Literature Review: Collaboration & Authorship

Selected Books 

Dr. Tmanova initiated the Literature Review Consulting (LRC) to enhance GME post-graduate trainees involvement in academic research to enhance the quality of literature reviews and publication. LRC expanded research support by including scoping review by 

• consulting on literature review methodology, critical appraisal, synthesis, writing, and publication
• co-authoring a literature review

To co-author on a scoping review with librarian, please submit the Scoping Review Co-Authorship Contract. 

Librarian collaborating with researchers, as a review co-author, provides guidance on planning a literature review, review question and design of literature search, literature analysis and synthesis, and writing a literature review article. The information support offered are following on: 

Planning Literature Review

• Consulting and guidance on writing a literature review
• Consulting on the literature review writing process.
• Exploring published reviews on a potential topic for a literature review.
• Consulting on a selection of journals for publication.
• Identify information on journal submission guidelines.

Literature Search

• Consult on the identification of literature resources and electronic literature search databases.
• Consult with the development of the topic for a literature review.
• Consult on the development of a literature search strategy and design.
• Consult on the conduct of literature reviews in electronic databases and literature management.
• Design the literature search 
• Conducts the literature search in search databases
• Write literature search methodology for inclusion into abstract and article

Literature Analysis and Synthesis

• Consult on literature analysis and synthesis (published research, theories, and concepts).
• Consult on citation management and citation styles.
• Provides assistance with citation management using EndNote 
• Collaborate with research team on literature evaluation 

Writing a Literature Review

• Consult on writing the review outline.
• Consult on writing a draft of a literature review.
• Consult on editing the literature reviews and submissions for publication.

Note: Librarians are collaborating in conducting a literature reviews and co-author review articles.

Reference:
Morris, M., Boruff, J. T., & Gore, G. C. (2016). Scoping reviews: establishing the role of the librarian. Journal of the Medical Library Association : JMLA, 104(4), 346–354. https://doi.org/10.3163/1536-5050.104.4.020