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Literature Review Resources

A presentation by Dr. Kimberly Souffront, Associate Director of the Mount Sinai Center for Nursing Research and Innovation (CNRI), on the steps for conducting a literature review for nursing research and evidence-based practice projects.

Systematic Review Resources

The NYU Health (Nursing, Medicine, Allied Health) Resource Guide provides an overview of the various types of review literature.  A clear explanation of each type of review is provided, along with helpful links to additional resources.

  • Narrative (Literature) Review

  • Integrative Review

  • Systematic Review

  • Meta-Analysis

  • Scoping Review

  • Rapid Review

  • Umbrella Review

The University of Michigan Library: The Systematic Review Process

Articles on Systematic Reviews:

Sutton, A., Clowes, M., Preston, L., & Booth, A. (2019). Meeting the review family: exploring review types and associated information retrieval requirements. Health Information & Libraries Journal36(3), 202–222. https://doi.org/10.1111/hir.12276

Systematic reviews: Brief overview of methods, limitations, and resources. (2021). Nurse Author & Editor (Blackwell)31(3/4), 69–72. https://doi.org/10.1111/nae2.28

Tsafnat, G., Glasziou, P., Choong, M. K., Dunn, A., Galgani, F., & Coiera, E. (2014). Systematic review automation technologies. Systematic Reviews3, 74. https://doi.org/10.1186/2046-4053-3-74