ODEPO FAQ - Revision history

Akozak at 19:47, 10 June 2010

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‎How do I contribute?

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‎Editing or adding information

Akozak: /* Adding a project or organization */

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‎Adding a project or organization

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‎Adding a project or organization

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‎Projects and Organizations?

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‎Projects and Organizations?

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‎Additional Issues

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‎Editing or adding information

Akozak at 21:45, 26 February 2010

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 You can contribute by editing or adding projects, programs or organizations that you believe should be included in the database. We are particularly interested in projects and organizations engaged in open education and the creation of open educational resources (OER).
-'''To add a project:''' To add a project that doesn't already exist, you can use [[:Special:AddData/Organization|this form]]. Directions are on the form, and additional help can be found in this FAQ.
+'''To add a project:''' To add a project that doesn't already exist, you can use [[:Special:FormEdit/Organization|this form]]. Directions are on the form, and additional help can be found in this FAQ.
 '''To edit a project:''' Simply browse to the page of the project you'd like to edit and click the red "Edit this data" link just beneath the page title.
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 '''Nope, it doesn't exist. How do I add it?'''<br/>
-Great. Go to [[Special:AddData/Organization]] and type its name in this format:
+Great. Go to [[Special:FormEdit/Organization]] and type its name in this format:
 "Organization name" - "Project or Website name"
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 '''I am ready to add my organization!'''<br/>
-If you are satisfied with the titling of your project, go ahead and enter it at [[Special:AddData/Organization]].  Later, this will show up as the page name in big, bold letters at the top, so it is important that it is accurate and identifiable.
+If you are satisfied with the titling of your project, go ahead and enter it at [[Special:FormEdit/Organization]].  Later, this will show up as the page name in big, bold letters at the top, so it is important that it is accurate and identifiable.
 == Editing or adding information ==

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 After you have created an account and logged in, return to the [[ODEPO | ODEPO home page]]. From there, you can access the FAQ again, or immediately start browsing our database.
 You can contribute by editing or adding projects, programs or organizations that you believe should be included in the database. We are particularly interested in projects and organizations engaged in open education and the creation of open educational resources (OER).
 We especially encourage you to edit existing pages, adding descriptions and helpful tips wherever you can. More information about adding and editing is provided below.

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 '''Can I add more fields?'''<br/>
-You can pretty much do whatever you want—as long as you know how. If you aren't familiar with Semantic MediaWiki outside of this FAQ, I would avoid making any changes right now. Instead, read up on Semantic MediaWiki (http://semantic-mediawiki.org) and Mediawiki (http://www.mediawiki.org), which is what SMW is based on. You'll find FAQ's and user manuals there. In the meantime, we'll work on creating an easier way for you to add a field!
+You can pretty much do whatever you want—as long as you know how. If you aren't familiar with Semantic MediaWiki outside of this FAQ, avoid making structural changes. Instead, read up on Semantic MediaWiki (http://semantic-mediawiki.org) and Mediawiki (http://www.mediawiki.org), which is the extension to MediaWiki that ODEPO uses. You'll find FAQ's and user manuals there.
 <!--== Additional Issues ==

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 '''I am ready to add my organization!'''<br/>
-If you are satisfied with the titling of your project, go ahead and enter it at [[Special:AddData/Organization]].  Later, this will show up as the page name in big, bold letters at the top, so it is important that it is accurate and identifiable. If a page with that name already exists, you will be sent to a form to edit that page.
+If you are satisfied with the titling of your project, go ahead and enter it at [[Special:AddData/Organization]].  Later, this will show up as the page name in big, bold letters at the top, so it is important that it is accurate and identifiable.
 == Editing or adding information ==

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 If there isn't a separate title for the site, just put the organization name.
-'''Question 1: Should I enter it in exactly this format, with the space after the name, then dash, then space, then name again?'''<br/>
+'''Question: What about the abbreviation? Do I have to put one?'''<br/>
 Only if it is a popular abbreviation. If it is (like PLoS), put the abbreviation in parentheses after the organization's full name. This will ensure greater searchability of the organization. For instance, NASA shows up: National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).

