Online tools and software for dissemination Nick Scott and Jeff Knezovich, ODI Wednesday Workshop 21 November 2007

Agenda Gapminder – visualisation of statistics Copyright – ‘Creative Commons’ Presentations Material for use in presentations: images, maps Distributing presentations online Blogs – ODI blog Wikis – Wikipedia

Gapminder – visualisation of statistics

Copyright – ‘Creative Commons’

Presentations

Material for use in presentations: images, maps

Distributing presentations online

Blogs – ODI blog

Wikis – Wikipedia

Gapminder – visualisation of statistics One more online tool for research http://www.gapminder.org Powered by UN Division of Statistics numbers Powerful online visualisation tool for statistics in a time series Currently can only be used with available UN stats

One more online tool for research

http://www.gapminder.org

Powered by UN Division of Statistics numbers

Powerful online visualisation tool for statistics in a time series

Currently can only be used with available UN stats

Copyright – ‘Creative Commons’ What is a creative commons license? CC is a “some rights reserved” copyright It helps you choose what rights you’d like to reserve Video from: http://revver.com/watch/108636/flv/creative-commons-wanna-work-together-remix/

What is a creative commons license?

CC is a “some rights reserved” copyright

It helps you choose what rights you’d like to reserve

Copyright – ‘Creative Commons’ Attribution . You let others copy, distribute, display, and perform your copyrighted work — and derivative works based upon it — but only if they give credit the way you request. Noncommercial . You let others copy, distribute, display, and perform your work — and derivative works based upon it — but for noncommercial purposes only. No Derivative Works . You let others copy, distribute, display, and perform only verbatim copies of your work, not derivative works based upon it. Share Alike . You allow others to distribute derivative works only under a license identical to the license that governs your work.

Attribution . You let others copy, distribute, display, and perform your copyrighted work — and derivative works based upon it — but only if they give credit the way you request.

Noncommercial . You let others copy, distribute, display, and perform your work — and derivative works based upon it — but for noncommercial purposes only.

No Derivative Works . You let others copy, distribute, display, and perform only verbatim copies of your work, not derivative works based upon it.

Share Alike . You allow others to distribute derivative works only under a license identical to the license that governs your work.

Maps http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Maps Images http://www.flickr.com Rember to check the license T&Cs for any resources you use. Presentations - Materials for use in presentations

Maps

http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Maps

Images

http://www.flickr.com

Rember to check the license T&Cs for any resources you use.

Presentations - Materials for use in presentations Example Slide on potential effects of biofuels discusses the corn protests in Mexico. Protesters marching against high corn prices, Mexico, 2007 Source: flickr/PHOTOLARTE Source is http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Image:LocationMexico.png

Example

Slide on potential effects of biofuels discusses the corn protests in Mexico.

Presentations - Distributing presentations online Once you have completed a presentation, it’s easily shared with others through Slideshare : http://www.slideshare.net Can even ‘slidecast’ a presentation by adding sound and syncing slides

Once you have completed a presentation, it’s easily shared with others through Slideshare :

http://www.slideshare.net

Can even ‘slidecast’ a presentation by adding sound and syncing slides

Presentations - Distributing presentations online A recent example of a SlideShare slidecast from RAPID: http://www.slideshare.net/ODI_Webmaster/lines-of-argument-presentation-at-insights-to-impact-meeting

A recent example of a SlideShare slidecast from RAPID:

http://www.slideshare.net/ODI_Webmaster/lines-of-argument-presentation-at-insights-to-impact-meeting

Blogs – ODI blogs ODI Blog ‘ commentary from leading development experts’. Humanitarian Policy Network (HPN) Online Exchange Centre for topical debate among practicioners and policy makers in HPN. ODI Latin America and the Caribbean Group Blog Blogs to raise profile of new ODI group with commentary from researchers and guests.

ODI Blog

‘ commentary from leading development experts’.

Humanitarian Policy Network (HPN) Online Exchange

Centre for topical debate among practicioners and policy makers in HPN.

ODI Latin America and the Caribbean Group Blog

Blogs to raise profile of new ODI group with commentary from researchers and guests.

Blogs – ODI blogs ODI Blogs offer an important channel for discussion and rapid dissemination of ODI research findings , especially for issues of topical interest. There has been policy impact from a few blogs. To write a blog, contact your communications officers.

ODI Blogs offer an important channel for discussion and rapid dissemination of ODI research findings , especially for issues of topical interest.

There has been policy impact from a few blogs.

To write a blog, contact your communications officers.

Wikis – Wikipedia Video explaining basic concepts of Wikis http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-dnL00TdmLY Most famous Wiki site – Wikipedia First point of reference on many subjects ODI already has information there: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Overseas_Development_Institute

Video explaining basic concepts of Wikis

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-dnL00TdmLY

Most famous Wiki site – Wikipedia

First point of reference on many subjects

ODI already has information there:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Overseas_Development_Institute