Systematic Reviews
The library has revised the support it gives to groups of researchers carrying out externally funded Systematic Reviews. If you are conducting a Systematic Review, we ask that you inform the Research Support team at library.researchsupport@sussex.ac.uk or by calling 01273 877941 (x7941).
If you tell us we can:
Set up a separate library account for each Systematic Review that only has an allowance for placing ILRs. Each library account will be assigned to an individual leading the review without impacting on their personal use of ILRs. This means that researchers involved in a Systematic Review no longer have to be concerned about using up their own ILR allowance on Systematic Review requests.
Fulfil requests more effectively - Advance knowledge of Systematic Reviews taking place means we can allocate staffing resources appropriately based on the anticipated number of requests. We can then give you a realistic turnaround time for requests.
Gather useful information for future Systematic Reviews - Historically there was no clear picture of how many ILRs submitted were for Systematic Reviews. The new system clearly distinguishes between departmental ILRs and those for Systematic Reviews. This means you have an accurate picture of the actual number of requests submitted for each review.
We hope that this policy will simplify procedures and allow the Library to support this research activity most effectively.