Step 2

Find out about the different search types

Where there is a discrepancy between the general advice given in step 1 and the specific advice in step 2 for each search type, follow the the specific advice.

These instructions represent best practice, but time pressures and competing priorities may prevent you from following every step to-the-letter.

Your search topic may not require you to search every resource outlined in the specific advice.

Join the KLS Search and Training Forums (London, South East and South West) workspace on FutureNHS to download the PDF version of the guidance and to participate in this community of practice.

Examples

Every topic and requester is different: no one report can represent a perfect example and a report that one requester finds invaluable may not prove as useful to someone else.

If you can establish a dialogue with your requester and an ongoing relationship then you can better meet their individual needs.

Where available examples of requests, responses and reports have been included. 

These will be updated and added-to as colleagues submit new ones.

• National searching guidance

  Find out more about the national searching guidance

• Reference management software

  Find out about the different types of reference management software

• Supplement

  Find out more about sample summaries and responses for different types of searches

• Troubleshooting

  Read guidance to help you navigate any issues while searching