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These sessions take place on:<\/strong>
Part 1 – step by step literature searching:<\/strong> relevant to all types of MSc Project.
<\/strong>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.<\/p>\n

All the above Part 1 sessions are the same \u2013 you only need to book on one session.<\/p>\n

Part 2 – advanced literature searching<\/strong>: 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.<\/p>\n

All the above Part 2 sessions are the same \u2013 you only need to book on one session if relevant to your MSc Project.<\/p>\n

BOOK HERE:<\/strong> https:\/\/studentbookings.lshtm.ac.uk\/index.php\/courses\/library<\/a> (all times are UK time).
We will email you with the Zoom link 24 hours before the session starts.<\/p>\n

Who should attend?<\/strong>
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.<\/p>\n

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<\/strong>.

<\/strong>MSc students (both \u2018intensive\u2019 & \u2018distance learning\u2019 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.<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

IMPORTANT NOTES<\/strong>:
1. If you have not attended<\/strong> 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\u2019s Moodle page, or the recording of an earlier Part 1 session here<\/a>.
3. These sessions are repeated on each day listed above. Just book on whichever session works best for your timetable \/ time-zone.<\/p>\n

Part 1 covers:
<\/strong>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 \u2013 what if LSHTM library doesn\u2019t have what I need?<\/p>\n

Part 2 covers:<\/strong>
– 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 \u2013 what if LSHTM library doesn\u2019t have what I need?
– Planning, methodology & managing your search results.<\/p>\n

Comments from previous years\u2019 attendees:<\/strong>
\u201creally great course\u201d
\u201cvery good and very helpful\u201d
\u201cit\u2019s fab!\u201d<\/p>\n

If you cannot attend any of the above sessions, recordings & the slides<\/strong> of this year’s Term 2 sessions are available in section 2 of the “InfoSkills: Help & Training” section of the Library’s Moodle page<\/a>. <\/p>\n

If you have any questions on the above sessions, please contact us via ServiceDesk or email us at: library@lshtm.ac.uk<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Russell Burke & Kate Perris,
Assistant Librarians.
Library, Archives & Open Research Services.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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