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{{ | <blockquote>This hands-on session for non technical users emphasizes the "need to know" aspects of Web publishing, wikis, information design and Semantic Mediawiki.</blockquote> | ||
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= Acronyms = | |||
* SMW = Semantic Mediawiki | |||
* MW = Mediawiki | |||
* CC = Creative Commons | |||
= Web publishing = | |||
== Access models == | |||
* Fully open | |||
* Require login | |||
* Require created accounts to edit (closed editing) | |||
* Require created accounts to access (fully private) | |||
Access models can be changed over time. | |||
== Accessibility == | |||
''Here, accessibility refers to supporting people with vision, motor control or cognitive difficulties.'' | |||
* Making sites accessible generally increases usability | |||
** [http://asyourworldchanges.wordpress.com/2008/10/06/using-the-curb-cuts-principle-to-reboot-computing/ The curb cuts principle] | |||
* Mediawiki is accessible, SMW has issues (forms) | |||
* Value content over appearance | |||
* Good tags for images | |||
[[File:Copright continuum.jpg|right|500px]] | |||
== Terms of use == | |||
* Creative Commons - share with options for attribution, non-commercial, changes | |||
** [http://creativecommons.org/choose/?jurisdiction=ca Choose your license] | |||
* Traditional copyright - by permission only | |||
* Re-using content | |||
** [http://search.creativecommons.org/ Find CC media] | |||
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= Using Mediawiki = | |||
[[File:MediaWiki_logo_without_tagline.png|right]] | |||
''Mediawiki is the underlying software of Wikipedia. It is robust, supported by a large community and supports hundreds of useful extensions.'' | |||
== Creating pages == | |||
* How to name pages | |||
** One topic per page | |||
* Short, avoid special symbols, sentence form | |||
* Code and matching brackets | |||
* Basic markup — <nowiki>[[]] , [], |, {{}}, {{{}}}, [[File]] headings, bold, bullet points</nowiki> | |||
* Linking | |||
** Brainstorm using links | |||
* Categories | |||
* Uploading images and files | |||
** What not to upload | |||
** Subcategories | |||
* Moving pages | |||
* Deleting pages | |||
* Templates - used for consistently reused content | |||
=== Making pages look good === | |||
''CSS is the style system of Web pages and can also be used in Mediawiki. Like wiki markup, learning can be progressive.'' | |||
[http://www.placeography.org/index.php/Main_Page Placeography] | [http://genozymes-ge3ls.ca/wiki/Bioenergy Biofuel Visions] | |||
* Re-using CSS styling <nowiki><div style="background: orange">Hello world</div></nowiki> | |||
** Avoid losing meaning (don't use <nowiki><big></nowiki> for headers), keep it simple | |||
* Re-using styles [[MediaWiki:Common.css]] | |||
* Hiding MW's menus and changing the 'skin' | |||
= Semantic Mediawiki = | |||
[[File:SMW_logo_180px.png|right]] | |||
''SMW is an extension ecology of MW that allows marking up content for re-use and create easier to use forms and views.'' | |||
* Meaning through relationships | |||
* What properties does your content need to be useful? | |||
** Triples | |||
* Inline annotations | |||
* [[Special:Ask|Queries]] | |||
* [[Special:CreateClass|Creating a class]] (template, properties, forms) | |||
** One topic per page | |||
** Formlink <nowiki>{{#formlink:Comment|comment||Comment[Topic]={{PAGENAME}}}}</formlink></nowiki> | |||
* Subtypes | |||
* Basic inference | |||
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= Converting content or sites = | |||
* [http://johnmacfarlane.net/pandoc/ Pandoc] | |||
* Convertors for [http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/Convert2MediaWiki Open Office], [http://wikieducator.org/Microsoft_Launches_Open_Source_Filter_for_Mediawiki Microsoft Word] | |||
= Hosting = | |||
* Export a site, modularize by category | |||
** Complete site export | |||
* [[Special:Version]] | |||
* Free light/startup hosting | |||
* Inexpensive Mediawiki with SMW option | |||
* Wikia | |||
* Self-hosting | |||
= Getting help = | |||
[[Category:SemWeb]] | |||