Semi-automating the manual literature search for systematic reviews increases efficiency Export

@article{citeulike:5904650, abstract = {Background: To minimise retrieval bias, manual literature searches are a key part of the search process of any systematic review. Considering the need to have accurate information, valid results of the manual literature search are essential to ensure scientific standards; likewise efficient approaches that minimise the amount of personnel time required to conduct a manual literature search are of great interest.Objective:  The objective of this project was to determine the validity and efficiency of a new manual search method that utilises the scopus2122 database.Methods:  We used the traditional manual search approach as the gold standard to determine the validity and efficiency of the proposed scopus method. Outcome measures included completeness of article detection and personnel time involved. Using both methods independently, we compared the results based on accuracy of the results, validity and time spent conducting the search, efficiency.Results:  Regarding accuracy, the scopus method identified the same studies as the traditional approach indicating its validity. In terms of efficiency, using scopus led to a time saving of 62.5\% compared with the traditional approach (3 h versus 8 h).Conclusions:  The scopus method can significantly improve the efficiency of manual searches and thus of systematic reviews.}, address = {Department for Evidence-based Medicine and Clinical Epidemiology, Danube University Krems, Krems, Austria; Cecil G. Sheps Center for Health Services Research, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA}, author = {Chapman, Andrea L. and Morgan, Laura C. and Gartlehner, Gerald}, citeulike-article-id = {5904650}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1471-1842.2009.00865.x}, citeulike-linkout-1 = {http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/cgi-bin/abstract/122616611/ABSTRACT}, doi = {10.1111/j.1471-1842.2009.00865.x}, issn = {1471-1842}, journal = {Health Information \& Libraries Journal}, keywords = {information, re, retrieval, reviews, scopus, search, systematic}, number = {9999}, posted-at = {2009-10-07 08:36:33}, priority = {2}, title = {Semi-automating the manual literature search for systematic reviews increases efficiency}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1471-1842.2009.00865.x}, volume = {9999}, year = {2009} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:5904650 L3 - citeulike-article-id:5904650 N2 - Background: To minimise retrieval bias, manual literature searches are a key part of the search process of any systematic review. Considering the need to have accurate information, valid results of the manual literature search are essential to ensure scientific standards; likewise efficient approaches that minimise the amount of personnel time required to conduct a manual literature search are of great interest.Objective:  The objective of this project was to determine the validity and efficiency of a new manual search method that utilises the scopus2122 database.Methods:  We used the traditional manual search approach as the gold standard to determine the validity and efficiency of the proposed scopus method. Outcome measures included completeness of article detection and personnel time involved. Using both methods independently, we compared the results based on accuracy of the results, validity and time spent conducting the search, efficiency.Results:  Regarding accuracy, the scopus method identified the same studies as the traditional approach indicating its validity. In terms of efficiency, using scopus led to a time saving of 62.5% compared with the traditional approach (3 h versus 8 h).Conclusions:  The scopus method can significantly improve the efficiency of manual searches and thus of systematic reviews. IS - 9999 JF - Health Information & Libraries Journal SN - 1471-1842 AD - Department for Evidence-based Medicine and Clinical Epidemiology, Danube University Krems, Krems, Austria; Cecil G. Sheps Center for Health Services Research, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA TI - Semi-automating the manual literature search for systematic reviews increases efficiency VL - 9999 KW - information KW - re KW - retrieval KW - reviews KW - scopus KW - search KW - systematic AU - Chapman, Andrea AU - Morgan, Laura AU - Gartlehner, Gerald PY - 2009/// UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1471-1842.2009.00865.x ER -