Training
To learn more about how to do knowledge synthesis, please start by reviewing UBC Library’s Knowledge Synthesis Research Guide.
UBC Library offers a 3 part workshop series on knowledge synthesis. You can view recordings here:
- Part 1: Getting Started and Structured Searching
- Part 2: Translating Database Searches and Finding Grey Literature
- Part 3: Tools, Screening Criteria and Appraisal
Tools
UBC Library subscribes to Covidence, software which helps you deduplicate your search results, manage your team’s screening process, and conduct data extraction and quality assessment.
Citation management software such as Zotero may also be helpful. Learn more on the UBC Library Research Commons citation management guide.
See the Knowledge Synthesis Research Guide for information about other tools.
Events
Other Services
Writing and academic communication support
(e.g. journal articles, grant proposals, theses, dissertations, and conference presentations)
UBC Vancouver
UBC Okanagan
Graduates, Post-docs, Faculty:
Centre for Scholarly Communication
Undergraduates:
Student Learning Hub
Data management planning
Including training in best practices to support reproducibility and transparency.
UBC Vancouver
UBC Okanagan
Training on R, citation management, data visualization
UBC Vancouver
UBC Okanagan
Meta-analysis
UBC Vancouver
UBC Department of Statistics (free or fee-based)
Information about publishing open access
(e.g. discounts on article processing charges)
UBC Vancouver
UBC Okanagan