial search. For more information, please review the Knowledge Synthesis Research Guide: https://guides.library.ubc.ca/KnowledgeSynthesis/

There will be time to ask questions throughout the workshop, so please bring any questions you have! 

Zoom link will be sent to registrants one day before the event. 

If you have any questions, concerns, or accessibility needs, or are having trouble registering, please email wd.ref@ubc.ca 

Can't make it? Contact your subject librarian http://directory.library.ubc.ca/subjectlibrarians/ 

Campus/Source
UBC Library–Vancouver

https://libcal.library.ubc.ca/event/3897116

  • Library Research
  • Research Commons
  • Systematic / Scoping Reviews

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