Software
Reference management tools
Reference management or citation management tools allow you to manage and organize your references, remove duplicates, annotate, and cite. Many teams use tools such as EndNote, Mendeley or Papers.
The University of Bern Library offers a range of workshops on reference management (Literaturverwaltung). Please see Kurse und Beratung for schedules and course descriptions.
See also Tools und Programme für das Studium und die Forschung (scroll to the bottom of page)
Not sure which tool is right for you? Check this comparison chart created by Yale University Library:
Deduplication
Deduklick
Quick and easy
Retrieving records from multiple databases will result in duplicate records. You can remove duplicates before screening records. Many reference management and systematic review software have semiautomatic de-duplication options. Once you have decided on a tool, review their instructions on the de-duplication process. Keep a record of the total number of results and the number of results after deduplication.
We are proud to have contributed to Deduklick, a fast and easy tool for deduplication. Go to Deduklick!
For EndNote users:
Wichor Bramer, a Biomedical information specialist at Erasmus MC, has a set of video tutorials on the deduplication process.
McGill University Libraries provide an overview from their libguide: Deduplication in EndNote
Systematic review software
Keep track of all included and excluded records for reporting. There are free and subscription-based online tools to help with the screening progress: RevMan, Covidence, EPPI Reviewer, DistillerSR, or Rayyan.
The Systematic Review Toolbox, is an online search catalogue for tools supporting systematic review processes.