Resources
- The Cochrane Collaboration
- Cochrane Library Includes the databases of Systematic Reviews and CENTRAL (Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials)
- Cochrane Handbook Part 2, Chapter 4 is all about searching.
- Cochrane Methods - MECIR (Methodological Expectations of Cochrane Intervention Reviews). PDF Booklet . Methodolgical standards and reporting guidelines of Cochrane intervention reviews.
- EQUATOR Network (Enhancing the QUAlity and Transparency Of health Research). An international initiative that seeks to improve the reliability and value of published health research literature by promoting transparent and accurate reporting and wider use of robust reporting guidelines.
- HLWiki International (Health Libraries Wiki) . Very comprehensive resource for health librarianship. Especially useful for librarians and review authors is the page with links to systematic review resources
- Institute of Medicine/NIH Library/NCBI Bookshelf
- PRESS (Peer Review of Electronic Search Strategies) . Developed by CADTH (the Canadian Agency for Drugs and Technologies in Health), PRESS includes a checklist to assess the quality of a search.
- PRISMA (Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses) Provides recommendations on reporting systematic reviews and meta-analyses.
- PROSPERO a registry of ongoing systematic reviews
- Searching for Evidence Based Information EVMS Library's resource guide on finding the best evidence
Tools for Managing Systematic Reviews
On top of using tools such as Microsoft Excel and EndNote to assist in the article screening process, the tools listed below are good for managing the systematic review process as a whole.
- Covidence – Covidence is a subscripion only service
- Distiller SR – Subscription only.
- Rayyan – Free
- SRDR - Free resource from AHRQ. SRDR serves as both an archive and data extraction tool
- SR ToolBox – find software, tools, databases that can help with a systematic review
- SUMARI, Joanna Briggs Institute – Subscription only
