The University Libraries (UL) provides support for Systematic Reviews, fostering evidence-based research for the Texas State University research community.
A Systematic Review is a research activity that synthesizes evidence using articles or papers as its data set. It is typically used to understand all research on a highly specific research question by following a detailed and comprehensive plan. This plan reduces bias by using a search strategy and inclusion criteria derived a priori, and identifying, appraising, and synthesizing all relevant studies about the question.
UL helps provide guidance and information to:
- Develop your own literature search strategies
- Critically review the search syntax you created
- Troubleshoot searches
- Develop a data management strategy
- Direct you to resources to existing standards, reporting guidelines, and frameworks that could guide your study
- Help manage the overall process of a systematic review and documentation
Elevate your research journey with University Libraries – where systematic reviews cultivate powerful agency for evidence-based excellence.
If you have questions or need support in conducting a Systematic Review or other type of Evidence Synthesis, please see our Systematic Review Guide, and contact our librarians or specialists listed there.
This article was contributed by Xuan Zhou, Tricia Boucher, and Wendy Thompson.