Literature Searching

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Literature Searching

We can conduct literature searches to find the evidence you need for an informed decision.

If you would like us to conduct a literature search, complete the form below.

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Timescale for results

Priority will be give to searches supporting an urgent clinical need. Please note that we require a minimum of 10 working days for a full search service: librarians may contact you to discuss your search requirements. Deadlines may need to be negotiated during periods of high demand.

It is important to give us a specific date in order to assist our work planning.

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We aim to process all requests by the next working day.

We aim to supply 90% of article requests by the next working day*.

We aim to supply 75% of book requests within five working days*.

*Some items are requested from other libraries and so may take longer to supply.

Use this form if you are unable to access the full text article with your NHS OpenAthens username and password.

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