Using R4DUsing the Research4Development Research portal R4D

to find information on DFID-funded ResearchMartin Parr (CABI)

Chris Addison (EUFORIC)

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Show all news Show all news or filteror filterby subjectby subject

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InIn--depth news and success depth news and success stories are covered in stories are covered in Case StudiesCase Studies

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DFIDDFID’’ss archive of 5000 archive of 5000 research projects can be research projects can be searchedsearched

Click here for lists of projects Click here for lists of projects on a particular topic. For on a particular topic. For example, Sustainable example, Sustainable AgricultureAgriculture

You can also Search for You can also Search for research projects in research projects in particular countriesparticular countries

Or Search for research Or Search for research organization contacts for all organization contacts for all DFIDDFID’’ss partner organizations partner organizations in different countriesin different countries

An Advanced Search of the An Advanced Search of the project database can be used project database can be used to construct more complex to construct more complex queriesqueries

Advanced and other Advanced and other Searches can also be used to Searches can also be used to access the archive of 15,000 access the archive of 15,000 publicationspublications

This is the result of an This is the result of an Advanced Search for Projects Advanced Search for Projects andand Documents on Documents on ““malariamalaria””and and ““GhanaGhana””

The results of the search are The results of the search are held in the page Address, held in the page Address, which can be copied and which can be copied and emailed or linked to from a emailed or linked to from a websitewebsite

This again is the result of an This again is the result of an Advanced Search for Projects Advanced Search for Projects andand Documents on Documents on ““malariamalaria””and and ““GhanaGhana””

Click here to select a project Click here to select a project recordrecord

Project records contain Project records contain background information on background information on DFIDDFID--funded projects, and funded projects, and link to outputs and link to outputs and publications from the projectpublications from the project

Click here to select outputs Click here to select outputs from the projectfrom the project

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11 Filter results to show only Filter results to show only particular document types, e.g. particular document types, e.g. ‘‘NewsletterNewsletter’’

22 Select a publication from the Select a publication from the list for this project to view a list for this project to view a summarysummary

33 Select View PDFSelect View PDF

44 Read the full publicationRead the full publication

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11 Search for all site content Search for all site content with the Site Searchwith the Site Search

22 Use the power of Use the power of GoogleGoogle to to search all site contentsearch all site content

33 Use a range of specialist Use a range of specialist search engines on our Search search engines on our Search assist page to search for assist page to search for information on DFID researchinformation on DFID research

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Use R4D to get targeted Use R4D to get targeted information on DFID researchinformation on DFID research

The myR4D leaflet shows you The myR4D leaflet shows you how to get startedhow to get started

www.research4development.info/PDF/Outputs/Communication/myR4D.doc

We have generated some We have generated some example targeted feeds from example targeted feeds from R4D on particular themesR4D on particular themes

Targeted feeds can be Targeted feeds can be delivered to users in several delivered to users in several ways, via:ways, via:

••a a GoogleGoogle personal page,personal page,••a a NewsfeedNewsfeed,,••as code which can be used as code which can be used to integrate the feed on your to integrate the feed on your website,website,••as a PDFas a PDF

R4D alerts delivered by R4D alerts delivered by newsfeednewsfeed can also be used to can also be used to set up targeted alerts via set up targeted alerts via emailemail

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11 Confirm you want to receive Confirm you want to receive a targeted alert via emaila targeted alert via email

22 When you receive a When you receive a verification request, click the verification request, click the linklink

33 To receive confirmation of To receive confirmation of your email subscriptionyour email subscription

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To add a feed to a To add a feed to a GoogleGooglepersonal pagepersonal page

11 Select the Select the GoogleGoogle icon on icon on the feed listthe feed list

22 When you receive a When you receive a verification request, click Add verification request, click Add to to GoogleGoogle

33 The feed will be added to The feed will be added to your your GoogleGoogle personal pagepersonal page

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You can create your own You can create your own targeted feeds from our targeted feeds from our project database, to create project database, to create for example a feed of DFIDfor example a feed of DFID--funded projects in funded projects in ““AfricaAfrica”” on on ““AgricultureAgriculture””

Please contact us for further information:

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Martin ParrProgramme ManagerCIMRCm.parr@cabi.org

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