Advanced Literature Searching in the Health Sciences

Advanced Literature Searching in the Health Sciences

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18 h
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Syllabus

What you'll learn

  • The components of advanced searches
  • How to identify the types of projects dependent on advanced searching
  • How to construct advanced searches
  • Ways to uncover search-related biases that impact projects
  • Procedures for citation management
  • Best practices for reporting search strategies

Prerequisite

None.

Instructors

Mark MacEachern
Health Sciences Informationist
Taubman Health Sciences Library, The University of Michigan

Judith Smith
Health Sciences Informationist
Taubman Health Sciences Library, The University of Michigan

Jean Song
Health Sciences Informationist
Taubman Health Sciences Library, The University of Michigan

Tyler Nix
Health Sciences Informationist
Taubman Health Sciences Library, The University of Michigan

Patricia Anderson
Emerging Technologies Informationist
Taubman Health Sciences Library, The University of Michigan

Emily Ginier
Health Sciences Informationist
Taubman Health Sciences Library, The University of Michigan

Whitney Townsend
Health Sciences Informationist
Taubman Health Sciences Library, The University of Michigan

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The University of Michigan is an American university located in Ann Arbor, Michigan. It also has two regional campuses in the same state, in Dearborn and Flint.

Founded in 1817, it was Michigan's first university, established even before the State of Michigan joined the Union. Also known as UMich or UM, it is renowned as one of the best public universities in the United States.

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