1. Contributing your research to RADAR – why bother? – a case study 1.Researcher submits a paper to a journal for publication Dr Eike Adams Research Fellow Health and Social Care

2. Think Radar! Go to Radar, Login*, add the publication details and upload a version Paper accepted, after corrections and final version sent to publishers Easy upload Instructions available * Just need to register with Radar first

3. What happens next? The RADAR team checks the system for new additions Eike has deposited the following paper: Adams, E, Boulton, M and Watson, E (2009) The information needs of partners and family members of cancer patients: a systematic literature review. Patient Education and Counseling, 77 (2). pp. 179-186.

4. As a service, RADAR checks the copyright policy for the publication to find out which version can be placed on RADAR How? Check journal title within Sherpa database – national database of copyright policies – www.sherpa.ac.uk Patient Education and Counseling published by Elsevier, can publish postprint

5. Postprints are precious Postprint also known as the authors final version the final version produced by the author, after the peer review with corrections and any other editorial changes in place but BEFORE publishers layout

6. Postprints are precious Check if Eike has deposited postprint, add cover sheet, publish on RADAR

7. Result! Item published on RADAR and publicly available for all Links Staff web profiles – no need to add information again School web pages http://shsc.brookes.ac.uk/research/dr -eike-adams http://shsc.brookes.ac.uk/research/dr -eike-adams

8. Result! Item published on RADAR and publicly available for all Links Staff web profiles – no need to add information again Research more visible * Impact * Collaborations * Money Share link with others: http://radar.brookes.ac.uk/radar/ite ms/5b3620e1-3055-00a7-a57f- 9689db0161cd/1/

9. Result! Item published on RADAR and publicly available for all Links Staff web profiles – no need to add information again Research more visible * Impact * Collaborations * Money Share link with others: http://radar.brookes.ac.uk/radar/ite ms/5b3620e1-3055-00a7-a57f- 9689db0161cd/1/ Find research through Google

10. Result! Item published on RADAR and publicly available for all Links Staff web profiles – no need to add information again Research more visible * Impact * Collaborations * Money Share link with others: http://radar.brookes.ac.uk/radar/ite ms/5b3620e1-3055-00a7-a57f- 9689db0161cd/1/ Find research through Google Ready for the REF in 2014