1. Methods The Cochrane Library: revolution or evolution? Shaping the future of Cochrane content Preparing for the Strategic Session Harriet MacLehose Cochrane Editorial Unit

2. Working party Cochrane content

3. What is the purpose of today’s meeting?

4. Six themes – two areas Products and users: 1.The Cochrane Library: continuing its development as the world’s leading library of evidence (Harriet MacLehose & Lucie Binder) 2.Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews (CDSR): relevance, coverage, and user and author experience (as above) 3.New formats and derivative products (Lorne Becker, Deborah Pentesco-Gilbert, Chris Mavergames)

5. Six themes – two areas Cochrane Reviews: 3.Methodological quality and readability (Toby Lasserson) 4.Updating (Rachel Marshall) 5.Innovative reviews and methodology (Jackie Chandler & Sophie Hill)

7. Questions Recommendations Themes Leaders & working parties Answers Survey Interviews Theme-specific projects External Internal

8. 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

9. 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

10. Interviews 48 external stakeholders invited – Including ‘super-users’, funders, journal editors, policy-makers 16 interviewed Theme-specific projects Several small pilots and related projects

11. Questions Recommendations Themes Leaders & working parties Answers Survey Interviews Theme-specific projects External Internal

14. Revised timetable

15. 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 Twitterhttp://tinyurl.com/c7vp6gp Twitter: To post and track news on Twitter particular to the Strategic Session, please use the #cochraneparis hashtag, in combination with the hashtag #stratsession, before and during the meeting