Category Archives: Literature Search and Evidence Appraisal

The following section contains resources on how to conduct a literature search, how to critically appraise literature, and how to access pharmacy resources

Pharmacy Literature Search Skills Online Tutorial

What you will find here: Online tutorial that provides a starting point for answering questions around what type of database and resources should be reviewed to answer a specific type of question, and provides techniques to save time and frustration when searching the primary literature.

Pharmacy Search Online Tutorial

Research Guides: Pharmacy Literature Search Skills: Introduction

Research Guides: Pharmacy Literature Search Skills: Introduction

Literature Search Overview

What you will find here: Resource outlines the strengths of evidence syntheses, systematic reviews, and guidelines as information sources. Also explains features of PubMed search including automatic term mapping, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings) keyword search and the use of filters.

Literature Search Overview