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<\/a><\/p>\n\u00a0Table from\u00a0Systematic Review Guide(2022)<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0Imperial College London Library Services [Accessed Aug 2022]\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n A\u00a0literature review<\/strong>\u00a0provides a summary of the literature on a particular topic and is often used as background and context to your own experiment. It is down to the researcher to set the parameters for the search based on relevance to the area of research. This type of review does not need to exhaustive but you should be able to describes your search process in the write up.<\/p>\n A\u00a0systematic review<\/strong>, however, is a comprehensive literature review conducted to answer a specific research question. Authors of a systematic review aim to find, code, appraise, and synthesize all of the previous research on their question in an unbiased and well-documented manner.\u00a0 To do this they will follow a strict set of steps to ensure a \u2018systematic \u2018 process.<\/p>\n There are a number of bodies that have guidelines for example,\u00a0PRISMA<\/u><\/a>\u00a0has a minimum set of items for reporting in systematic reviews and meta-analyses.<\/p>\n Meta-analysis\u00a0<\/strong>is the statistical combination of results from two or more studies. It allows researchers to combine the data from studies with similar data types and analyze them as a single, expanded dataset. Meta-analyses are a type of systematic review.<\/p>\n To help with conducting systematic reviews look at\u00a0Cochrane\u2019s Interactive Learning<\/a>.<\/strong>\u00a0It is a modular programme that provides detailed instruction on the best practice in conducting and reporting systematic reviews including\u00a0data extraction<\/strong>. Note that the first time you use the resource you will need to register using your Kent email \u2013 you will then be sent a confirmation email link to activate your account.<\/p>\n This\u00a0Systematic Review Flowchart\u00a0<\/a><\/strong>produced by Imperial College Library Services Provides a useful step-by-step guide to the entire process and activites you need to consider along the way.<\/p>\n Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews (CDSR)<\/a><\/strong> International prospective register of systematic reviews (PROSPERO)<\/a><\/strong> We can help you to develop your search skills to carry out either a literature or systematic review.\u00a0 Use the links on the right to access our Library Research Skill module on Moodle or book an appointment with me for a chat.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" When researching a dissertation, final project or research project you may need to conduct either a literature or systematic review. The Library and Student Learning … Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":56317,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/computing-library-guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/91"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/computing-library-guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/computing-library-guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/computing-library-guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/56317"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/computing-library-guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=91"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/computing-library-guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/91\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":92,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/computing-library-guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/91\/revisions\/92"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/computing-library-guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=91"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}Helpful resources:<\/h4>\n
\nCDSR is part of the Cochrane Library. It contains Cochrane Reviews which are peer-reviewed systematic reviews that have been prepared and supervised by a Cochrane Review Group according to the principles laid out in the Cochrane Handbook of Systematic Reviews of Interventions.<\/p>\n
\nPROSPERO is produced by the CRD (Centre for Reviews and Dissemination \u2013 University of York). The register is useful for highlighting prospective systematic reviews and enables comparison of reported review findings with the original protocol.<\/p>\n