York Health Economics Consortium | Services | Information Services

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Market Square,
University of York,
Vanbrugh Way, Heslington,
York YO10 5NH
Tel: +44 (0) 1904 323620
Fax: +44 (0)1904 323628
Email: yhec@york.ac.uk

Information Research

YHEC staff are involved in developing the evidence base of information retrieval in systematic reviewing and technology assessment. We have experience in a range of information research skills:

Search filter development and validation. YHEC staff have developed search filters (sets of search terms) to identify randomised controlled trials and systematic reviews
Search filter appraisal and testing. Search filters are essentially diagnostic tests and their performance should be assessed like any other test. We can provide assessments of the quality of search filters and can undertake performance testing. Our recent projects have included an assessment of the performance of search filters to find economic evaluations
Analyses of comparative yield of different databases. Identifying the optimum combination of databases to search is a key question in systematic reviewing and HTA. We can provide comparative assessments
Research publication patterns. We carry out research publication analysis.

Some of our recent publications are:

Brush J, Boyd K, Chapell F, Crawford F, Dozier M, Fenwick E, Glanville JM, McIntosh H, Renehan A, Weller D, Dunlop M. The Value of FDG Positron Emission Tomography/Computerised Tomography (PET/CT) in Pre-Operative Staging of Colorectal Cancer: A Systematic Review and Economic Evaluation Health Technology Assessment 2011; 15: 1-191.
Glanville, J, Kendrick A, McNally R, Campbell J, Hobbs FD. Research output on primary care in Australia, Canada, Germany, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, and the United States: bibliometric analysis. BMJ 2011; 342: d1028.
Whiting P, Westwood M, Beynon R, Burke M, Sterne JA, Glanville J. Inclusion of methodological filters in searches for diagnostic test accuracy studies misses relevant studies Journal of Clinical Epidemiology 2011; 64(6): 602-7.
Glanville J, Kaunelis D, Mensinkai S. How well do search filters perform in identifying economic evaluations in MEDLINE and EMBASE International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care 2009; 25(4).
Glanville, J. Searching the literature: resources available The Foundation Years 2009; 5(1): 28-30.
Glanville JM, Bayliss S, Booth A, et al, on behalf of the ISSG. So many filters, so little time: the development of a search filter appraisal checklist Journal of the Medical Library Association 2008; 96(4) : 356-361.
Whiting P, Westwood M, Burke M, Sterne J, Glanville J. Systematic reviews of test accuracy should search a range of databases to identify primary studies Journal of Clinical Epidemiology 2008; 61(4): 357-364.
Ritchie G, Glanville J, Lefebvre C. Do published search filters to identify diagnostic test accuracy studies perform adequately? Health Information and Libraries Journal 2007; 24(3): 188-192.
Glanville JM, Lefebvre C, Miles JN, Camosso-Stefinovic J. How to identify randomized controlled trials in MEDLINE: ten years on Journal of the Medical Library Association 2006; 94(2): 130-6.
Golder S, McIntosh HM, Duffy S, Glanville J. Developing efficient search strategies to identify reports of adverse effects in MEDLINE and EMBASE Health Information and Libraries Journal 2006; 23(1): 3-12.
Whiting P, Westwood M, Bojke L, Palmer S, Richardson G, Cooper J, Watt I, Glanville J, Sculpher M, Kleijnen J. Clinical effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of tests for the diagnosis and investigation of urinary tract infection in children: a systematic review and economic model Health Technology Assessment 2006; 10(36): 1-382.
Aguiar-Ibanez R, Nixon J, Glanville J, Craig D, Rice S, Christie J, Drummond MF. Economic evaluation databases as an aid to healthcare decision makers and researchers Expert Review of Pharmacoeconomics & Outcomes Research 2005; 5(6): 721-732.
de Pouvourville G, Ulmann P, Nixon J, Boulenger S, Glanville JM, Drummond MF. The diffusion of health economics knowledge in Europe: the EURONHEED (European Network of Health Economics Evaluation Database) project Pharmacoeconomics 2005; 23(2): 113-120.
Golder S, Glanville J, Ginnelly L. Populating decision-analytic models: the feasibility and efficiency of database searching for individual parameters International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care 2005; 21(3): 305-311.
Nixon J, Duffy S, Armstrong N, Craig D, Glanville J M, Christie J, Drummond M F, Kleijnen J. The usefulness of the NHS Economic Evaluation Database to researchers undertaking technology assessment reviews International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care 2004; 20(3): 249-257.
Nixon J, Ulmann P, Glanville J, Boulenger S, Drummond M, de Pouvourville G. The European Network of Health Economic Evaluation Databases (EURO NHEED) Project European Journal of Health Economics 2004; 5: 183-187.
Philips Z, Ginnelly L, Sculpher M, Claxton K, Golder S, Riemsma R, Woolacoot N, Glanville J. Review of guidelines for good practice in decision-analytic modelling in health technology assessment Health Technology Assessment 2004; 8(36): 1-172.
Glanville J, Wilson P, Richardson R. Accessing the online evidence: a guide to key sources of research information on clinical and cost effectiveness Quality & Safety in Health Care 2003; 12(3): 229-231.
Wilson P, Glanville G, Watt I. Access to the online evidence base in general practice: a survey of the Northern and Yorkshire Region Health Information and Libraries Journal 2003; 20(3): 172-178.
Nixon J, Phipps K, Drummond MF, Mugford M, Glanville JM. Using economic evidence to support decision-making: a case study of assertive community treatment within the UK National Service Framework for Mental Health Applied Health Economics and Health Policy 2002; 1(4): 179-190.
White VJ, Glanville JM, Lefebvre C, Sheldon TA. A statistical approach to designing search filters to find systematic reviews: objectivity enhances accuracy Journal of Information Science 2001; 27(6): 357-70.
Wilson P, Droogan J, Glanville J, Watt I, Hardman G. Access to the evidence base from general practice: a survey of general practice staff in Northern and Yorkshire Region Quality in Health Care 2001; 10(2): 83-89.
Droogan J, Glanville J, Watt I, Wilson P. Access to the evidence base from general practice in Northern and Yorkshire Region: report to NHSE Northern & Yorkshire Region York: NHS Centre for Reviews and Dissemination 2000.
Nixon J, Stoykova BA, Christie J, Glanville JM, Kleijnen J, Drummond MF. The NHS economic evaluation database for healthcare decision makers BMJ 2000; 321: 32.
Nixon J, Stoykova BA, Glanville JM, Christie J, Drummond MF, Kleijnen J. The UK NHS economic evaluation database: economic issues in evaluations of health technology International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care 2000; 16(3): 731-742.
Boynton J, Glanville J, McDaid D, Lefebvre C. Identifying systematic reviews in MEDLINE: developing an objective approach to search strategy design Journal of Information Science 1998; 24(3): 137-157.
Glanville J. Where's the evidence? How to find clinical effectiveness information Clinical Performance and Quality Health Care 1998; 6(1): 44-48.
Glanville J, Haines M, Auston I. Finding information on clinical effectiveness BMJ 1998; 317: 200-203.

Julie Glanville is a co-author of the information retrieval chapter of the Cochrane Handbook, a co-convenor of the Cochrane Information Retrieval Methods Group and a co-editor of the ISSG Search Filter Resource. Steven Duffy is a member of the Cochrane Information Retrieval Methods Group.

For more details please contact Julie Glanville (Project Director, Information Services) by telephone (+44 (0) 1904 324832) or email (julie.glanville@york.ac.uk)

Updated:February 28, 2012 7:35 PM