Request a literature search
Advanced and systematic literature searches for review articles or other kinds of literature studies are often time consuming and demand specific knowledge and skills concerning search functionality and databases.
The University Library offers a service where librarians develop and execute systematic literature searches in close cooperation with the researchers. The development of the strategies and the searches are usually performed by one or two librarians (academic librarians/senior librarians).
Information about systematic literature reviews.
We will provide
- Suggestions for relevant databases and other sources.
- Execution of a complete, systematic literature search.
- A peer-reviewed and documented search strategy.
- Search results in your preferred format, e.g. EndNote-library.
Additionally, we may provide
- A draft of the (planned) literature search for grant applications.
- A draft of the methods section in your article or report.
- PRISMA-flow chart.
- Citation searching for included studies.
You must provide
Initial information about:
- Your research project.
- Search words relevant to your research question.
- Databases of relevance that you are aware of.
- Relevant limitations.
- Relevant articles.
- Any other issues of relevance for the literature search.
Throughout the process we will need
- Your input on search words and limitations based on initial searches.
- Your assessment of the relevance of the results.
Searches will be carried out according to capacity.
Contact
Contact us at litteratursok@oslomet.no
Order form
We are currently unable to start a search for a systematic literature review until August/September. If you already know that you will be starting a review project in the autumn, please send us a request at your earliest convenience.