De-duplication of database search results for systematic reviews in EndNote

Authors

  • Wichor M. Bramer Biomedical Information Specialist, Medical Library, Erasmus MC–Erasmus University Medical Centre, Rotterdam
  • Dean Giustini UBC Biomedical Branch Library, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC
  • Gerdien B. de Jonge Biomedical information Specialist, Medical Library, Erasmus MC–Erasmus University Medical Centre, Rotterdam
  • Leslie Holland Manager, Library, Southern College of Optometry, Memphis, TN
  • Tanja Bekhuis Assistant Professor and Director, Department of Biomedical Informatics and Department of Dental Public Health, School of Medicine and School of Dental Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, PA

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5195/jmla.2016.24

Abstract

When conducting exhaustive searches for systematic reviews, information professionals search multiple databases with overlapping content. They typically remove duplicate records to reduce the reviewers’ workload associated with screening titles and abstracts; sometimes the reviewers remove the duplicates.This article describes a de-duplication method.

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Published

2016-09-12

Issue

Vol. 104 No. 3 (2016): July 2016

Section

Special Paper

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