Using RefWorks for Systematic Reviews (Sept 2013)

Using RefWorks for Systematic Reviews

Bianca Kramer24 September 2013

Identify and summarize

best available evidence

Systematic reviews

Identify and summarize

best available evidence

Systematic reviews

Systematic reviews in 2012:

Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 1000

PubMed (affilitation: Utrecht) 100

Library consultancy UMC Utrecht 70

6th year medical students UMC Utrecht 60

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RefWorks – folder structure

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Tips & Tricks

Tips & Tricks

Tips & Tricks

- create Output Style for editing records

(e.g. title, abstract, user fields)

- searching user fields

(locating items not screened, excluded items)

- putting items into folders

(user fields!)

Thanks to:

http://guides.library.tamu.edu/systematicreviews

Using RefWorks for screening and coding

(Texas A&M University)

http://libguides.sph.uth.tmc.edu/refworks_for_srs

Prepare your RefWorks account for an SR

(University of Texas School of Public Health)