As recommended by the Institutes of Medicine and Cochrane Library, you should have a librarian as part of the systematic review team.

This inclusion can be really beneficial for you for several reasons: 

• Save time by having the librarian conduct the literature searches
• Determine appropriate databases and understanding the intricacies of how to complete complex searches
• Accuracy and quality of the literature search strategies
• Citation management, including removal of duplicates, tracking number of results
• Methodology of the literature search for any posters, presentations and publications

Tier One

• Meet with Librarian, discuss your topic.
• Librarian runs an initial search to determine feasibility of a systematic review.
• Librarian suggests databases and citation management software.
• Librarian receives an acknowledgement on any presentations/publications.

Tier Two

• Meet with librarian, discuss your topic.
• Librarian develops search strategy for feasibility of a systematic review.
• Librarian runs all searches and removes duplicates; including putting into citation management software program (e.g. RefWorks).
• Librarian writes up literature search methodology for any presentations/publications.
• Librarian receives co-authorship on any presentations/publications.