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* [[Setting up your Clicklaw contributor account & profile]]
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Revision as of 17:55, 31 October 2014

This is a help page for contributors or users.


This Clicklaw Website Contributor Guide provides step-by-step instructions, support information, and training videos for organizations that contribute content to Clicklaw. If you are a contributor to Clicklaw Wikibooks, see the Clicklaw Wikibooks Guide.

Step-by-Step Guide

Introduction

Getting started as a contributor

Managing your organization's resources

For content in the Solve Problems, Learn & Teach, and Reform & Research sections.

Managing your organization's services

For content in the HelpMap section.

Managing your contributor account

Creating thumbnail images for Clicklaw

Additional resources

Editorial checklist

Editorial checklist helps you maintain an accurate and current listing on Clicklaw. Use this tool when creating or updating your resources and services.

Training videos

If you find it easier to learn through video, try the Clicklaw contributor training videos to help you get started as a Clicklaw contributor.

Clicklaw widgets

Clicklaw uses widgets to allow contributor organizations (as well as others) to display portions of Clicklaw content on their own sites.

Google Analytics

Clicklaw uses Google Analytics (GA) to collect, report, and analyze data about its website usage. As a contributor, you can view the report to learn about traffic originating from Clicklaw to your website.

Resources for Creating and Evaluating Public Legal Education and Information

  • PLE Learning Exchange is an Ontario based initiative but includes many resources for PLEI producers on plain language, usability testing and evaluation.
  • PLEI Connectis an online community of practice for Canadian PLEI practitioners. It's a place where people can learn and share their experiencing with using technology to develop, deliver and measure PLEI.
  • The Victoria Legal Assistance Forum in Australia has produced Guidelines for Creating Online Legal Information. These guidelines are a work in progress and can be easily adapted for online BC PLEI resources.
  • Common Web Metrics What's the difference between a visit, a unique visitor and a page view? The Public Legal Education Working Group has developed a list of common metrics and provided definitions, and reasons for why you would choose to use that metric (or not).


About this Guide

This Guide is maintained by the Clicklaw site editors. For more information about this site, please check out the Clicklaw Wiki FAQ or send questions to editor at clicklaw.bc.ca.