Librarians, trained in evidence synthesis, are able to:

• Gather appropriate controlled vocabulary & keywords in conjunction with team members 
• Conduct literature searches across multiple databases
• Advise on gray literature resources
• Assist with citation management
• Advise on retrieving full-text articles
• Refine and update searches
• Write the search methodology section for publication

If the research question involves multiple interdisciplinary elements, it is helpful to have several subject matter experts and subject librarians on the systematic review team to advise on databases and literature discovered. 

For more information on library support for evidence synthesis see the link to our Evidence Synthesis Service library guide.