News from the IMS
Almost ready for Publish When Ready
1 May 2013
[Updated 16 May with more content, PDF version]
We will be moving to Publish When Ready for Cochrane Reviews (including protocols and updates) from 3 June. The final phase of testing is now taking place by the technology teams in preparation for the roll-out.
We would like to direct your attention to the following area in our website: http://ims.cochrane.org/support/crgs/publication-frequency.
As explained in the information, the Publish When Ready functionality will not be active for Managing Editors to use until 14 June.
The team welcomes Olga back
24 April 2013
And we welcome Ivan to the world (and Cochrane!).
Olga Ahtirschi, our Test and Documentation Officer, returned from maternity leave in April, and we are all happy to have her back on the team.
Archie email problem
18 April 2013 (Updated)
On Wednesday April 17th, between 11:00 to and 12:30 GMT, Archie was unable to send any email , due to a problem with our external provider.
Users actively trying to send a mail (eg for workflow tickets, or Licence for Publication Forms) should have received an error message at the time. But please be aware that some of the emails not being sent could be automatic notifications about reviews or workflow tasks. We are currently analyzing our logs to see if it is possible to recreate the details of the failed messages.
We apologize for the inconvenience and thank you for your understanding.
Your IMS team
Archie 3.12
4 April 2013
A new version of Archie (3.12) is now released, with new features, including:
- Alert to CEU and others when Milestone E is reached for any review
- Improved Translation notifications and check-in error handling
- Storing links to external 'files' (eg a Google doc) in Files folders
For the full details, see What's new.
If you have comments or questions we'd like you to share them in the forum: http://www.cochrane.org/forum/software/archie/archie-312-released
Should you come across something that is clearly an error, please use the Archie Problem Reporting Form.
With best wishes,
Your IMS team
Archie 3.11
19 February 2013
A new version of Archie (3.11) is now released, with new features, including:
- Updated review group monitoring
- Updates for mobile devices users
For the full details, see What's new.
If you have comments or questions we'd like you to share them in the forum: http://www.cochrane.org/forum/software/archie/archie-311-released
Should you come across something that is clearly an error, please use the Archie Problem Reporting Form.
With best wishes,
Your IMS team
Javier joins the team
7 January 2013
We are happy to welcome Javier Mayoral as our new System Administrator.
Javier is from Zaragoza, Spain, and has a degree in Computer Science Engineering. He was an exchange student in Denmark in 2005, and apparently missed the wonderful Danish climate!
Javier has worked as IT Manager in both Spain and Beijing. As part of the IMS team, Javier will be ensuring that our systems are running smoothly.
RevMan 5.2 is available
29 November 2012
RevMan 5.2 has now been made available for all users. It contains important changes for reviews of Diagnostic Test Accuracy (DTA), but there are also some improvements useful for everybody - such as Published PDF Preview. For a full list of changes in RevMan 5.2 see the 'What's New'.
For comments or questions about the new version join us in the Cochrane Community [requires login].
Archie 3.9
20 September 2012
A new version of Archie (3.9) is now released, with many new features, including:
- Auto suggestion for address entry
- Review Translation management
- Modify role assigned to task in running workflow
- Now much faster: Reviews and Workflows folders, Workflow Status Report
For the full details, see What's new.
If you have comments or questions we'd like you to share them in the forum: http://www.cochrane.org/forum/software/archie/archie-39-released
Should you come across something that is clearly an error, please use the Archie Problem Reporting Form.
With best wishes,
Your IMS team
Message from new IMS Team Manager
16 August 2012
I'm now in post as the Information Management System (IMS) Team Manager at the Nordic Cochrane Centre based in Denmark. In this capacity I will be leading the team developing the Collaboration's two central software tools, Archie and RevMan.
My primary interest in this role is enabling the IMS Team to provide the best possible software in support of the Collaboration’s objectives. Therefore, if you have any software-related ideas or issues for the Collaboration then please direct them to me in the first instance. For ongoing projects please continue to communicate with my IMS colleagues, but do copy me in so I can keep an overview of the projects to enable me to project manage and support the team.
To those of you that don't know me; I have been with the Cochrane Collaboration since 2005, working as the Managing Editor with the Cochrane Pain, Palliative and Supportive Care review group, and have also worked with the Cochrane Consumers and Communication review group, based in Melbourne, as temporary cover as a Managing Editor during 2010. I have been involved as a member with several committees within the Collaboration including the previous Editorial Management Advisory Group (EMAG) and Co-convenor for the Archie Development Advisory Committee (ADAC), both of which communicate directly with the IMS team.
I will be attending the Auckland Colloquium this year, and will be available at the Cochrane Exchange. Do get in touch if you'd like to arrange to meet with me there.
I'm really looking forward to working in the post as IMS Team Manager and supporting this highly skilled team as well as working with you all in my new role.
Jessica Thomas
Archie running on new server
7 May 2012
Archie has been moved to a new, improved hardware infrastructure, aiming at getting a faster and more reliable system in order to increase productivity and user satisfaction.
If you experience any problems following the upgrade, please use the Archie Problem Reporting Form or email support@ims.cochrane.org.
Time for i-IMS?
6 March 2012
Do you wish you had Archie and RevMan in your pocket? Or have you already tried Archie on your mobile? Tell us more in the three Community discussion threads:
- Doing Cochrane work on mobile platforms - what do you need?
- Android devices - Archie tips and experiences
- iOS devices - Archie tips and experiences
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