Help with events list
Social Care Online now includes an events list. This list can be used by organisations to add social care related events, which can then be seen by other Social Care Online visitors.
Viewing events
To view events, click on the Events list link on the left-hand side of the page. Events will be displayed as a list, which can be sorted by date or region. You will also find events in your results when you search Social Care Online or browse the topic tree.
Adding events
To add an event you must have a 'my Social Care Online' account and be logged in. Once logged in you will see a 'My events' box on your 'my Social Care Online' page. This box contains a link to the 'Add event' form and a list of all the events you have previously added.
To add an event, simply complete all the boxes of the 'Add event' form. Once the event is added, you can return and update of delete the event by clicking on it's title in your a 'My events' box.
Events must be relevant to the social care sector. Events deemed inappropriate will be removed from the list.
Add event form
Field |
Notes |
| Event title: | Use this field to provide the title of the event. This information will be displayed in your 'My events' list. |
| Description: | Use this field to provide a description of the event. Information about the event's audience can be included here. This description must be less than 3900 characters. |
| Venue: | Use this field to give the full address of the venue. |
| Username: | This information will be added automatically from your details. |
| Organisation: | This information will be added automatically from your details. |
| Town/city: | Use this field to provide the town or city the event will be held in. This field will help visitors quickly identify where an event is being held. |
| Region: | Use this field to select your region from the drop-down menu. |
| Start date: | Use this field to provide the date of your event. If it is a multi-day event, this should be the first day of your event. It must be entered in the following format: dd/mm/yyyy |
| End date: | Use this field to provide the last day of a multi-day event. If your event only lasts for a single day, you do not need to enter an End date. It must be entered in the following format: dd/mm/yyyy |
| Appear from: | Use this field to provide the date that your event should be displayed on Social Care Online from. It must be entered in the following format: dd/mm/yyyy |
| Remove on: | Use this field to provide the date that your event should be removed from Social Care Online on. This should be either the date that booking closes or the last day of the event. It must be entered in the following format: dd/mm/yyyy |
| Link: | Use this field to give a single link to an external website or document that provides more information about the event. The link should be given in full, i.e. http://www.scie.org.uk/ |
| Topics: | Use this field to add topics to your event from the Social Care Online topic tree. Visitors browsing the topic tree or searching by topic will not see an event unless it has topic terms added. Topics should be selected by clicking on the 'Add' button next to this field. This will open a new browser window in which you can select topics from the topic tree by clicking on them. Once you have selected all the relevant terms, click the OK button to return to the form. Alternatively, you can select your topic terms from the Alphabetical topic tree (541kb PDF file) and then type them into the box directly. Each term should be followed by a semi-colon (;). |
Reporting inappropriate or offensive items
To report inappropriate or offensive items, click on the link that appears below the item, on the right of page. This link is only visible on the full record page, not on the summary record or events list pages.
If you have any comments or questions about the Events list, please email webteam@scie.org.uk.