Databases and other sources of information in systematic reviews

practical recommendations

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Keywords:

systematic review, information sources, database, information retrieval

Abstract

Bibliographic databases are the main source of information for identifying and retrieving primary studies to be synthesized in systematic reviews (SR). Based on the analysis of the information sources used in 305 SR in Psychology, the aim of this article is to explain how the information sources have been reported in SR in Psychology and to present practical solutions for the identified gaps and inconsistencies. The article presents a classification of bibliographic academic information sources, defines a bibliographic database and demonstrates how to correctly name information sources in SR. It also discusses the number of bases in SR, the construction of search strategies, the use of controlled vocabulary and the explosion in databases. Finally, the article discusses the issue of gray literature, the use of complementary sources, the issue of the regionality of information sources and the role of the librarian in the SR. It is hoped that the issues discussed and the practical recommendations in this article will contribute to the improvement of the SR carried out by researchers in all areas of knowledge.

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Author Biographies

Wánderson Cássio Oliveira Araújo, Universidade Federal do Ceará

Bibliotecário na Universidade Federal do Ceará na Biblioteca de Ciências da Saúde. Doutorando em Ciência da Informação na Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina. Pesquisador no Núcleo de Gestão para Sustentabilidade no Programa de Pós-Graduação em Engenharia e Gestão do Conhecimento na Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina.

Fernanda Machado Lopes, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina

Graduada em Psicologia, mestre e Doutora em Psicologia. Membro da Associação Nacional de Pesquisa e Pós-graduação em Psicologia e da Federação Brasileira de Terapias Cognitivas. Professora do Programa de Pós-Graduação em Psicologia da Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina

Natália Martins Dias, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina

Natália Martins Dias, Dra. Graduada em Psicologia, Mestre e Doutora em Distúrbios do Desenvolvimento. Membro da Diretoria da Sociedade Brasileira de Neuropsicologia - SBNp e Pesquisadora associada da Rede Ciência para Educação (Rede CpE). Professora do Programa de Pós-Graduação em Psicologia da Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina. Bolsista de produtividade do CNPq.

Andréa Barbará da Silva Bousfield, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina

Graduada em Psicologia, Mestre e Doutora em Psicologia. Membro da Associação Nacional de Pesquisa e Pós-graduação em Psicologia. Professora do Programa de Pós-Graduação em Psicologia da Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina.

Mariana Luíza Becker da Silva, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina

Doutoranda, mestre e graduada em Psicologia no Programa de Pós Graduação em Psicologia da Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina

Andrea Valéria Steil, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina

Graduada em Psicologia, mestre em Administração e Doutora em Engenharia de Produção. Membro da Associação Nacional de Pesquisa e Pós-graduação em Psicologia. Professora do Programa de Pós-Graduação em Psicologia da Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina.

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Published

2024-11-04

How to Cite

ARAÚJO, Wánderson Cássio Oliveira; LOPES, Fernanda Machado; DIAS, Natália Martins; BOUSFIELD, Andréa Barbará da Silva; SILVA, Mariana Luíza Becker da; STEIL, Andrea Valéria. Databases and other sources of information in systematic reviews: practical recommendations. Informação em Pauta, [S. l.], v. 9, p. 1–19, 2024. Disponível em: http://periodicos.ufc.br/informacaoempauta/article/view/83382. Acesso em: 5 nov. 2024.

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