Systematic Searching

Search - pages and magnifying glass A hands on session will teach you the search techniques required to comprehensively search literature.

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Date:
Thursday 12 March 2026 10.00 am12.00 pm (Add to calendar)
Contact:
Library Research Liaison team
libraryresearcheducation@latrobe.edu.au
Presented by:
Library Research Liaison team
Event series:
Library Researcher Education
Type of event:
Seminar/Workshop/Training
Target audience:
Researcher/Graduate researcher
La Trobe University staff
Location:
online

Doing a systematic review? Learn the search techniques required to comprehensively search the literature.

At the end of the session, participants will be able to:

  • explain the difference between a systematic review and a traditional literature review
  • identify search concepts, construct a search strategy for a research question and document a search
  • choose appropriate databases/sources and run a search for a research question
  • translate a search strategy across an additional database
  • find grey literature
  • export records to EndNote, save searches and set up search alerts