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Literature Searches

What does the service offer & who may use it?

• We place an emphasis on training users to set up and run effective literature searches for themselves and we offer training to cover a range of bibliographic databases & online resources. Go to Databases for information about the databases available, & please contact the Library if you would like to arrange a training session.
• We can also provide occasional one-off literature searches. This service is aimed at infrequent searchers and we would typically perform no more than one search each 2-3 months for each user.
• The service is available to all Institute and Hospital staff/research students, please email us to arrange an appointment to discuss your needs.
  
• Depending on staff availability, a search will be performed and a list of results sent to you by email within 2 working days of the initial meeting.
• Note: search results are NOT critically appraised by library staff & this should be carried out by the user(s). However, we aim to work with you to revise the search strategy if a search is producing unsatisfactory results.

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