If you want more information and explanations while exploring the resources on search strategy development, check out the tutorials, videos, and articles below

Recommended:
Systematic Searches tutorials by Yale's Harvey Cushing/John Hay Whitney Medical Library.

This series provides guidance on the process of constructing a comprehensive search, from initial planning through grey lit and evaluating your search.

Searching School tutorials by Carrie Price

This playlist of very short videos details the nuances of systematic searching based on guidance documents like the PRISMA-S and the PRESS Checklist.

Systematic review searching: an overview of best practices & real world experiences by Rebecca Rishar, MSLS; Senior Medical Librarian, ECRI

A 1-hour comprehensive overview of the systematic review search process, including translating clinical questions into a searchable structure, selecting databases, peer review of search strategy, reporting your search, citation management, and text-mining tools.

Bramer WM, de Jonge GB, Rethlefsen ML, Mast F, Kleijnen J. A systematic approach to searching: an efficient and complete method to develop literature searches. J Med Libr Assoc. 2018;106(4):531-541. doi:10.5195/jmla.2018.283. PMID: 30271302; PMCID: PMC6148622.

Follow the steps below or hover over this page's tab to learn how to accomplish this step's tasks:

1. Develop your Search Terms
   Combine controlled vocabulary and natural language terms to build an effective query
2. Searching in Databases
   Understand the syntax required to translate your query for different databases
3. Searching in Grey Literature
   Learn what grey literature is and where to search for it
4. Recording and Reporting Your Search
   Document your search to make sure your review is replicable. This is important for ensuring your review is publishable.