Table 1 Details of database and citation indexing service searches
Database/citation indexing service | Institutional subscription | Search fields | Search string | Screening platform |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Web of Science Core Collection | University of Alberta | Topic (includes title, abstract, author keywords, and keywords plus) | TS=(*Bird* OR Avian OR Ave$) AND TS=(Light* OR Laser* OR Strobe$ OR Streetlight* OR Headlight$ OR Spotlight* OR Lamp$ OR Beacon$ OR Beam$ OR Flash* OR Flare$ OR Flaring OR Reflector$ OR Ceilometer$) * | Zotero/Microsoft Excel |
Web of Science Zoological Record | University of Alberta | Topic (includes title, book title, abstract, broad terms, descriptors data, super taxa, systematics, taxa notes) | Zotero/Microsoft Excel | |
Conservation evidence | Open access | NA | Screen all articles in “Bird Conservation” category | Microsoft Word |
Crop protection compendium | University of Alberta | All fields, organism descriptor | od:bird* AND (Light* OR Laser* OR Strobe$ OR Streetlight* OR Headlight$ OR Spotlight* OR Lamp$ OR Beacon$ OR Beam$ OR Flash* OR Flare$ OR Flaring OR Reflector$ OR Ceilometer$) | Microsoft Word |
Proquest dissertations and theses global | University of Alberta | Anywhere except full text | noft(Bird* OR Avian OR Ave$) AND noft(Light* OR Laser* OR Strobe$ OR Streetlight* OR Headlight$ OR Spotlight* OR Lamp$ OR Beacon$ OR Beam$ OR Flash* OR Flare$ OR Flaring OR Reflector$ OR Ceilometer$) | Zotero/Microsoft Excel |
Open access theses and dissertations | Open access | Any field | (Bird* OR Avian OR Ave$) AND (Light* OR Laser* OR Strobe$ OR Streetlight* OR Headlight$ OR Spotlight* OR Lamp$ OR Beacon$ OR Beam$ OR Flash* OR Flare$ OR Flaring OR Reflector$ OR Ceilometer$) | Microsoft Word |
Artificial light at night (ALAN) research literature database | Open access | Title, abstract, and keywords | Bird*, Avian, and Aves searched one-at-a-time in each field | Zotero/Microsoft Excel |
Tethys knowledge base (for renewable energy) | Open access | Receptor, stressor | Receptor: birds Stressor: lighting | Microsoft Word |