These sessions take place on:
Part 1 – step by step literature searching: relevant to all types of MSc Project.
Monday 18th May 10:00 to 11:30.
Friday 22nd May 15:00 to 16:30.
Weds 27th May 15:00 to 16:30.
Mon 22nd June 13:00 to 14:30.
Thursday 25th June 10:00 to 11:30.
All the above Part 1 sessions are the same – you only need to book on one session.
Part 2 – advanced literature searching: relevant to literature review type MSc Projects (e.g. systematic review, scoping review, policy review, meta-analysis).
Tuesday 19th May 15:00 to 16:30.
Thursday 21st May 10:00 to 11:30.
Thursday 28th May 10:00 to 11:30.
Tuesday 23rd June 15:00 to 16:30.
Friday 26th June 13:00 to 14:30.
All the above Part 2 sessions are the same – you only need to book on one session if relevant to your MSc Project.
BOOK HERE: https://studentbookings.lshtm.ac.uk/index.php/courses/library (all times are UK time).
We will email you with the Zoom link 24 hours before the session starts.
Who should attend?
Part 1 sessions: any MSc students working on their project proposal or their project – this is a repeat / refresher of the Term 1 & Term 2 sessions.
Part 2 sessions: any MSc students undertaking a literature review type MSc Project (e.g. systematic review, scoping review, policy review, meta-analysis), or anyone wanting to further develop their literature searching skills – this was not covered in the Term 1 sessions, but it is a refresher of the Term 2 Part 2 sessions.
MSc students (both ‘intensive’ & ‘distance learning’ programmes) who did not have literature searching sessions scheduled in your MSc Programme timetable or were not able to attend the Term 2 sessions: we recommend that you sign up these sessions.
MSc students who have already attended Effective Literature Searching training sessions, or any DL student who is signed up to / has attended the Intermediate InfoSkills mini-modules, and want to have a refresher session, you are also welcome to sign up.
IMPORTANT NOTES:
1. If you have not attended any literature searching sessions before, and you are interested in Part 2, then you must have attended Part 1 first (otherwise Part 2 may not make sense!).
2. If you have attended a literature searching session as part of your MSc Programme, you might prefer to re-watch the recording of that session on your MSc Programme’s Moodle page, or the recording of an earlier Part 1 session here.
3. These sessions are repeated on each day listed above. Just book on whichever session works best for your timetable / time-zone.
Part 1 covers:
Constructing a literature search strategy.
– Developing search concepts, search terms & building your search.
– Selecting search concepts & keywords/search terms.
– Choosing the right resources to search.
– Using Boolean logic to structure an effective search.
– How to use search operators (including truncation & wildcards). OVID Medline will be the main database used in these sessions.
– Using basic search filters and date limits.
– Finding full text – what if LSHTM library doesn’t have what I need?
Part 2 covers:
– Using proximity searching and subject headings: what are they? Why do you need to use them? How do you include them in your search strategy?
– Using advanced search filters and limits.
– Running your search & transferring it across databases.
– Finding full text – what if LSHTM library doesn’t have what I need?
– Planning, methodology & managing your search results.
Comments from previous years’ attendees:
“really great course”
“very good and very helpful”
“it’s fab!”
If you cannot attend any of the above sessions, recordings & the slides of this year’s Term 2 sessions are available in section 2 of the “InfoSkills: Help & Training” section of the Library’s Moodle page.
If you have any questions on the above sessions, please contact us via ServiceDesk or email us at: library@lshtm.ac.uk.
Russell Burke & Kate Perris,
Assistant Librarians.
Library, Archives & Open Research Services.
