Checking reviews in and out

1. Via Archie (www.archie.cochrane.org)

Go to main website and enter username and password.

Click on Resources tab.

In left-hand pane, click on CFGD Group and then Reviews.

Select Full Reviews/Protocols/Registered titles as appropriate and find your review.

Right-click to get drop-down list.

To check out, click on ‘Check out’ and either ‘Open’ or ‘Save’.

To check in, click on ‘Check in’ and follow the wizard – you will need to have saved the RM5 file on your computer and will need to browse to locate the file (make sure you save the file with a title that will let you recognise that this is the latest version of the review).

2. Via RevMan

Make sure your Archie username and password are entered in the programme settings (Tools/Preferences/Connection – server should be ‘Archie server (archie.cochrane.org)’ then enter username and password, check box to remember details and if necessary enter proxy server settings).

To check out, either click on icon of downward pointing blue triangle or go to File/Check out.

Select review to check out and then click on the OK box at the bottom right corner.

To check in, either click on icon of upward pointing blue triangle or go to File/Check in and follow the wizard.