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Workshops in September for researchers

Workshops for researchers covering Systematic Reviews and Strategic Publishing

Register now for Waranara Library's workshops in September for researchers:

Introduction to Systematic Reviews

Thursday, 10 September| 10.00am to 12.00pm

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This 2-hour workshop will help students and researchers new to systematic reviews go through the basic steps of conducting a systematic review using the PRISMA 2020 Checklist. You will develop a searchable question, search databases, and export results to bibliographic management software. This workshop is suited for beginners of all disciplines.

At the end of this workshop participants will be able to:

  • Identify systematic reviews and meta-analysis, how they differ from narrative reviews, and their role in evidence-based practice. Describe the steps in conducting a systematic review using the PRISMA 2020 checklist.
  • Develop a suitable research question and associated eligibility criteria (inclusion and exclusion criteria).
  • Use searching skills in a range of databases to identify research to answer the question. Include iterative searching to refine/expand results, hand searching and searching for grey literature.
  • Using AI in systematic reviews.
  • Manage search results by exporting to bibliographic software e.g. EndNote. We will introduce you to exporting results to Covidence, a systematic review software program that will save you time.
  • There will be time for questions at the end.

Understanding the Publishing Landscape - Strategic Publishing (Part 1)

Wednesday, 16 September | 11.00am to 12.00pm

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In Part 1, two experienced Faculty Librarians will cover the importance of your research profile, an overview of how metrics apply to journals for your decision making and the available publishing models.

This 2-part presentation can be undertaken independently or combined with Part 2 on 15th October to round out your knowledge.

The two-part strategic publishing workshop includes:

Part 1 Understanding the Publishing Landscape Wednesday 16th September 11am-12pm
Part 2 Choosing a journal Thursday 15th October 11am-12pm