how to get started in the cultural heritage connections

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HOW TO GET

STARTED?Contributing in the Cultural Heritage Connections Platform

page 2 Search for projects, experts and organisationspage 4 Create an account & log inpage 8 Create or change your own expert pagepage 12 Create or change an organisation pagepage 16 Create or change a project pagepage 20 Upload imagespage 24 Insert images

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There are various ways to search for informa3on on the Cultural Heritage Connec3ons pla9orm. You

can find projects, experts and organisa3ons who are ac3ve in the field of the Mutual Cultural

Heritage Policy.

You can type in any word in the search bar (right upper corner).

Or you can click in the le menu, under Find, on experts, organisa3ons, projects, sites and

countries.

Search for projects, experts and organisations

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Every country has its own introduc3on page. Here you can find a short introduc3on to the countrys

history. Below the map you will find a list of all sorts of Mutual Cultural Heritage projects that have

run in the past, and are planned to be conducted in the future in that par3cular country.

Another method of searching in the pla9orm is by using the advanced search tool. Here you can

search by filling in a query list, where you will be able to narrow your search even beRer.


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Create your own account by clicking on Log in / create account in the upper right corner.

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Create an account & log in


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Fill in the boxes (username and password). Note: You do not have to use your real name.

Your account will have to get approved first, which could take some 3me. This is done to avoid spam.

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To log in click on Log in / create account in the upper right corner [1].

Or if you prefer to use OpenID or the data from your Google, Yahoo, or AOL email account, click on

Log in with OpenID. [2]

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Click on the appropriate buRon (Open ID, Google, Yahoo, or AOL) [1] and click on Log in, and you

will be redirected to your email account. Type your account details (name and password) to log in and

subsequently you will be redirected back to the Mutual Cultural Heritage Pla9orm. Now you will be

able to work in the pla9orm.

Type in your username and password. If desirable, you can choose for the op3on that your computer

will remember your log in data. (However, for this you have to enable your browser to remember

history.) You are now able to work in the pla9orm.

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Please check if your name page does not already exist in the pla9orm: search for your name in the

upper right search box.

If you already have an expert page you will be led to that page. If not you will see the screen as

shown below.

Click in the le menu below Contribute on Add an Expert to create a new expert page.

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Create and change your own expert page

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Once you have clicked on Add an Expert, you will be led to the page as seen below. Fill in your name

and click on Create or Edit.

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Your name

Your name can either consist out of: first name + surname, or ini3al(s) + surname


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Please fill in the form.

! As soon as you start typing in some of the field, names will already appear. Please check if yourorganisa3on, project or exper3se already exist. If that is so, click on the name. This way we avoid

mul3ple names for one and the same organisa3on / project / area of exper3se, therefore it will be

much easier to find any related informa3on on the subject.

When you see this icon, you can make a selec3on from the roll down menu

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Please be sure to write

the complete UL (i.e.including hRp://)

You need to have

uploaded your image

first (see page 22 for

instruc3ons).


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Once you have completed the form you can scroll to the end of the page and you can click on the

Save page buRon. Congratula3ons you have now created your own Expert page.

If you find an error in your Expert page, or you want to change things, just simply click on Edit with

form and you can alter your page. You can find this above your page, and need to be logged in for

this.

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Please check if the organisa3on does not already exist in the pla9orm: search for its name in theupper right search box.

The search will either direct you to the page, or it gives you results that have similar names.

Once you are certain that the organisa3on does not exist, click in the le menu on Contribute and

then Add an organisa3on.

Create or change an organisa3on page

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Please read the instruc3ons on this page on how to name your organisa3on page. This is because we

strive to a unity in wri3ng style, which will makes it easier for others to search in this pla9orm and to

create connec3ons between the organisa3ons, countries, experts and project.

If you are certain about the correct spelling of the name, click onCreate or edit.

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Organisa3on Name


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Some of the fields have a rollout menu (i.e. country of residence and the type of

organisa3on). Please choose between these op3ons. This because searching in this pla9orm is

generated and connec3on are than easier to find.

! If you start typing in the fields of both involved projects and experts, youll no3ce that it looksautoma3cally for a project or expert that starts with the same leRers. This is done to make it less

easier to misspell names and, therefore, easier to connect related organisa3ons, experts and projects

to each other.

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the complete UL (i.e.

including hRp://)

You need to haveuploaded your image


instruc3ons).


