This short tutorial will introduce you to the basic steps of conducting a literature review from defining the question to citing the sources you ultimately decide to use. It will also highlight some of the MCW Libraries' and other resources that are available to help you with your literature review.
View an introduction to the pyramid of evidence that is used in evidence based medicine (EBM). This video will describe the different types of studies that appear on the pyramid, incorporates examples of research from the H1N1 pandemic of 2009. 5:16
This video talks about the kinds of references that are cited in scholarly works and will provide tips for performing literature searches for different types of references. Learn about searching for seminal and supporting works using Google Scholar and other databases. Find out how Scite.ai will help you to evaluate seminal works and learn more about our Guided Literature Search guide.
After viewing this video, we hope you will understand why it is important to cite your sources, the definition of and the types of plagiarism, how to prevent plagiarism and you should be aware of resources to use for creating citations.
This video demonstrates the search process, starting with finding keywords and ending with executing the search and accessing the literature. Topics covered include advanced searching techniques, using filters in PubMed, and accessing literature through open access websites like PubMed Central. 20:51
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