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Research Support: Educational Offerings

Request Instruction

How can I request instruction?

Faculty members, program managers, residency directors, and others may book a customized class session focused on the resources and research skills that are most relevant to their students, residents, and other trainees. 

The Library Education and Research Services team invites you to:

  • Request an instruction session at the library or embedded in your course plan.
  • Request an online learning guide, module, or webinar.
  • Meet with library staff to design a fully-integrated instruction plan for your group.

Levy Library Instruction Menu

Module Topics Covered Time Required
Library Orientation
  • Library resource access on & off-campus
  • Navigating the library collection
  • Library services such as consultations, software, & systematic review support
15 minutes
Literature Review Process and Organization
  • Why conduct a literature review?
  • Planning and executing a literature review
  • Tools & Best Practices
  • Searching effectively: PubMed & Beyond
60 minutes
Asking Clinical Questions & Acquiring Best Evidence
  • Utilizing the PICO question framework
  • Understanding levels of evidence
  • Determining which study types are best suited to each question type
60 minutes
Effective Clinical Information Seeking
  • Selecting effective search terms based on the PICO question
  • Utilizing various information resources to find answers to clinical questions
  • Determining which resource(s) are best suited to the information need
60 minutes
Maintaining Academic Integrity in Your Writing
  • Plagiarism & Self-Plagiarism
  • Style Guides & citation best practices
  • Utilizing a reference management tool
45 minutes
Reference Management Tools
  • Why use a reference management tool?
  • Levy Library Options: Zotero & EndNote
  • Reference manager demo & lesson
30 minutes
Journal Selection and Submission
  • Overview of submission priorities such as impact factor
  • Journal selection tools: JANE & PubsHub
  • Open Access & predatory publishing
30 minutes
Conducting a Systematic Review 
  • Understanding the difference between a narrative review and a systematic review
  • Developing a research question
  • Drafting a protocol 
  • Tools to support the Systematic Review process
60 minutes

Review Types: Selecting the Right Review Methodology for Your Research Question

  • Introduction to popular review types, including literature/narrative, systematic, scoping, and integrative reviews
  • Tutorial on determining which review is most appropriate for your topic
  • Information on getting comprehensive review assistance from a Levy Librarian
60 minutes
Grey Literature: What It Is and How to Find It
  • Define & contextualize Grey Literature
  • Understand variety of GL available: Clinical Trials registrations, Government Documents, Guidelines, and more
  • The Inclusion of GL in published research: Why & how?
  • How to locate and identify relevant GL sources
30-45 minutes
Beyond PubMed: Searching Multiple Databases
  • Why go beyond PubMed?
  • Citation databases & Subject specific databases
  • Managing your results
60 minutes