Introduction to the Semel Institute Website

www.semel.ucla.edu

Web pages Building Knowledge

Website Groups Individuals

What is a web page?!

Text!Embedded media:!•  Images!•  Video!•  Audio!•  Documents (PDF etc)!Links to files or pages!

Semel Web Page Types!

Text based! Form based!

‘Page’ ‘Wiki’

‘Research Project’ ‘Training program’ ‘Clinical service’ ‘Profile’ ‘News announcement’ ‘Calendar event’ etc…

Form-based Pages!Contain information…!

…that relates to other pages!

Structured information builds knowledge!

Structured form page:!• Maintains consistent layout!• Minimizes technical skills needed to create web pages!• Pre-formatted visual design!• Improves SEO (Google etc)!

Form-based pages can also be aggregated, queried and filtered…!

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…into lists, tables, calendars, maps,

slideshows and more!

Queried views can then be inserted into other web pages!

Page Classification!

Academic Series!Personnel category!Areas of expertise!People!

Diseases!

DSM-IV!ICD-10!Common ʻLayʼ Terms!

ACGME Core Competences!Residents/Fellows Curriculum!Semel Course Catalogue!

Systems!

Built-in taxonomies to ʻtagʼ different pages:!

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Can also be structured

into ʻbooksʼ!

Structure of Semel website page!

Title!Home!

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Can be assigned to a

navigation menu*!

Can have graphic

branding applied*!

Most page types can

insert images!

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Can be classified by standard taxonomy!

Can have files uploaded and

attached!

* Contact web manager for consultation!

Announcements*!Media features!

Events*!Directory!Forums*!

Wikis*!Multimedia!

* Public or private (intranet)!

Announcements*!Media features!

Events*!Directory!Forums*!

Wikis*!Multimedia!

* Public or private (intranet)!

Announcements*!Media features!

Events*!Directory!Forums*!

Wikis*!Multimedia!

* Public or private (intranet)!

Announcements*!Media features!

Events*!Directory!Forums*!

Wikis*!Multimedia!

Announcements*!Media features!

Events*!Directory!Forums*!

Wikis*!Multimedia!

* Public or private (intranet)!

Groups!

Groups!

Participate!

Research projects!

Training programs!

Service!

The content is managed by its own Administrators and Members (Semel website account holders), and can optionally be private to Group members.!

www.semel.ucla.edu is composed of many self contained Group websites each with their own pages and lists (queries). !

Individuals!To log in you need a UCLA online ID (ʻBOLʼ account) – this creates a User Account.!

Users can then become members of Groups.!

Profiles contain public information about a person – School of Medicine Faculty profiles can be directly linked.!

Profiles can be listed on Group directories.!

Do not confuse User accounts and Profiles.!

Guidance at www.semel.ucla.edu/help/people !

More information!

Detailed help, including screencasts at

www.semel.ucla.edu/help!