Find and manage research information
The Library Research Services team provides training and advice on planning and carrying out an effective literature search or systematic review.
Our courses include:
- Planning your Literature Search
- Conducting your Literature Search
- Finding Grey Literature
- Search Strategies for Systematic Reviews in Life Sciences
- Systematic Searching for Humanities and Social Sciences.
Postgraduate researchers can find our courses on MyPGR, and materials from our courses on Blackboard Research Essentials Online
Systematic reviews
A systematic review is a specialised literature review that tries to identify, appraise, select and synthesise all high quality research evidence relevant to a research question.
Find out about the processes and stages of systematic reviews using our comprehensive resource lists on Systematic Reviews and Critical Appraisal.
The Library Research Services Team can help at different stages of a systematic review, from scoping a search to managing references. Email the team on librarians@leicester.ac.uk to book an appointment with a research services consultant.
University staff who are also NHS staff can access services and resources provided by the UHL Libraries and Information Service.
Reference management software
Reference management software is designed to allow you to input, organise, manage, retrieve and format lists of references automatically. The two reference management software packages currently supported by the University of Leicester are EndNote (desktop software) and Refworks (cloud based service).
Find out more about referencing and reference management in Academic Skills Online, under the Referencing section.