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Welcome to the GDOC
Resource Library Orientation for students. This
page is a place to get an introduction to using and contributing to a Gallaudet
Dynamic Online Course Resource Library.
The GDOC Resource Library provides an annotated
bibliography of links to internet resources on a specific topic. Internet
resources are indexed and organized by categories and subcategories.
To go to the library.
First way: through the Online Courses Library
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Go to http://courses.gallaudet.edu.
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Click on the catagory for your department
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select your courses' library link from the list.
Second way: through the GDOC  Discussion
Forum or Course
Center
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access the Resource Library by clicking on the
 Library
icon in the header of your courses OTHER
GDOC databases.
To enter the library:
For some libraries, you will need to login in order to gain
access and/or contribute.
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Look for the Login
link at the bottom left of the screen and click on it.
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Type your Domino email username (e.g. firstname.lastname - not your vaxmail
username)
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To go to the next text area, click the Tab key, then you can type in your
Domino password.
To find a resource:
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To see the list of subcategories for a category, choose
one of the Category links in the Column Navigator on the left (e.g., "By
Date").
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To display listings under subcategories of that topic,
click on the
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a right-pointing blue triangle (called a "twisty")
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To view the list of resources in a subcategory, click the blue twisty
in front of the subcategory. Notice it turns
 sideways
and lists the resources under that subcategory.
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To learn more about each resource, click on the
icon.
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To view a specific resource, click on the hyperlinked
title.
To use a note:
Click on the
icon to learn more about the resource. This will go a quick summary
of the website that will tell you in a the purpose and resources available
at that site before visiting - using notes can save you time you would
have been waiting for slow sites to download. If the descriptive words
are in italics, then they are a quote directly from the website.
To contribute a resource:
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Click on the "Suggest:
New Resource"
link at the top left. You'll be presented with a form to complete.
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Enter the name, the URL OR
you can attach a resource file, then write a summary of the resource in
the appropriate text boxes, then select all appropriate subcategories from
the checkbox list.
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When you've finished entering the information, click
on the "Submit this Form" button.
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Use italicized text to indicate a quote from the front page of the site.
This is done by adding a <i> at the beginning and
an </i> at the en of the text that is supposed to show up in italics.
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The new entry will go into pending status. Upon approval
by the Librarian (probably your instructor) the
icon will remain for two weeks.
(note: for some libraries, you will only be able
to contribute a resource after you have logged in - otherwise you will
not be listed as a contributor or will not be allowed to contribute at
all.)
To edit a resource:
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For the resource entry you wish to change, click on
its
icon.
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Click on the Edit
part of the "Edit
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Delete"
item at the bottom left of the screen. You'll be presented with the form
to edit as you choose.
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When you've finished editing the resource information,
click on the "Submit this Form" button.
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After approval by the Librarian (probably your instructor),
your resource will appear in the Library.
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For two weeks, a
icon will remain next to the resource you submitted.
(note: unless you are the contributor, you will
not be able to edit the resource.)
To delete a resource:
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For the resource entry you wish to delete, click on
its
icon.
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Click on the Delete
part of the "Edit
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Delete"
item at the bottom left of the screen. You'll be presented with a dialog
box asking if you really want to delete this file.
(note: unless you are the contributor, you will
not be able to delete the resource.)
To attach a file:
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On the bottom of the message form, click the "Browse" button.
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A window for locating files on your computer will appear.
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Click the "dropdown"
to change
to
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To find the file you want to attach on your local computer, click the "dropdown"
at the top of the dialog box.
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When you find the file you want to upload, click that file and then click
"Open"
For others to read your attachment, their computer
must be able to read the type of file format you submit, so choose a format
which you know others can read.
Converting your document to a PDF file created with Adobe Acrobat is
a good option, because PDF files can be read though Netscape Communicator
or Internet Explorer. Three campus labs have the program Adobe Acrobat
Exchange for making PDF files (Portable Document Format files)
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Library, LE60
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Benson Hall,
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English Lab HMB 222
Your instructor may also have an alternate preferred file format, so
check about other file formats are acceptable for course assignments.
To Search:
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To search the forum for a specific word or phrase, click on the
icon at the top of the forum. The search form will appear.
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Type in a keyword that is part of the title or text of the message you
are searching for.
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Click
(Note: newly added entries do not show up immediately after they are
entered, so you will not be able to search among very recent entries.)
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Click the title of the entry you wish to read
If no entries are displayed, the word or phrase you used does not appear
in the forum.
Access Help:
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For Library Help, click on the
icon in the header.
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For more information on the topic you are interested in, click the twisty
next to it.
To View an Example Library:
For a primer on copying and pasting text into text fields
and formatting text using HTML, see HTML
Basics.
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