Systematic reviews

A systematic review involves the identification, evaluation, and integration of findings from multiple research studies on a particular topic. This process allows researchers to gain a deeper understanding of existing knowledge, reveal new insights and guide future research endeavours.

A previous participant had this to say: “Participating in the Systematic Review Workshop series really helped me to understand the process of embarking on a systematic review…

“In each of the sessions, the librarians explained the steps, decision points and options involved in the process of organizing and undertaking a systematic review of literature to make it a manageable undertaking that takes time, organization and teamwork, but need not be feared.”

Register for the Systematic Review 5-part series.

The series will focus on the skills needed for the processes of a systematic, scoping or other large-scale comprehensive review, with a focus on the health sciences, including:

• Documenting
• Searching
• Translating
• Deduplicating
• Screening

Participants will gain a solid understanding of what is needed to complete a systematic review and why they are an essential part of evidence-based practice. Graduate students who register and attend all five sessions will receive credit on their Experience Record.

The series is open to all students and faculty and will be hosted on Zoom.

Additional help

Can’t commit to the entire series? Find resources to take you through the stages of the knowledge synthesis process in our Knowledge Synthesis & Systematic Reviews guide.

Contact Library.Reviews@umanitoba.ca if you have any questions.

Access NYTimes.com

Set up your NYTimes.com account using the following steps:

1. Go to accessnyt.com
2. Type in “University of Manitoba”
3. Click “Go” on the activation instructions page
4. Create an NYTimes.com account or login to your existing account
5. Authenticate with your UM email and password
6. Indicate whether you are a student or staff
7. You now have access to The New York Times!

The steps above are demonstrated in this video.

Note: If you already have your own personal The New York Times subscription, you will need to cancel that subscription first to take advantage of this new institutional access. For more details, contact library staff.

Special features in NYTimes.com

TimesMachine

TimesMachine provides searchable and browsable page scans of every issue of NYT published between 1851 and 2002. Articles from 1851-1980 are also available as PDF downloads.

Newsletters

Visit Newsletters and discover more than 80 newsletters available on a daily or weekly basis. Find a subject relevant to your discipline or interests and get insights from The New York Times directly in your inbox.

NYT in Education

Access the education resource website which provides the following features:

• Discipline-specific areas of study
• Classroom discussion prompts
• Suggested learning outcomes
• General instructional strategies to promote student achievement
• Co-curricular activities, including events, discussions, and contests

Digitized collections at UM Libraries

UM Libraries provides access to several digitized Manitoba newspapers, including The Winnipeg Tribune (a rival to the Winnipeg Free Press) published from 1890 to 1980.

Brown and Gold, UM’s annual yearbook (1914-1976), is available digitally. It is one of the few sources to document student life on campus, including clubs, societies, athletics, and more. It also lists and provides short biographies of graduating students.

Searching newspaper archives workshop

Register for Libraries workshops to learn more about searching newspaper archives available through UM Libraries.

Searching Newspaper Archives (in-person), Tuesday, October 3, 2023, 12:30 pm – 1:30 pm, Brown Lab, 110 Elizabeth Dafoe Library

Searching Newspaper Archives (online), Wednesday, October 18, 2023, 2:30 pm – 3:30 pm