Collections of search filters

Collections of search filters, including filters for subject searches, are available

• LSSR Working Group. Library of Search Strategy Resources

  • A library of freely available resources for developing search strategies in the health literature: search filters, tools, guides, glossary and learning resources

• SearchRxiv

  • site for depositing and sharing search strategies

• Damarell R A, May N, Hammond S, Sladek R M, Tieman J J. Topic search filters: a systematic scoping review. Health Info Libr J. 2019;36(1):4-40.

• BMJ Clinical Evidence

• Canada's Drug Agency

• Flinders University, Australia

• FMD3S  Concepts de stratégies de recherche

• Integrated Care Search (ICS)

• McGill Librarian Knowledge Synthesis Search Materials Repository

  • Rod A  B & Boruff J T. Searches as data: archiving and sharing search strategies using an institutional data repository. J Med Libr Assoc, 2024;112(1):42-47

• McMaster University. Health Information Research Unit

• Ovid Tools and Resources portal

  • Preprepared searches for various databases for: Monkeypox, COVID, Fires and wildfire issues,  Zika, Measles, MERS, Disasters,  Ebola, Enterovirus D68, childhood obesity, e cigarettes, sepsis,  health literacy, health disparities and mental health 

• Repository of search strategies on the (WHO) virtual health library

• Scottish Intercollegiate Guideline Network (SIGN)

• Search blocks

• University of Alberta Library  Health Sciences Search Filters