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Methods. The Cochrane Library: revolution or evolution? Shaping the future of Cochrane content Preparing for the Strategic Session. Harriet MacLehose Cochrane Editorial Unit. Working party. Cochrane content. What is the purpose of today’s meeting?. Six themes – two areas.
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Methods The Cochrane Library: revolution or evolution?Shaping the future of Cochrane content Preparing for the Strategic Session Harriet MacLehose Cochrane Editorial Unit
Working party Cochrane content
Six themes – two areas Products and users: • TheCochrane Library: continuing its development as the world’s leading library of evidence (Harriet MacLehose & Lucie Binder) • Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews (CDSR): relevance, coverage, and user and author experience (as above) • New formats and derivative products (Lorne Becker, Deborah Pentesco-Gilbert, Chris Mavergames)
Six themes – two areas Cochrane Reviews: • Methodological quality and readability (Toby Lasserson) • Updating (Rachel Marshall) • Innovative reviews and methodology (Jackie Chandler & Sophie Hill)
Themes Leaders & working parties Questions Survey External Internal Interviews Answers Theme-specific projects Recommendations
Survey • 41 questions • Advertised: • Cochrane lists, specific emails to CRGs invite to forward email • Email external stakeholders • Cochrane websites and The Cochrane Library • Editorial • Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter • Email to Wiley lists • CCINFO • Data from 3 weeks in February
733 people completed one or more questions • From over 60 countries • Relationship with Cochrane: • 203 ‘external’ to Cochrane (i.e. no Cochrane role, including Cochrane Review author) • 530 ‘internal’ to Cochrane • Main occupation: • most researcher (393) or clinician or health professional (267) • Main relationship with The Cochrane Library: • readers or users (294) • authors (228) • editorial role (113) • Two-thirds are Cochrane Review authors
Interviews • 48 external stakeholders invited • Including ‘super-users’, funders, journal editors, policy-makers • 16 interviewed Theme-specific projects • Several small pilots and related projects
Themes Leaders & working parties Questions Survey External Internal Interviews Answers Theme-specific projects Recommendations
Discussion forum & Twitter • Discussion forum: Comments and questions on the background paper or any other aspect of the topic may be submitted via a dedicated discussion forum on cochrane.org (http://tinyurl.com/c7vp6gp -login required), or via Twitter • Twitter: To post and track news on Twitter particular to the Strategic Session, please use the #cochraneparishashtag, in combination with the hashtag#stratsession, before and during the meeting