Systematic Reviews

The University Library supports students and researchers at the University of Mannheim in creating systematic reviews, meta-analyses, and other forms of literature reviews. From developing a search strategy to documentation and access to full texts, we provide you with expertise and resources every step of the way.

A selection of topics where we can support you:

• Formulating the research question
• Literature search: creating or optimizing the search syntax and selecting suitable databases
• Preregistration
• Documentation and reporting of results 
• Advice on selecting suitable support tools
• Access to full texts
• Screening of the literature
• Data extraction and coding
• Quality assurance of the included studies