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2 Web site? Traditional static web site: 1 editor enters and updates content Navigation often problematic ‘What is new’ not easy to know Pull only: visitors must remember to visit your site

3 IODE = COMMUNITY 1.All community members should be able to submit content 2.We should be able to have several editors 3.We should have an easy to use tree structure 4.We should be able to combine text, links to documents, links to web sites and start discussions 5.We should be able to “harvest” content from multiple sites and display in other site 6.We should be able to inform users about new content 7.System must be Open Source,Low-cost and flexible

4 What is available? Did Survey of existing portals and software they use –Eg: OneFish: Oracle DB and custom-made software –Eg: Simplify (same concept as OneFish but commercial. mySQL/ PHP) –Eg: other commercial portal software Ouch!! Costly: US$ 30,000- US$ 200,000 Open Source?

5 Open Source DCP (Dotcom-projects,Turkey) Community Portal solution based on Open Source database mySQL and open Source code using PHP June 2001: version 1.0 Continuous development based upon feedback and own experience January 2004: version 2.0 (made at IOC)

6 BeeBox IODE site:

7 1. Membership Registration Users can register to the site: –Able to submit content –Will receive content informer (see later)

8 2. All members able to submit Registered: send content

9 3. Multiple editors: levels Level 1: Writer –Can create and validate content for specific categories decided by administrator –WYSIWYG interface Level 2: Administrator –Can create and validate content for all categories –Has other administrator rights related such as creating top level categories, creating banners, adding documents, adding links, giving rights etc.

10 wysiwyg Subject Category Crosslinks Images Word like editor (html option)

11 wysiwyg summary image hotlink

12 4.Easy to use Tree Structure Dynamically created based on content management Expanding menu with categories and sub-categories: Top level category –(eg, Expertise, projects) Sub-categories (unlimited) –(eg GEMIM) Content page –Knowledge types –Crosslinks

13 5. Combining content Bring together different types of content (knowledge types)related to topic –Topic itself (text and images) –Links to e-documents –Links to other web sites/pages –Links to events –Links to discussion forum

14 Content Types: Example Topic Sub-category Links to e-docs

15 Result All content related to a topic are put together in one page so users can have a clear overview of all information available

16 6. inform users about new content Small, specialized sites with ‘homogenous’ membership: all members will receive content informer message for all new content: very effective Inbuilt mailing list

17 6. Low-cost and flexible Low cost –As BeeBox is based on open source technology the application can be offered free by IOC Flexible –IOC maintains the software and further develops features according to user requirements. In-house expertise available

18 Current ‘clients’ –IODE sites (IODE home, marineXML, ODINAFRICA partner site, OIT) –IOC sites (Ocean Science, HAB, IOCARIBE, IOCINCWIO, ITSU) –Others: JCOMM. Interest shown by several external organizations

19 Thank you