The UNL Libraries Support Team for Advanced Reviews is available to help UNL-affiliates teaching and conducting advanced reviews. We offer varying levels of support in multiple modalities. The Institute of Medicine recommends that a librarian or information specialist be involved in the systematic review process. In fact, this study published in the Journal of Clinical Epidemiology shows that librarian involvement in systematic reviews improves both the quality and the reproducibility of the literature search.
Levels, areas of support, and amount of time spent on each request are at the discretion of the individual STAR member and based on availability and expertise.
Support team members provide research support for faculty, graduate students, and research teams at the following levels:
| Reviews for publication | Student projects/dissertations | Research Teams |
|---|---|---|
| Provide resources | Provide resources | Provide resources |
| Consultation-level | Consultation-level | Consultation-level |
| Collaboration-level | Multiple (up to 3) consultations | Team member |
| Co-author level |
For the consultation level, support members can provide up to 3 hours of support. During this time, we can provide one in-person or virtual consultation either with individuals or with a research team with followup emails.
For the collaboration level, support team members can provide up to 8 hours of support (at the support team member's discretion). During this time, we can provide multiple in-person or virtual consultations either with individuals or with a research team and provide troubleshooting and advising via email.
For this level of support, we request acknowledgment in the published review.
Librarian co-authorship is available subject to librarian availability and interest. If you'd like to discuss bringing a librarian on to your team as a co-author, contact us at library-star@unl.edu.
Want to request advanced review support? Click the button below to go to our intake form.