Librarians carry out a focused literature search of your topic in one or more bibliographic databases such as Medline or Embase. Results are culled for relevance and emailed in a compressed Endnote Library. These searches are not exhaustive and do not include the search strategy. They are not suitable for systematic reviews or university courses.
Automated search alerts are set up in one or more bibliographic databases, such as Medline or Embase. A saved search is run automatically on a regular basis with new results provided by email. In comparison, standard literature searches cover previous years rather than ongoing updates. Both a literature search and ongoing alerts may be requested on the same topic.
Staff of St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne
These services are not appropriate for educational purposes where staff would be reasonably expected to carry out the search themselves, or for publications where the search forms a key part of the paper. An individual Search Tutorial or our Systematic Review Service may be more appropriate.
Contact us on library.svhmlibrary@svha.org.au if you have any questions. We are here to help!