KnowledgeBase Tools & Assumptions

Goal:

Improve entry level experience, show what technologies can do - what it is, why do I need it, DSpace vs. Fedora - why chose one over the other, use cases examples, how to set up a repo and get started.

Strategy:

Collaboratively develop on-line materials (similar to Ruby's RailGuides: http://guides.rubyonrails.org/). Each topic will have: (a) Screencast, (b) Text-based Guide, (c) Powerpoint slides, and, if available (d) link to relevant video/webinar.

Next steps

1. create table of content page and a team for each project, solicit feedback
2. create wiki space for education curriculum
3. create examples for each vehicle: (a) Screencast, (b) Text-based Guide, (c) Powerpoint based
   1. DSpace: 
      1. Basic intro on XMLUI - w/screencast, text guide and Powerpoint
      2. install/set up process (paragraph descriptor only w/references and future plans)
      3. What is DSpace?/Why use DSpace? Jonathan working on already
   2. Fedora: 
      1. installation
      2. conceptual Fedora (what is an object? what is a Fedora repository?)
      3. What is Fedora? Why use Fedora? Jonathan working on already
4. develop a contributor process
   1. all materials need to be reviewed/approved - make sure information is accurate and there are no writes violation, ensure a copy is permanently stored in a repository
   2. all contributors to sign license agreements - Apache 2 both ICLA (individual) and CCLA (corporate) licences, and then Creative Commons on the content - use one of the some rights reserved - future opp to pkg up and profit from it

Delivery Tools

-vimeo account for video - link to w/in the guide, people will have to submit the videos to us so we can put it in our vimeo acct

-slideshare account for powerpoint

-copies should be permanently archived/stored in a repository

Confluence Tools

Embedding Video/Slides using Confluence's Widget Connector
(http://confluence.atlassian.com/display/DOC/Widget+Connector+Examples)
Examples of embedding Vimeo, Flickr, YouTube, SlideShare, etc. into Confluence.

Screencast.com Widget Connector Extension
(https://plugins.atlassian.com/plugin/details/33430)
Jing, Camtasia, Screencast.com videos can now be embedded in Confluence using the Widget Connector.

ScreenSnipe for Confluence
(https://plugins.atlassian.com/plugin/details/28446)
Create easy and powerful screenshots at hand - directly from your Confluence (with no client-side installation). Creating beautiful and informative release notes, technical documentation or clear, visual comments was never simpler.

TaskDock for Confluence
(https://plugins.atlassian.com/plugin/details/13744)
Communication and workflow for your content. Project tracking, tasks, and messaging for your wiki. Includes JIRA integration.

Video Tools

The following tools may all be used to perform Screen and Audio capture for Screencasts: