How to record systematic reviews in KnowledgeShare

Recording systematic reviews in KnowledgeShare is possible with some adjustments to process. The key benefit is that the work is captured in your search statistics alongside your standard literature searches. Additionally, search information such as strategies and sources searched can be recorded and saved, and the search can be evaluated by the requesting member.

The request form should be marked as Systematic Review under Primary Reason for Search. The methodology, strategies and result numbers can be added to the search notes, summary and search history fields to create the final report document.

For systematic reviews and other searches which have generated large numbers of results, it is advisable to manage and provide the result files separately to the report itself. This can be done via a cloud storage service such as Dropbox, or a shared library within RefWorks or Endnote. The link to this can then be included in the report. Alternatively, you might arrange with the member to upload these directly into a tool such as Rayyan. 

If you do upload results into KnowledgeShare as RIS, note there is an import limit of 5MB per file, which is equivalent to approximately 1000 RIS records. If there are more, these can be divided into separate uploads, up to a maximum of 2000 results in total.

Should you choose to email a completed report through KnowledgeShare with attachments, be aware that a 15MB total download limit applies to all attached files, including the search report. None of the individual files that are attached should exceed 5MB.