Conducting The Systematic Literature Search 1

Ever wondered how to conduct a systematic literature search effectively and document your search process properly?

The Systematic Reviews Network (SRN), in collaboration with Rising Scholars, presents a free, practical and interactive workshop designed to take you through the fundamentals of systematic literature searching, with hands-on learning.

Register here: https://bit.ly/srnoct26

 

Title: Fundamentals of Systematic Literature Search

October 3, 2026 3pm - 5pm WAT

 

Facilitator: Dr Alison Kinyengere

About the Facilitator

Associate Professor Alison Annet Kinengyere is an Academic Librarian and Head of the Sir Albert Cook Medical Library at Makerere University College of Health Sciences, Uganda. She has over a decade of experience in systematic literature searching, information retrieval, evidence synthesis, and research information management, supporting researchers, health professionals, postgraduate students, and multidisciplinary teams.

Her expertise includes developing and peer-reviewing systematic search strategies, searching bibliographic and grey-literature sources, translating searches across databases, and ensuring transparent and reproducible searches. She is experienced with platforms and tools including PubMed/MEDLINE, Embase, Scopus, Web of Science, Cochrane CENTRAL, PRISMA, PRESS, EndNote, Rayyan, and Covidence.

Since 2013, she has trained and mentored researchers, students, health professionals, and academic librarians in systematic searching, evidence synthesis, and search-strategy development, and has contributed to strengthening systematic review capacity across academic and health institutions in Africa.

Participants will gain practical knowledge and skills for developing, running, and properly documenting systematic literature searches.