Hi,
I'm trying to learn how to use OCS and I'm finding that the learning curve is steep. I have printed the documentation "OCS in an Hour" but I find it is not sufficient. I have two questions :
1- Is there another fuller documentation on the usage of OCS ?
2- Are there any demo conferences that we can use as practice exercices ?
I know it may sound stupid but it would help me a lot.
Thanks !
Nora
Learning curve
Forum rules
This forum is meant for general questions about the usability of OCS from an everyday user's perspective: conference managers, presenters, and directors are welcome to post questions here, as are librarians and other support staff. We welcome general questions about the role of OCS and how the workflow works, as well as specific function- or user-related questions.
What to do if you have general, workflow or usability questions about OCS:
1. Read the documentation. We've written documentation to cover from OCS basics to system administration and code development, and we encourage you to read it.
2. take a look at the tutorials. We will continue to add tutorials covering OCS basics as time goes on.
3. Post a question. Questions are always welcome here, but if it's a technical question you should probably post to the OCS Technical Support subforum; if you have a development question, try the OCS Development subforum.
This forum is meant for general questions about the usability of OCS from an everyday user's perspective: conference managers, presenters, and directors are welcome to post questions here, as are librarians and other support staff. We welcome general questions about the role of OCS and how the workflow works, as well as specific function- or user-related questions.
What to do if you have general, workflow or usability questions about OCS:
1. Read the documentation. We've written documentation to cover from OCS basics to system administration and code development, and we encourage you to read it.
2. take a look at the tutorials. We will continue to add tutorials covering OCS basics as time goes on.
3. Post a question. Questions are always welcome here, but if it's a technical question you should probably post to the OCS Technical Support subforum; if you have a development question, try the OCS Development subforum.
4 posts
• Page 1 of 1
Learning curve
by NoraStamboulieh » Fri May 01, 2009 8:22 am
- NoraStamboulieh
- Posts: 6
- Joined: Thu Mar 12, 2009 9:10 am
Re: Learning curve
by jmacgreg » Mon May 04, 2009 2:24 pm
Hi Nora,
Re: point 1: OCS is currently the most robust documentation we have on OCS, although we are in the process of writing a new, more extensive userguide (also for OJS), to be published this summer. I would recommend checking out the rest of the documentation on our wiki (http://pkp.sfu.ca/wiki) and on the OCS documentation page (http://pkp.sfu.ca/ocs_documentation), as well as our more general tutorials on both OJS and OCS (http://pkp.sfu.ca/tutorials). If you have any general topics you would like covered, please let us know; we may be able to point you in a certain direction, and we'd also be better able to address any gaps in our documentation in the future.
Re: point 2: You can take OCS out for a test drive on our server to become more familiar with how it operates: http://pkp.sfu.ca/ocs2/demo/testdrive/
The login is "admin" and the password is "testdrive". This installation will be regularly purged of all data, so please do not use it for anything other than making a short-term evaluation of the software.
Cheers,
James
Re: point 1: OCS is currently the most robust documentation we have on OCS, although we are in the process of writing a new, more extensive userguide (also for OJS), to be published this summer. I would recommend checking out the rest of the documentation on our wiki (http://pkp.sfu.ca/wiki) and on the OCS documentation page (http://pkp.sfu.ca/ocs_documentation), as well as our more general tutorials on both OJS and OCS (http://pkp.sfu.ca/tutorials). If you have any general topics you would like covered, please let us know; we may be able to point you in a certain direction, and we'd also be better able to address any gaps in our documentation in the future.
Re: point 2: You can take OCS out for a test drive on our server to become more familiar with how it operates: http://pkp.sfu.ca/ocs2/demo/testdrive/
The login is "admin" and the password is "testdrive". This installation will be regularly purged of all data, so please do not use it for anything other than making a short-term evaluation of the software.
Cheers,
James
James MacGregor
PKP Support Team
--
Questions? Before posting, please try:
Advanced Forums Search
OJS and OCS Documentation
Video Tutorials
Visit #PKP on IRC!
PKP Support Team
--
Questions? Before posting, please try:
Advanced Forums Search
OJS and OCS Documentation
Video Tutorials
Visit #PKP on IRC!
- jmacgreg
- Posts: 4153
- Joined: Tue Feb 14, 2006 10:50 am
Re: Learning curve
by NoraStamboulieh » Thu May 07, 2009 7:21 am
Thank you for your answer.
Concerning a demo conference, I wasn't clear enough. We have OCS installed on our servers and we plan on using it and I have to test it. Unfortunately, when we plan conferences we are not as rigourous as OCS requires and we will have to change our working processes. That is why I wanted to know if you had a demo conference that I would create from scratch on our in-house installation.
Thank you,
Nora
Concerning a demo conference, I wasn't clear enough. We have OCS installed on our servers and we plan on using it and I have to test it. Unfortunately, when we plan conferences we are not as rigourous as OCS requires and we will have to change our working processes. That is why I wanted to know if you had a demo conference that I would create from scratch on our in-house installation.
Thank you,
Nora
- NoraStamboulieh
- Posts: 6
- Joined: Thu Mar 12, 2009 9:10 am
Re: Learning curve
by jmacgreg » Fri May 08, 2009 9:43 am
Hi Nora,
I see what you mean now -- I'm afraid we don't at the moment, no.
Cheers,
James
I see what you mean now -- I'm afraid we don't at the moment, no.
Cheers,
James
James MacGregor
PKP Support Team
--
Questions? Before posting, please try:
Advanced Forums Search
OJS and OCS Documentation
Video Tutorials
Visit #PKP on IRC!
PKP Support Team
--
Questions? Before posting, please try:
Advanced Forums Search
OJS and OCS Documentation
Video Tutorials
Visit #PKP on IRC!
- jmacgreg
- Posts: 4153
- Joined: Tue Feb 14, 2006 10:50 am
4 posts
• Page 1 of 1
Return to OCS Conference Support and Discussion
Who is online
Users browsing this forum: No registered users and 0 guests