1. Using RefWorks for
Systematic Reviews
Bianca Kramer
24 September 2013

2. Systematic reviews
Identify and summarize
best available evidence

3. Systematic reviews
Identify and summarize
best available evidence

4. Systematic reviews in 2012:
Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews
PubMed (affilitation: Utrecht)
1000
100
Library consultancy UMC Utrecht
70
th
6
60
year medical students UMC Utrecht

5. http://fc05.deviantart.net/fs50/i/2009/286/8/4/It__s_Raining_Books__III_by_baumwolle.jpg

6. Searching
2914
Deduplication
2296
Screening
(title/abstract)
373
Critical appraisal
(full-text)
97

7. Searching
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Deduplication
4285
Screening
(title/abstract)
10
Critical appraisal
(full-text)
2

9. Searching
2914
Deduplication
2296
Screening
(title/abstract)
373
Critical appraisal
(full-text)
97

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13. Searching
2914
Deduplication
2296
Screening
(title/abstract)
373
Critical appraisal
(full-text)
97

14. Deduplication
across 1 folder
√
√
across multiple folders
X
across all references

15. Searching
2914
Deduplication
2296
Screening
(title/abstract)
373
Critical appraisal
(full-text)
97

16. Deduplication
across 1 folder
√
√
across multiple folders
X
across all references
Specify fields for deduplication ?

17. Searching
2914
Deduplication
2296
Screening
(title/abstract)
373
Critical appraisal
(full-text)
97

18. RefWorks – folder structure

19. Searching
(2914)
(1068)
(1331)
(515)

20. Deduplication
(2914)
(2296)
(1068)
(1331)
(515)

21. Screening
(2296)
(373)
(1923)

22. Searching
2914
Deduplication
2296
Screening
(title/abstract)
373
Critical appraisal
(full-text)
97

23. Screening
(2296)
(373)
(1923)

24. Screening
(97)
(267)

25. Searching
2914
Deduplication
2296
Screening
(title/abstract)
373
Critical appraisal
(full-text)
97

26. Tips & Tricks

27. Tips & Tricks

28. Tips & Tricks
- create Output Style for editing records
(e.g. title, abstract, user fields)
-
searching user fields
(locating items not screened, excluded items)
-
putting items into folders
(user fields!)

29. Thanks to:
Prepare your RefWorks account for an SR
http://libguides.sph.uth.tmc.edu/refworks_for_srs
(University of Texas School of Public Health)
Using RefWorks for screening and coding
http://guides.library.tamu.edu/systematicreviews
(Texas A&M University)