HSLG Literature Search Peer Review Buddy Scheme Spring 2026 - Round 6

Please fill in this form by Friday, 24th of April, to register your interest in the HSLG Literature Search Peer Review Buddy scheme for Spring 2026. This scheme is for library staff and information specialists based in Ireland. By completing this you are committing to:

Developing a search strategy in PubMed or other pre-agreed database for a designated research question
Reviewing search strategies on the same research question shared by your buddies
Meeting your buddies virtually for one hour long discussion about your search strategies before Friday 29th May.

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Enter your full name

Enter your email address

Enter your organisation name (so that you won't be paired with a colleague from your organisation)

How many years have you been undertaking literature searches for your library users?

Less than 1 year

1 - 3 years

3 - 5 years

More than 5 years

In which discipline do you mostly undertake literature searches?

Education

Health Sciences

Social Sciences

Business

Other (please specify):

This is required

Rank the databases according to your preference for running the search. 1 is your favourite database and 6 is your least favourite database. We will endeavour to put you in triads with people who have similar preferences.

1 of 6 - Embase.com. Select to start reordering

Embase.com

2 of 6 - Ovid Embase. Select to start reordering

Ovid Embase

3 of 6 - Ovid Medline. Select to start reordering

Ovid Medline

4 of 6 - PubMed. Select to start reordering

PubMed

5 of 6 - Scopus. Select to start reordering

Scopus

6 of 6 - Web of Science. Select to start reordering

Web of Science

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Please note that in this round, we will be grouping library staff with different levels of experience so that we can share our expertise. Advice given to participants by their buddies does not constitute official advice by the HSLG.

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