Faculty Literature Search Request

Faculty members with the College of Nursing and the Department of Communicative Sciences and Disorders can request a literature search, conducted by the librarian. This can include searches for:

Systematic Reviews (please contact Jessica directly if you're interested in conducting a Systematic Review)
Scoping Reviews
Journal Articles
Grant Applications
Presentations
Reading Lists
Working Groups or Taskforces
Exploration of research area

If you're a CON faculty member and would like to request a literature search, please fill out and submit the form below. Please keep in mind that searches can be quite extensive and time-consuming, so please request literature searches well in advance of any deadlines.

This form is to be used by faculty or research assistants for faculty at the College of Nursing. Please fill out as much information as possible.

If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to contact Jessica at jsender@msu.edu or 517- 355-8324.

Required fields denoted with asterisk *.

Name

Phone

Why do you need a literature search?

I'm writing an article for a peer-reviewed journal.

I'm writing a grant. Please provide the name below.

I'm working on a presentation.

I'm working on a course reading list, or developing a new course.

I'm putting together information for a workgroup or taskforce.

I'm exploring an area of research, and am in the initial stages of my research.

Other (fill in space below)

Name of the grant

Research Question

Please provide your research question, or topic of interest. Please provide as much detail as you can.

Please select any limits you would like to be applied to your search.

Published in last 5 years

Published in last 10 years

English Language

Peer-Reviewed

Male/Female

Age Range (Please fill in field below)

Other (Please fill in field below)

Age Range limit

What a databases would you like searched?

CINAHL

PubMed

PsycINFO

Sociological Abstracts

ERIC (Education)

Web of Science

Cochrane

Embase

Other (Please provide database name in field below)

Date results are needed

What is your deadline for this search? This is contingent on the nature of the search and Jessica's schedule. A month is ideal for grant proposals and complex searches.

How would you like to receive results?

Via email (You will receive one email with results from all databases as attachments)

As a Covidence library (You will receive an email with account information)

As an EndNote file (.enl) or library (Please provide a flash drive or set up an appointment for transmission)

In PDF/Word document (citations only, no links to full text articles)

Other (Please fill in field below)

Please provide any other information that you think is important to know about this search.