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Research Services

Research Consultations

Individual and group consultations are available at no cost to Florida State University College of Medicine faculty, students, residents/fellows, and research staff.

Knowledgeable medical librarians will:

  • help researchers prepare for literature reviews
  • advise on search strategies
  • assist with terminology and database selection
  • provide guidance or instruction for relevant databases

Please note that students and residents/fellows are expected to perform searches themselves for any curriculum-related assignments. Contact librarians with advance notice of at least two weeks before your expected due date.

 

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 Covidence, a citation manager (e.g., EndNote, Zotero), or as a bibliography in a shared document 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.

Submit a Research Request