1. Involve Conference - People in Research 6 th September 2006 How can Social Care Online and the new National Social Care Research Register contribute to user and carer led research? Sue Jardine, Information Manager, SCIE

2. Social Care Online  Social Care Online www.scie-socialcareonline.org.uk  National Research Register for Social Care www.scie-socialcareonline.org.uk/researchregister

3. Social Care Online A free web based resource 90,000+ book & article abstracts 1000+ social care websites Updated daily Easy to use

4. Content Topic areas covered Commissioned content UK material Full text Website links

5. Resources Biographies and autobiographies Current awareness Guidance and standards Legislation Practice Research briefings Teaching and training materials Textbooks Websites

6. Abstracts

7. Extended abstracts Bibliographic details, Summary, Context Methods What sources were used? What search terms/strategies were used? What criteria were used to decide on which studies to include? Who decided on their relevance and quality? How many studies were included and where were they from? How were the study findings combined? Findings of the review Author’s conclusions Implications for policy or practice References

8. Practice guidance

9. Search options 1. Browse social care topics 2. Simple 3. Intermediate 4. Advanced 1 2 3 4

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12. Keeping up-to-date What’s new?RSS feeds Email updates

13. The Value of Social Care Online It is free! Updated daily Brings social care information and knowledge together in one place A trusted resource Highlights user and carer led research

14. Further information and support 1. About 2. feedback 3. contact us 4. help 5. site map 53 4 2 1

16. The National Research Register for Social Care Lack of national database for social care research Centralised record of all Local Authority social care research carried out under the Research Governance Framework (RGF) The RGF is a new framework for managing research within health and social care. It aims to improve research quality & safeguard the public by: Enhancing ethical and scientific quality Promoting good practice Reducing adverse incidents & ensuring lessons are learned Preventing poor performance & misconduct

17. Overview Flowchart: Project approval gained by Research Governance Framework and start of project Projectinformation recorded and uploaded (registered) Records submitted to SCIE and keywords approved Accessed by allfreely available Inform practice

18. Research Register Home page

19. Research Register – Core Content Organisation name Research status- ongoing / completed Title Abstract Aims and objectives Topic Methodology Student research (undergraduate, postgraduate - masters or postgraduate - PHD) Includes active service user involvement (If yes, describe) Peer reviewed options Date approved by RGF (Research Governance Framework) Start date / End date Budget Funding body Link to abstracts Organisations links (Sponsor, Lead, Research or Care)

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23. Uses of the Research Register (NRRSC) Used as a research tool:  Ongoing research  Completed research  Topic based research  Replication of research  Contacts Used as a teaching tool:  Updated weekly  Free access  Inform practice

24. Next steps Possible future expansion beyond Local Authority research… Research centres and institutions Voluntary organisations Independent sector Government departments

25. Contact details Technical website queries Jez MacDonald, Web development Manager Jez.Macdonald@scie.org.uk Other queries Salina Bates, Information Manager Salina.Bates@scie.org.uk

26. Website Addresses SCIE website www.scie.org.uk Social Care Online www.scie-socialcareonline.org.uk National Research Register for Social Care www.scie-socialcareonline.org.uk/researchregister