FAQ

Who can view this FAQ?

Currently set to sdsDirectors only.

How do I edit the SDS website?

To edit, make sure you're signed into your google account (Sign On link on bottom left of homepage). If you're signed in, your email and editing tools will appear on top right. I especially encourage adding calendar items for any related conferences/events (click on the +GoogleCalendar icon in the bottom right). I've posted my messy notes on Google Sites to our Website folder - it has links to a few tutorials.

If a SDS member offers a project up for collaboration, where would that be posted?

A new post on the Workgroups page. More description and new pages can be added under each workgroup page. There is a new page template called "Web page plus subpages" to use for these pages, so they'll automatically provide a list of subpages for navigation (or we'd need some other navigational scheme).

Performing synthesis via emails has not been an efficient collaborative workflow - does Google Sites have a forum?

Google sites does not have a forum feature, all you can do is embed a google group in a page (note each group does have a forum-like webpage: https://groups.google.com/group/sdsdirectors, which we could use to have more explicitly thread-based discussions, but it's not a very flexible platform). We could use a better system, particularly for task/issue tracking. Sean added notes on this to the CollaborationPlatform folder. Someone also just mentioned Github as a possibility (I've seen folks now using it to write books collaboratively!).

Who creates GoogleGroup email lists?

Sean maintains 3 google groups: sdsDirectors, sdsOntologyPlatform (includes SteveP & PhilipM), and sdsConsortium.