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Knowledge Synthesis Workshop Series: Part 1 Getting Started and Structured Searching

This workshop will help set you up for success when embarking on a systematic review or other knowledge synthesis project.

Topics to be covered in this session include:

Understanding the review process
Defining your question
Resources for developing a protocol
Identifying and analyzing seed papers
Creating a rigorous and reproducible search strategy

We encourage you to join this workshop using a laptop or computer, rather than a mobile device as there will be opportunities to practice advanced strategies to search databases. There will be time to ask questions throughout the workshop. Please bring any questions you have!

This workshop will be recorded.

Zoom link will be sent to registrants one day before the event

If you have any questions, concerns, or accessibility needs, or are having trouble registering, please email wd.ref@ubc.ca

Can't make it? Contact your subject librarian http://directory.library.ubc.ca/subjectlibrarians/

This workshop is part of a four-part series. The Knowledge Synthesis Workshop Series includes:

Part 1: Getting Started and Structured Searching. Thursday, May 7, 2026

https://libcal.library.ubc.ca/calendar/vancouver/ksworkshop20260507

Part 2: Translating Database Searches and Finding Grey Literature. Thursday, May 14, 2026

https://libcal.library.ubc.ca/calendar/vancouver/ksworkshop20260514

Part 3: Covidence, Screening Criteria and Appraisal. Thursday, May 21, 2026

https://libcal.library.ubc.ca/calendar/vancouver/ksworkshop20260521

Part 4. Research Tools, Management, and Documentation. Thursday, May 28, 2026

https://libcal.library.ubc.ca/calendar/vancouver/ksworkshop20260528

Date:: Thursday, May 7, 2026
Time:: 12:00pm - 1:30pm
Audience:: All UBC Students Faculty Graduate Professional Undergraduate
Categories:: Library Research Research Commons Systematic / Scoping Reviews
Presenter(s):: Prubjot Gill & Katherine Miller

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