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 == How do I search for ==
 === Projects and Organizations? ===
-You can search for existing projects and organizations by [http://wiki.creativecommons.org/Special:BrowseData/Organization?_single browsing by alphabet]], or by entering the name in the wiki "search" box at the top of each page. Note that this box searches the entire CC Wiki, which includes more than just ODEPO's organizations.
+You can search for existing projects and organizations by [http://wiki.creativecommons.org/Special:BrowseData/Organization?_single browsing by alphabet], or by entering the name in the wiki "search" box at the top of each page. Note that this box searches the entire CC Wiki, which includes more than just ODEPO's organizations.
 === Existing values? ===

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 [[Property:Affiliation | Affiliation]]<br/>
 [[Property:Location | Location]]<br/>
 [[Property:Mainurl | Main url]]<br/>
 [[Property:Resource URL | Resource URL]]<br/>
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 [[Property:Organization Type | Organization Type]]<br/>
 [[Property:Open or Free Statement | Open or Free Statement]]<br/>
 [[Property:License provider | License provider]]<br/>
 [[Property:License short name | License short name]]<br/>

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 === Browse Interface ===
-This is the easiest way to delimit by property. The [http://creativecommons.org/Special:BrowseData/Organization?_single browse interface] gives you a quick snapshot of the number of values under each property. You can then click on any desired property value and it will show only those organizations with the clicked value. Continue clicking and you'll see what I mean. For instance, if you click "yes" for Open or Free Statement, it will delimit organizations by those that have an open or free statement. Then if you click "nonprofit" under Organization Type, it will further delimit the organizations by those that are nonprofits, and so on. The browse interface also lists all projects and organizations alphabetically, after the property values.
+This is the easiest way to delimit by property. The [http://wiki.creativecommons.org/Special:BrowseData/Organization?_single browse interface] gives you a quick snapshot of the number of values under each property. You can then click on any desired property value and it will show only those organizations with the clicked value. Continue clicking and you'll see what I mean. For instance, if you click "yes" for Open or Free Statement, it will delimit organizations by those that have an open or free statement. Then if you click "nonprofit" under Organization Type, it will further delimit the organizations by those that are nonprofits, and so on. The browse interface also lists all projects and organizations alphabetically, after the property values.
 == How do I run a query? ==
 Running a query is pretty simple. You've just got to remember a few key things like property and property values. The property is stuff like Organization Type, License provider, etc.—basically the names of the fields you want to fill. The value is what you put into those fields; for instance, Organization Type might be "nonprofit" or "corporation".
-The [[Special:Ask | query page]] consists of two columns: "Query" and "Additional printouts". In the "Query" column you always want to put <nowiki>"[[Category::Organization]]"</nowiki> because all ODEPO projects fall under the organization category. See [http://wiki.creativecommons.org/Special:Ask?title=Special%3AAsk&q=[[Category%3A%3AOrganization]]&po=&sort0=&order0=ASC&sc=1&eq=yes]. This link runs a query to list all pages with category of organization.
+The [[Special:Ask | query page]] consists of two columns: "Query" and "Additional printouts". In the "Query" column you always want to put <nowiki>"[[Category::Organization]]"</nowiki> because all ODEPO projects fall under the organization category. See <nowiki>http://wiki.creativecommons.org/Special:Ask?title=Special%3AAsk&q=[[Category%3A%3AOrganization]]&po=&sort0=&order0=ASC&sc=1&eq=yes</nowiki>. This link runs a query to list all pages with category of organization.
 You can further limit the query by property and property value. Just like you enclosed "Category::Organization" in brackets, you can enclose "License provider::CC" in brackets, or "Organization Type::nonprofit" and etc.