Recognizing an Information Problem

Also known as "setting the scene," an important aspect of this step is to identify and use authoritative, well-established, and trustworthy reference sources. This activity includes the following tasks: locating facts and statistics, exploring key concepts and theories, discovering perspectives, generating themes, and identifying trends.

Databases

Scite

Scite is designed to accelerate literature-based discovery by using AI to evaluate the credibility and impact of research articles.
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Scopus

Abstract and citation database of peer-reviewed literature and quality web sources. Selected books, book chapters and technical reports are also indexed.

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Insights

Knowledge Base Articles

Preliminary topic investigation

Learn the purpose, importance, and strategies of conducting a Preliminary Topic Investigation, also know as an exploratory search of the literature.

Programs

Introduction to Conducting Systematic Reviews

This introductory, discussion-based class will help you get started on your systematic review or meta-analysis. Prior to attending, you will complete the first Cochrane Interactive Learning module to learn more about the methodology.

Tools

All of Us Researcher Workbench

The All of Us Researcher Workbench is a cloud-based platform where registered researchers can access Registered and Controlled Tier data. Its powerful tools support data analysis and collaboration.

Babelmesh

Search MEDLINE/PubMed using medical terms or phrases in Arabic, Chinese, English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, Russian, and Spanish.

SWIFT Review

SWIFT-Review (SWIFT is an acronym for “Sciome Workbench for Interactive computer-Facilitated Text-mining”) is a freely available interactive workbench which provides numerous tools to assist with p

Yale MeSH Analyzer

Users can input up to 20 PubMed IDs (PMID) at a time to collect MeSH Subject Headings and Author Keywords for search development.

Tutorials