Engineering Research 201: Literature Reviews
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Literature / Scoping / Systematic Reviews
Types of Reviews
There are many types of reviews. The commonly known types of reviews are:
- Literature Review: A wide scope and non-standardized methodology; Examine recent or current literature.
- Scoping Review: Looks at themes, trends, and gaps in research; Systematically collects and categorizes existing evidence.
- Systematic Review: A method that aims to identify, appraise, and synthesize all the empirical evidence to answer a well-formulated research question.
The systematic review decision tree methodologies (see attached PDF below) developed by Cornell University Library will help you find the right type of review.
Standards & Guidelines
- PRISMAPreferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses. Guidelines, checklists, flow diagrams and extension.
- JARS-QuantJournal Article Standards - Quantitative Research Design
- ROSESReporting standards for Systematic Evidence Syntheses
- MOOSEMeta-analyses of Observational Studies (MOOSE) Reporting Guideline
- MECIRMethodological Expectations of Cochrane Intervention Reviews
What Can Librarians Help?
The steps of conducting a review project such as a systematic review include:
- Develop a protocol
- Perform searches
- Screen articles
- Assess quality
- Extract data and synthesis
- Write up
We can help you:
- Provide feedback on your project protocol
- Identify sources, design search strategies, and manage search results
- Get you familiar with EndNote citation software for managing references
- Write up a method section describing search strategies for your report
Tutorials
Marina Zhang - Liaison
Need Help?
Engineering & Informatics Librarian, Lichtenberger Engineering Library
2001 Seamans Center (2nd Floor)