This presentation was part of the webinar that was organized by the TAP Secretariat to guide the users on how to use the different TAPipedia features.

1. TAPipedia Website
User Guide
Thodoris Kontogiannis, Agroknow
kontogiannis.thodoris@agroknow.com
Webinar organized by TAP Secretariat
Thursday, 3rd of March 2016

2. Table of Contents
• Intro to TAPipedia
• Basic TAPipedia components
• How to register to TAPipedia
• Interact with TAPipedia:
– User Dashboard
– Adding resources to TAPipedia
– Describe the collection(s) of resources of your
organization
– Discover Capacity Development resources of your
interest
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3. INTRO TO TAPipedia
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4. TAPipedia Principles (1/2)
to help TAP members and local stakeholders to
discover methods & tools that will help them
identify and assess emerging capacity
development needs for AIS
to help local stakeholders share their own
applied and context-specific AIS knowledge
that addresses their stakeholders’ needs
Principle 1:
Principle 2:
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5. TAPipedia Principles (2/2)
to enhance the discoverability of TAP partners’
resources
to map the key actors on capacity development in
AIS
to create a knowledge hub for CD on AIS topics from
the wide TAP partners network
to provide advanced filtering & discovering
capabilities
Principle 3:
Principle 4:
Principle 5:
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6. BASIC TAPipedia COMPONENTS
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7. TAPipedia
Network
Registration
TAPipedia
Network
Learn more
about the
TAPipedia
Project
TAPipedia
Discovery
Space on CD
for AIS
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8. Register to TAPipedia as member of your organization or as an
individual member.
Registration Benefits:
• Include your organization on the Global Network of TAPipedia
Partners
• Share your CD resources
• Provide information about the collection(s) of your organization
on topics related to CD for AIS
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9. Browse and search CD for AIS resources
Perform advanced search (filter by resource type/
country/ publication date)
Browse by key thematic area
Browse by resource type
Browse by data provider
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10. Interactive map of the network members
Organization Profiles – presentation of the
information shared by each organization
Filter map according to the organization type,
area of activity and geographical focus
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11. Information about TAPipedia and TAP project.
Link to tropagplatform.org
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12. HOW TO REGISTER TO TAPipedia
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13. • Click on the registration button on TAPipedia
homepage.
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14. • Step One:
– Add your
email
– Your Title
– First Name
– Last Name
– Job Title
– Country
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15. • Step Two:
– Select your
account type
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Do you represent an
organization or you work
as individual?
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16. • Step Two:
(case I)
organization
member
– If you
represent an
organization,
start typing
it’s name
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17. • Step Two:
– Area of
Activity (e.g.
Capacity
Development)
– Capacity
Development
Focus
– Create New
Account
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18. • Step Two:
(case II)
organization
member
– If you don’t
find your
organization
on the list,
click the blue
button to
register it!
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I don’t find my
organization on the list
Click to Add your
organization’s
details!
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19. • Step Two:
(case III) register
as an individual
– Add your Area
of Activity
– Your Capacity
Development
Focus
– Add your
Geographical
Focus
– Create your
account!
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20. How to register:
• Now you can go to www.tapipedia.org and
click the register button
• Enter your personal data (Email, Title, First
Name, Last Name, Job Title, Country)
• Click
• Select your account type
• Complete any missing details
• Click
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21. • A short interval for 2-3 questions.
• Do you experience difficulties during the
registration process?
• Check your inbox and click on
the link to activate your
TAPipedia account!
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22. INTERACT WITH TAPipedia:
USER DASHBOARD
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23. Ensure that you are logged in
Your
organization
details
Your personal
details
Your resources
Your
organization’s
collection of
resources
Your
bookmarked
resources
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24. INTERACT WITH TAPipedia:
ADDING RESOURCES
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26. • Select the type
of resource
• Authors
• Publisher
• Publication
date
• Provider
• Licensing
Provide the following information:
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27. • Complete any
additional
information
– (e.g. Thematic
& Geographic
coverage of
the resource)
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28. • Don’t forget to …
add the resource!
• If your resource is
ready to be
published – click
the tickbox
“Ready to be
published”
• Click “save” to
submit your
resource
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29. Adding a resource:
• Go to www.tapipedia.org
• Ensure that you are logged in
• Go to “My Dashboard” (upper right side of screen)
• Click to submit a resource to TAPipedia
• If you have added the resource details, don’t
forget to tick
• Click save to submit your resource
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30. INTERACT WITH TAPipedia:
DESCRIBE YOUR COLLECTION(S) OF
RESOURCES
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31. TAPipedia…
• enhances the knowledge exchange on specific CD
topics
• serves as the central point of reference that provides
access to CD for AIS on tropical agriculture topics
• acts as a powerful knowledge hub that enables TAP
partners to expand the outreach of their CD
collections
• intends to comprise contributions of content and
information provided by stakeholders/users
• enables you to present your institution/research
activities/projects on capacity development for AIS
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33. • Indicate relevant resources collection(s) that are
located within your organization repository.
• Add the name of the collection
• Add your collection URL
• Write a short description of the collection
• Indicate the thematic coverage of the collection
• Indicate an approximate number of resources
• Provide the email of any technical manager/
information manager responsible for this specific
collection or your organization’s repository
Adding your collection:
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34. INTERACT WITH TAPipedia:
DISCOVER CAPACITY DEVELOPMENT
RESOURCES OF YOUR INTEREST
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35. • Full text search for CD for AIS resources
• Advanced filters:
– Filter by resource type
– Filter by country
– Filter by publication date
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39. Filter your results
Narrow down
your results
by selecting:
– Topic
– Region
– Publication
Date
– Author
– Provider
– Publisher
– Resource Type
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40. If you have questions, please add them to the
chat.
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41. You will receive an email with a link to this
presentation & a TAPipedia evaluation form
THANK YOU!
kontogiannis.thodoris@agroknow.com
info@agroknow.com
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