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The following training videos are designed to guide you through various aspects of the systematic search process. These videos can also be found throughout the guide. Video transcripts are linked after the video and description.
Library HDR Systematic Search class [cc]
https://deakin.au.panopto.com/Panopto/Pages/Viewer.aspx?id=a002c3ce-5cac-4aa3-9676-b0b5002df780
A 90 minute class which walks through the systematic search process from planning to screening. Nov 2023.
Planning your search (with a search planner) [cc]
https://video.deakin.edu.au/media/t/0_zadjn2w2
This video demonstrates preliminary searching; identifying concepts, synonyms, using the search planner, and running a quick search in an EBSCO database.
Citation Searching [cc]
https://video.deakin.edu.au/media/t/0_uaxpamcu
From one key article on your topic you can "snowball" search to find citing articles and references using Scopus and Web of Science
What are Subject Headings? [cc]
A basic introduction to what subject headings are and why they're important
https://deakin.au.panopto.com/Panopto/Pages/Viewer.aspx?id=d5b1fa01-cb55-4120-a90c-b0a8002ad260
Building a line by line search [cc]
A step by step video demonstrating using the search history to create a line by line systematic search
https://deakin.au.panopto.com/Panopto/Pages/Viewer.aspx?id=7c27872a-ad49-4abd-8e5c-b0bf01887c85
How to use subject headings in a search [cc]
An in depth video that shows how headings work so you can control them in your systematic search
https://deakin.au.panopto.com/Panopto/Pages/Viewer.aspx?id=0d079591-701c-4c5b-ac4e-afe70120c49a
Systematic search of EMBASE with Emtree [cc]
A step by step video that you must watch from beginniing to end to know exactly how to run a search in EMBASE.
https://video.deakin.edu.au/media/t/1_59w39ifg
All the key documents mentioned throughout this guide are conveniently listed below for easy access.
Documents which support the early stages of your systematic search:
Other documents referred to throughout the guide are listed here
This is a collection of example documents of a systematic search. Please note that these examples are intended to provide context and guidance for researchers learning the systematic search process and may not represent fully realistic scenarios.