LTEREurope website

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LTER-Europe website Screen shots of the draft new
site Andy Sier, CEH Please refer to
handout for further information
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Home page Main sections appear as tabs across
top News, events and calendar portlets on
right Search box at top right Log in button at
top right
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Breadcrumb trail
About LTER-Europe gt Mission Note the sub-section
navigation panel on left Also note the
breadcrumb trail showing where you are in the
site
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News gt typical news item Note inclusion of image
in news item. Plone handles the placement of the
main text, the image and the image caption, and
even sizes the image appropriately.
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Events gt typical event item A summary of the key
information (what, when, where , contact details,
etc.) is automatically created as a table. Note
the links to enable you to add the event to your
own local calendar (if compatible with vCal or
iCal standards)
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The networks will also be listed here (Ive only
added one so far)
Click on a marker to access details of the network
Networks Within this section there will be
subsections on each national network. These will
briefly describe the network, give key contacts,
etc. This shows a Google Maps interface to the
national network sections (Ive not added all the
networks yet).
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It should be possible to click a link and go the
the InfoBase query screen with the networks
sites pre-selected
Networks gt Environmental Change Network Shows a
typical network subsection. Note the navigation
panel on the left. We may decide to simplify this
and not include News, Events and Links.
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InfoBase This is where we would provide an
interface to InfoBase, allowing people to search
the data. This section is still being developed.
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When logged in this menu bar appears providing
content editing functions (if you have permission
to edit content)
Members only area This section can only be
accessed by people with a user account and the
right access permissions. Here I have already
logged in and, because I have the rights to edit
the main text, I see the green tool bar. Note the
navigation panel, showing possible subsections we
could include here. The members only space would
be useful for information exchange, such as
sharing documents, contact details, etc.
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Members only area This shows a typical form for
adding content, in this case, a file. It is very
easy to add or edit content. For the public part
of the site, we can set up a content review
process. i.e. a person adds content, and this
comes to one or more editors for approval before
going live
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Sites event calendar
Another news feed. You can choose what news feeds
you include here keep an eye on your stocks and
shares or the football results!
Recent changes to the site
A news feed from another site
Upcoming events
The sites news portlet
Site search box
Personal dashboard Every registered user gets
access to a personal dashboard. Here the person
can place a range of portlets. Here Ive added
a selection (see bubble text for explanation). It
is a useful way to see at a glance latest
content from this and other sites.
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Online demo site will be ready soon! Please
email ideas and comments to Andy Sier
arjs_at_ceh.ac.uk Thank you