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Once you have completed the form you can scroll to the end of the page and click on the Save page

buRon. You have now created the organisa3on page.

If you find an error in your organisa3on page, or you want to change things, just simply click on Edit

with form and you can alter your page. . You can find this above your page, and need to be logged in

for this.

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Please check if the project does not already exist in the pla9orm: search for its name in the upperright search box.

The search will either direct you to the page, or it gives you results that have similar names.

Once you are certain that the project does not exist, click in the le menu on Contribute and then

Add a project.

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Create or change a project page


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Please read the instruc3ons on this page on how to name your project page. This is because we strive

to a unity in wri3ng style, which will makes it easier for others to search in this pla9orm and to create

connec3ons between the organisa3ons, countries, experts and project.

If you are certain about the correct spelling of the name, click on

Create or edit.

Project Name

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Once you have clicked on create you will get a page like you see below (note that this one is

incomplete, in reality the form has more boxes).


Some of the fields have a dropdown menu (i.e. con3nent, project type, discipline, etc). Please

choose between these op3ons. This, because searching in this pla9orm is automa3cally generated and

similari3es and / or rela3ons are than recognised.

! When you start typing in the fields of both involved organisa3ons and involved experts (not

seen in this image), youll no3ce that it looks automa3cally for an organisa3on or expert that startswith the same leRers. This is done to avoid misspelled names and, therefore, easier to connect related

organisa3ons, experts and projects to each other.

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You need to have

uploaded your image


instruc3ons).


the complete UL (i.e.

including hRp://)


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Once you have completed the form you can scroll to the end of the page and you can click on theSave page buRon. You have now created the project page.

If you find an error in your project page, or you want to change things, just simply click on Edit with

form and you can alter your page. . You can find this above your page, and need to be logged in for

this.

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Before you can add an image, you have to upload it first on the Cultural Heritage Connec3ons

pla9orm. Click in the le menu on Toolbox and than Upload file.

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Upload images


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Before you can add an image, you have to need to upload it first on the Cultural Heritage Connec3ons

pla9orm. Click in the le menu on Toolbox and than Upload file.

Note: you need to be logged in order to upload a file.

1 : Browse for your file (png, gif, jpg, ico, doc or pdf). Your file must not be more than 2 MB.

Note: It is not possible for every user to delete files (not even your own), only the administrator has the

rights for this. So please check yourself that you have selected the right file to upload.

2 : Write here how you want to name your file, including the extension (e.g. .jpg or .pdf). Please give this a

unique and descrip3ve 3tle, and avoid the use of only numbers (like pictures oen get when they have

been downloaded from the camera).

: Write here a short descrip3on. This is par3cularly convenient for others who look at your file. This is not

mandatory, but it is, however, highly appreciated.

4 : Tick the box if you want to be kept no3fied whenever someone is upda3ng your file.

5 : Tick the box if you want to be no3fied when the file you want to upload already exists in the pla9orm. Ifyou do not 3ck the box, your file will be uploaded regardless of other files that have the same name.

And click on Upload file.

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Once you have uploaded your file, you will see a page similar to this.

When the file has been used in a page, you can see this under File Link.

If, at a later 3me, you have an newer version of the file, which you want to use instead of the older

version: go to your file (you can always look it up in the Uploaded files, in the le menu). Click on

Upload a new version of this file. You will be redirected to the upload page.

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You do not have to rename the newer version of your file. The pages that the file was linked with, will now

show the newer version.

! The new version has to have the same extension; therefore it needs to be the same type of file (jpg,or doc, etc.). If the new version is a different kind of file you will need to upload it as a new file. When it is a

new file (and it has therefore a different name) you will need to change the synopsises in the pages that

show the image.

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Now that you have uploaded your file on the pla9orm, you can add the file in the various pages

of the pla9orm.

When you Edit with form you can easily insert a photo image on your expert, project, or

organisa3on page. Just choose the right file from the drop down menu that will appear as soon

as you start typing.

Insert images

Once you have familiarised yourself with working in the Cultural Heritage Connec3ons, you might

want to insert images and links in your text. This is done with the help of syntaxes (some sort ofcommands wriRen in a wikiformat) inserted in the wikitext.

If you want more informa3on on how to insert files, and links please go to the Cultural Heritage

Connec3ons Help page:hRp://www.culturalheritageconnec3ons.org /wiki/Help:Contents

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We hope you will enjoy working in the Cultural Heritage

Connections, and we look forward to your contributions!

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