Policies

Literature Search Services

​The Maguire Medical Library team specializes in finding and accessing health and life sciences information and published literature. Literature searches conducted by a medical librarian are only available to:

• FSU College of Medicine full-time faculty in lead author/PI roles
• FSU College of Medicine students working on a research team led by full-time FSU COM faculty member(s)

What to Expect

After receiving your literature search request, a medical librarian will:

• briefly consult with you via email or a scheduled meeting/phone call to clarify search particulars and determine an approximate timeline for completion
• select and search appropriate databases for the provided topic and determined criteria
• share a list of citations from the search results (citations include authors, titles, journal titles, and if available, abstracts—not full-text articles)
• send results electronically via an EndNote online shared folder unless otherwise requested

Please note that it is not the responsibility of the medical librarian to select the most appropriate articles from the list of results.

Depending on the complexity of your search, please allow at least 5 business days before delivery of results.

Submit a Research Request