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RDInfoRDInfoHow can we help?How can we help?
Support at your fingertips
Donna Johnstone
Project Manager: RDInfo
How much Information is there in the World? The Library of Congress is the largest library in the world
128 million items on approximately 530 miles of bookshelves.
The collections include:
more than 29 million books and other printed materials
2.7 million recordings 12 million photographs
4.8 million maps, 5 million music items
57 million manuscripts.
RDInfo – How can we help?Gaining Access to Information
How much Information is there in the World?
The world produces between 1 and 2 exabytes of unique information per year, which is roughly 250 megabytes for every man, woman, and child on earth.
RDInfo – How can we help?Gaining Access to Information
A Megabyte is one million bytes 1,000,000
A small novel
A Gigabyte is a thousand Megabytes 1,000,000,000
A small van filled with paper
A Terabyte is a thousand Gigabytes 1,000,000,000,000
A Petabyte is a thousand Terabytes 1,000,000,000,000,000
2 Petabytes: All US academic research libraries
An Exabyte is a thousand Petabytes 1,000,000,000,000,000,000
2 Exabytes: Total volume of information generated worldwide annually.
5 Exabytes: All words ever spoken by human beings.
A Zettabyte is a thousand Exabytes 1,000,000,000,000,000,000,000
A Yottabyte is a thousand Zettabytes 1,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000
RDInfo – How can we help?Gaining Access to Information
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RDDirect -> Advice on Research
RDFunding -> Information on Funding
RDLearning -> Directory of Training
RDFunding
RDLearningRDDirect
RDInfo
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What information we hold
How to find information within our resources
How we keep it up to date
RDDirectRDDirectwww.rddirect.org.ukwww.rddirect.org.uk
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Web links National Research Register NHS Research & Development Forum Online calculator
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Telephone Help line Solve it - Direct them where to look or how to do it Refer them to an advisor who will help
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1. Turn your idea into a research question
2. Review the literature
3. Design the study and develop your method(s)
4. Writing your research proposal
5. Issues about funding
6. Obtain ethical and trust approval
7. Collect and collate the data
8. Analyse the data and interpret findings
10. Report on the study and disseminate the
findings
9. Implications of your research for clinical
practice
• First Stage• Discuss your ideas with others• Other issues to consider
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5. Issues about funding
Advice about funding
Costing checklist
Salaries
Paying consumers involved in research
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RDFundingRDFundingwww.rdfunding.org.ukwww.rdfunding.org.uk
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6.12060340US Sources
25.427911Research Councils
8.4946112Professional Body
2.23516Pharmaceutical Industry
3.631487NHS and Government Funding
4.11184291Main Funding Bodies
1.2459390Long Shots
3.9573147European Funding
Average Number of Grants
Number of Grants
Number of CharitiesCategory
General AssistanceGeneral Assistance
How to get startedHow to get started
Searches - Criteria and free textSearches - Criteria and free text
NewsflashNewsflash
Register for updatesRegister for updates
Email support, FAQ, Student bursariesEmail support, FAQ, Student bursaries
Electronic application formsElectronic application forms
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Palliative Care cancerpain
nursesoccupational therapists
aromatherapyphysiotherapy
heart failure
renal failure
community carephysiotherapy
primary care
Think broadly - breadth & depth
Searches
General AssistanceGeneral Assistance
General support
– Checklists for costing a proposal
– Salary scales for University and NHS staff
– Grant evaluation checklist
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Other Support :Special Editions
Community Practitioners & Health Visitors
Allied Health Professionals
Cancer Children Dentistry
Diabetes Genetics
Fellowships Studentships
Mental Health Nurses & Midwives
Older People Coronary Heart Disease
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RDLearningRDLearningwww.rdlearning.org.ukwww.rdlearning.org.uk
RDLearningRDLearning
141Research Network
155University
1614Total
16RDSU
28Joint Institute
207Charitable Body
212NHS Trust
271Training Organisation
584Professional Body
NumberTypes of Organisation
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16Associate Student Schemes
87Distance Learning
402Conferences
1779Short Course
1792Workshop/Seminars
1195Degree Courses - Research
3506Degree Courses -Taught
NumberType of Course or Event
RDLearningRDLearning
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SupportSpecial Editions
Health Research Skills
Public Health Palliative Care
Complementary Medicine
Nursing Dentistry Midwifery
Critical Appraisal Skills
Frequently Asked Questions & Help
RDInfo – How can we help?RDInfo – How can we help?How we keep up to dateHow we keep up to date
Journals Register on email lists Charity Commission Request postgraduate prospectuses General internet search NHS Organisations RDSUs Netminders Linkcheckers
RDInfo works hard to provide an essential and valued information service for UK health researchers
Contact:
Donna Johnstone
Telephone: 0113 2951122 or
Email: [email protected]
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