--- loncom/html/adm/help/tex/Publishing_A_Resource.tex 2002/07/05 16:12:31 1.1 +++ loncom/html/adm/help/tex/Publishing_A_Resource.tex 2013/06/26 08:14:55 1.6 @@ -1,59 +1,25 @@ - - +\label{Publishing_A_Resource} \index{Resource, Publishing}\index{Publishing Resource} % -\begin{figure} -\begin{center}\includegraphics[ width=0.80\paperwidth]{constructionSpaceForPublishing}\end{center} - - -\caption{Construction Space for Publishing\label{Construction Space for Publishing Figure}} -\end{figure} -To publish a resource, log in and choose your role to be an Author. Then -click \textbf{CSTR} to go to your construction space. You should see something -like the ``Construction Space for Publishing''. Click on the -\textbf{Publish} button for the resource you wish to publish.% +To publish a resource, log in and choose your Author role. You should see something +like the resource listing of the figure \ref{Example Directory Figure}. Use the \textbf{Actions} +dropdown to select \textbf{Publish} for the resource you wish to publish.% \begin{figure} \begin{center}\includegraphics[ width=0.80\paperwidth]{publishMetadata}\end{center} \caption{Publishing Metadata Screen\label{Publishing Metadata Screen Figure}} \end{figure} - You'll get a metadata screen that should look something like + You will get a metadata screen that should look something like the ``Publishing Metadata Screen'' figure. Fill out the form. If you are creating resources that may be used in several courses, you should talk with the other authors and establish some sort of standard title and subject scheme in advance. -The \textbf{Language} is the language the problem is written in. The \textbf{Publisher/Owner} +\textbf{Language} is the language the problem is written in. \textbf{Publisher/Owner} is the LON-CAPA user who owns the problem. -The \textbf{Keywords} and the \textbf{Abstract} are more information about -the problem. The \textbf{Keywords} are words that are strongly connected -to your problem; for instance a physics problem about a pulley might include -{}``pulley'' as a key word. LON-CAPA pulls out words used in the text of -the resource for you so you can just click on their check boxes to make them -keywords. \textbf{Additional keywords} allows you to add any keyword to your -problem that are not actually in the problem. For instance, on that same -problem a physicist might add the keyword {}``statics'', even though it -doesn't appear in the original problem, because Physics uses that as a classification -of problem type. \textbf{Additional Keywords} are also useful when publishing -graphics. - -Finally, you need to set the copyright and distribution permissions in the -\textbf{COPYRIGHT/DISTRIBUTION} drop-down. This setting controls who is allowed -to use your resource as follows: - -\begin{itemize} -\item \textbf{Limited to courses in the domain published} means that only courses -running in the same domain as you can use your content. Talk to your LON-CAPA -administrator if you want more information about your domain. -\item \textbf{Free} means that anyone can find and use the resource. -\item \textbf{Private - visible to author only} means that it can't be used for -any course. -\item \textbf{Public - no authentication required} means anyone can find and use -the resource. -\end{itemize} -Now when you click \textbf{Finalize Publication}, your resource will be published -and usable (unless you set the distribution to {}``private''). +\textbf{Keywords} and \textbf{Abstract} are more information about +the problem.