A quick introduction to the Semel Institute website, how it is structured and how to get started.

1. Introduction to the Semel Web pages
Building Knowledge
Institute Website Website Groups
www.semel.ucla.edu Individuals

2. What is a web page?!
Text!
Embedded media:!
• Images!
• Video!
• Audio!
• Documents (PDF etc)!
Links to files or pages!

3. Semel Web Page Types!
Text based! Form based!
‘Research Project’
‘Training program’
‘Page’ ‘Clinical service’
‘Wiki’ ‘Profile’
‘News announcement’
‘Calendar event’
etc…

4. Form-based Pages!
Structured form page:!
• Maintains consistent layout!
Contain information…! • Minimizes technical skills
needed to create web pages!
• Pre-formatted visual design!
• Improves SEO (Google etc)!
…that relates to other pages!
Structured information builds knowledge!

5. Form-based pages can also be aggregated,
queried and filtered…!
…into lists, tables,
!"#"$ calendars, maps,
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slideshows and
more!
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Queried views can then be
inserted into other web pages!

6. Page Classification!
Built-in taxonomies to ʻtagʼ different pages:!
Academic Series!
Personnel category!
People! Areas of expertise!
DSM-IV!
ICD-10!
Common ʻLayʼ Terms!
Diseases!
ACGME Core Competences!
Residents/Fellows Curriculum!
Semel Course Catalogue!
Systems!

7. Structure of Semel website page!
Can have
graphic
Can be
branding
assigned to a
applied*!
navigation
menu*!
Home! Title!
Most page
Can also be types can
structured insert
images!
into ʻbooksʼ!
Can be classified
by standard
taxonomy!
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Can have files
uploaded and
attached!
* Contact web manager for consultation!

8. Groups!
www.semel.ucla.edu is composed of many self contained Group
websites each with their own pages and lists (queries). !
Announcements*!
Announcements*!
Media features!
Announcements*!
Media features!
Announcements*!
Groups! Events*!
Media features!
Announcements*!
Events*!
Media features!
Directory!
Events*!
Media features!
Directory!
Events*!
Research Training Service! Forums*!
Directory!
Events*!
Forums*!
Directory!
projects! programs! Wikis*!
Forums*!
Directory!
Wikis*!
Forums*!
Multimedia! Wikis*!
Forums*!
Multimedia! Wikis*!
Participate! Multimedia!Wikis*!
Multimedia!
* Public or private (intranet)!
Multimedia!
* Public or private (intranet)!
* Public or private (intranet)!
* Public or private (intranet)!
The content is managed by its own Administrators and Members
(Semel website account holders), and can optionally be private
to Group members.!

9. Individuals!
To log in you need a UCLA online ID
(ʻBOLʼ account) – this creates a User
Account.!
Users can then become members of
Groups.!
Profiles contain public information
about a person – School of Medicine
Faculty profiles can be directly linked.!
Do not confuse User
Profiles can be listed on Group accounts and Profiles.!
directories.!
Guidance at
www.semel.ucla.edu/help/people !

10. More information!
Detailed help, including
screencasts at
www.semel.ucla.edu/help!