Get in Touch with Your Librarians
Need help? Please don't hesitate to contact your cohort's librarian.
Your librarian can help with: developing your search; knowledge synthesis projects (literature reviews, systematic and scoping reviews, etc.); finding books, articles, and other information sources; managing your references and data; and more!
For quick research help, you can also contact Woodward Library via email and in-person, or use the AskAway chat service.
Rachael Bradshaw, BA, MAS, MLIS (she/her): Vancouver
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(604) 822-2884
Sarah McGill, BSc, MLIS (she/her): Island (Victoria) - Health Data Librarian, University of Victoria
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(250) 721-8271
Welcome! Key Resources for Getting Started. See also FINDING INFORMATION
Learning how to find information at UBC Library
View the short videos at Searching the Library for a quick orientation to search tips and services..
- LWW Health Library - Speech Language HearingTo print and save chapters and to use the self-assessments, create an id and password for logging into your personal account on this site.
Database Searching Tutorials
- Guide on the Side: MEDLINE Guided ExerciseThis guided exercise shows how to develop a logical search using available techniques and tools and provides guidance for building your own search.
- MEDLINE (Ovid) tutorialsThese modules of 2-3 minutes each demonstrate the different search techniques and strategies for effective searching in Medline on the Ovid platform. These techniques are transferable to other databases, both on the Ovid platform and through other search engines.
- Guide on the Side: CINAHL Guided ExerciseThis tutorial provides step by step instructions for each stage of a structured search. It's intended to be a "guide on the side" - follow along or build your own!
- CINAHL TutorialsThese modules of 2-3 minutes each demonstrate the different search techniques and strategies for effective searching in CINAHL on the Ebsco platform. These techniques are transferable to other databases, both on the Ebsco platform and through other search engines.
- Scales, Tests and Measures TutorialsThese short modules are under 5 minutes each and provide tips and techniques for finding tests and scales as well as their evaluation.
Need Help?
To arrange for a systematic or scoping review consultation, please complete this Consult Request form.
Systematic Review workshops are offered regularly - please check the events calendar for the next offering.
For more information on how UBC Librarians can support your systematic or scoping review project, please see How we Can Help.
Deciding between a Systematic or a Literature Review? Check out this description of the differences in their stages and processes.
- How we can helpWith search methodology guidance for Systematic, Scoping and other Knowledge Synthesis Reviews