Presented at NABET 2010 by W. R. Eddins M. Burkhardt

 What is the OCS?  Creating a user profile  Submitting a paper  Reviewing a paper (Marlene – do we have enough time and should we do this?)  Future uses of the OCS by NABET  Lab

 NABET’s choice for an online conference system.  The Open Conference System which is...Open Conference System  Created/maintained by the Public Knowledge Project (PKP)  Dedicated to improving academic research  Created by faculty, librarians and researchers at The University of British Columbia Simon Fraser University Stanford University  Striving to improve the public’s understanding of new technologies for academic research  Open source software requiring a web server with PHP, MySQL, Apache or IIS (web server), and Windows, Unix based OS or Mac OS X  Well documented. See OCSinanhour.pdf. Check out the OCS Workflow Chart on page 7.OCSinanhour.pdf

This is page 7 of OCSinanhour.pdf which was referenced on the previous slide and shows roles and workflows. You will have the opportunity to signup for NABET’s OCS as a Reader, Author, or Reviewer. See the left column.

 Start at this link  Select “Submit/Read Paper” left margin  Why would you want to create a profile?  Required fields are indicated by *  Other optional fields  You may register as a...  Reader  Author  Reviewer  Check here for video on creating a user profile Check here

 You must log in to submit a paper  The process has five steps 1. Start 2. Enter metadata 3. Upload submission 4. Upload supplementary files 5. Confirmation  Chick here for video on submitting a paper Chick here

 If you are asked to review a paper, you should log in, select your role (as Reviewer), and click on Active reviews.  The steps to do a review are...  Notify the editor that you will/will not do the review  Download and read the paper  Enter your review  Upload supporting files  Select your recommendation  Click here for video on reviewing a paper Click here

 Currently, NABET officers will use OCS to share files, , schedule and review for...  Appropriateness  Format  Next year, involve more participants as reviewers  Eventually, move toward peer review for some papers  Other conferences???

 During this part of the workshop, we will assist presenters to...  Create a profile  Submit a paper  In addition, we will show you what OCS looks like “under the hood” with time permitting  Additional help can be found at...  The OCS Documentation pageOCS Documentation  PKP Online Tutorials page which has many excellent videos PKP Online Tutorials