[Open-access] Website up and running!

Wed Feb 22 16:53:45 UTC 2012

Thanks for pointing that out Peter!

Mike - should we simplify the licensing text on the
whoneedsaccess.orgAbout page? I think we can just say that all content
is licensed under
CC-BY unless otherwise noted and keep the sentence about what that means
you can do with it. Mentioning copyright and CC-BY in the same sentence may
confuse some people, especially those who aren't familiar with the nature
of CC licensing. Most sites just point out the license e.g. on OKFN.org: The
content of this site is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0
License <http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/> (all jurisdictions)
and then anything that we can't put out as CC-BY we just have to make
crystal clear that is the case.

We should probably make some more obvious links between the two but it's a
work in progress :)

Jenny

n Wed, Feb 22, 2012 at 4:19 PM, Peter Morgan <pbm2 at cam.ac.uk> wrote:

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> I've been following this discussion with great interest.  Looking at the
> website, I'm surprised that it has no obvious @ccess branding on the home
> page, or indeed on other pages.  Isn't this an opportunity missed?****
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> One other point.  I know @ccess is a very forward-looking organisation,
> but on the "About" page the copyright statement "the interviews on this
> site and all other text is copyright © 2122" strikes me as a bit
> ambitious!  ;-)****
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> *From:* open-access-bounces at lists.okfn.org [mailto:
> open-access-bounces at lists.okfn.org] *On Behalf Of *Tom Olijhoek
> *Sent:* 21 February 2012 18:33
> *To:* Mike Taylor
> *Cc:* open-access at lists.okfn.org
> *Subject:* Re: [Open-access] Website up and running!****
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> Hi,****
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> I have done a major update on the @ccess site for more content and a
> better look, and also put in the CC-BY licence. I will try to improve on it
> in the next few days. ****
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> Have a look and change / edit when and wherever you feel the need......***
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> TOM****
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> On Mon, Feb 20, 2012 at 5:46 PM, Mike Taylor <mike at indexdata.com> wrote:**
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> On 20 February 2012 16:37, Tom Olijhoek <tom.olijhoek at gmail.com> wrote:
> > Laura,(and others editing the @ccess site)
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> > I am looking at the @ccess site just now, and I think it is too basic. I
> > don't want to rush things but since the site is up and running I think we
> > should style it as soon as possible. I don't like the idea of it staying
> too
> > long as a basic version, because it is how the world sees us. And the
> first
> > impression should be good.****
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> Agreed.****
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> > I already proposed that we could use the same theme for this site as the
> one
> > that Mike used for whoneedsaccess.****
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> Not agreed, here, though.  I think it's better that the sites be
> immediately visually distinguishable, since they are aimed at very
> different constituencies.
>
> That said, we could give some *some* shared elements.  Am I right in
> thinking that @ccess is hosted on OKFN's own WordPress installation?
> If so, does that mean we can customise stylehseets?  If that's so, we
> could start with the theme that Who Needs Access? uses
> ("Retro-fitted") and change the colour scheme.****
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> > Points to address quickly:
> > The landing page now is the about page, We should have it as the
> homepage I
> > think , and make a About page stating our purposes and history and
> > definition of Open Access ------> @ccess, don't you think? I have made a
> > Definition page private published that we might use.****
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> Sounds reasonable.****
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> > Possibly we could also install a number of widgets like a twitter widget
> on
> > the site.e.g. Twitter Tracker, that one should then be updated to version
> > 2,2****
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> Tracking what Twitter account?  I never heard back from whoever has @ccess.
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> -- Mike.****
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> > RSS could also be useful and than some.
> > Could we dedicate another sprint to polish the site?
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> > TOM
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> > On Wed, Feb 15, 2012 at 5:56 PM, Laura Newman <laura.newman at okfn.org>
> wrote:
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> >> Hi all,
> >>
> >> A basic website is now up and running at http://access.okfn.org/.
> >>
> >> It seemed simplest to create the site on the OKFN blogfarm in the first
> >> instance. I'm not an expert with domain names and re-directs, but I'm
> happy
> >> for that url to be changed/linked elsewhere as  appropriate.
> >>
> >> To edit, you first need to request privileges from me. (Jenny, Peter and
> >> Tom O. already have them). Drop me an email with your username on the
> okfn
> >> site (register at okfn.org/register if you don't already have one) and
> I
> >> will give you admin privileges. To add/edit content, you then simply
> log-in
> >> at access.okfn.org/wp-admin.
> >>
> >> The site is functional, but it would be great to make it sharper,
> clearer
> >> and more comprehensive over the next couple of weeks. Thanks to
> everyone who
> >> joined the sprint today, we made a great start!
> >>
> >> Kind regards,
> >> Laura
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