Many of you will be preparing to write your thesis. There are many books in the library advising how to write a literature review as well as books on study skills including how to manage your time effectively. We have put some of these on display in the Library Reading Room. You can search for books and articles using the Library’s online search tool Discover
For more information about the support LSHTM offer for study skills including information about using AI click on the following link: study skills.
For online resources about how to conduct a Literature Review go to the Moodle page where you will find
– recordings of full Literature Searching sessions.
– presentations on grey literature and other aspects of the searching process.
– plus self-teach mini-modules that you can work through in your own time.
To book for an information skills session
BOOK HERE (all times are UK time).
Information Services 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.
Part 2 sessions: any MSc students undertaking a literature review type MSc Project (e.g. systematic review, scoping review, policy review, meta-analysis).
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: please feel free to sign up these sessions.
MSc students who have already attended Effective Literature Searching training sessions, 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. These sessions are repeated on each day listed above. Just book on whichever session works best for your timetable / time-zone.
3. If you have attended a literature searching session as part of your MSc Programme, or the Reviewing the Literature module (1701), then you might prefer to re-watch the recording of that session on your MSc Programme’s Moodle page, or the MSc Public Health recording on the Library Moodle page.
If you cannot attend any of the above sessions, a recording of one session will be made available on the Library Moodle page.
Comments from previous years’ attendees:
“really great course”
“very good and very helpful”
“it’s fab!”
If you have any questions on the above sessions, please contact Information Services via ServiceDesk or email us at: library@lshtm.ac.uk.
A note about ‘1 to 1 sessions’ (for feedback on literature searches for systematic review type projects).
Bookings are now available for 1 to 1 sessions at the following link
If you are carrying out a literature review type project (e.g. systematic review, scoping review, rapid review, policy review), then you will be able to book one 30 minute session to discuss your own search strategy for your MSc Project. We recommend that you save this until you are working on your MSc Project, as we can only offer one 30 minute session per student. You will need to send us a draft of your search strategy at least 1 working day before the 1 to 1 meeting so that we can review your search and provide focussed advice in the session. Full details and prerequisites are provided when booking online.
