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CRIN Website Content Management System
Procedures for CRIN Members
General recommendations
1. Before adding any resources, please check first that they have not already been posted on the website by CRIN staff by doing a search at: http://www.crin.org/resources/index.asp
2. Additions and changes will not be implemented until you click the submit button (or equivalent) at the bottom of the page.
3. Each CMS page has some compulsory fields to fill in. They are usually at the top of each page and marked with a red asterisk [*]
4. If your login times out (after half an hour of inactivity) login again and use the back button to go back the page you were working on.
5. When uploading files, it is advisable to be consistent in naming the file:
a. Filename should have no spaces, use either single word or underscores ( _ ) or hyphen ( - ) to join words
b. A consistent acronym at the start of each file in a group helps to identify and organise them logically E.g. CRIN_Reader_RBA
6. Under “Add Report”, you can actually add books, CD-ROMs, journals, newsletters, brochures, posters, papers, speeches, surveys, training materials and websites.
Events
Manage item > Events > Add event
Event name * Type in the title of the event (uppercase first letter for main words) but keep as short as possible (up to 150 characters).
Start date * Default is today’s date +7 days. Either type in start date or click on the calendar to choose the start date.
End date * Default is today’s date +7 days. Either type in end date or click on the calendar to choose the end date.
Information type * Choose the most appropriate type from the drop down menu. Note that “CRC Day of General Discussion”, “CRC Session”, and “UN event” are for UN agencies only.
Organisation name
Your organisation’s name will appear automatically in this field.
Event location Type town and country. E.g. Paris, France
Event organiser
Your organisation’s name will appear automatically in this field. You can override it by typing in someone’s name, or the name of a specific department of your organisation.
Contact info
You can use this box to override the contact info of your organisation (up to 300 characters). E.g. you can type a contact name, email address, etc, relevant to the event in question
Summary
Type a short summary of the event (up to 600 characters). It is useful to include some words that describe the content of the event and its aims.
URL for document
If you have a document (Word, PDF, etc) associated with the event you can upload it from here onto the server. Click on "upload document", use "browse" to find your file on your computer, select it, click on upload and when it has uploaded you will get a confirmation message. Close the confirmation window. You will see that the name of the file that you just uploaded is now in the box. That is all you need to do.
If you want to link to a document that is already online, type in (or paste in) the full URL for that document in the box.
URL (for more information or second document) This is a chance for you to include another URL for further information if you wish E.g. your web address
Topic
Tick the most relevant topic button(s) to describe the event. The less you tick, the better, as it increases the efficiency of searches. “Violence” can be ticked, in addition to other topics, for all forms of violence against children except armed conflict, i.e. violence in schools, in the family, in institutions, etc.
Region
If the event has regional relevance, select a region, otherwise leave unticked.
Country
Select the country where the event is taking place as well as the country/countries that the event concerns (hold the Ctrl key for multiple selections). If there is no country relevance, then only select the country where the event is taking place.
Languages and Other language
Select the language of the event here. Note that the six UN languages are listed as radio check buttons and then you have an option to choose one more language
Full text
Add information (list of speakers, call for papers, timetable, etc) that cannot fit in the summary box. This field offers some standard editing features as well as an option to hyperlink parts of the text (select the text to be the link, click on , paste or type in the full URL in the “Link URL” box, click “Insert”).
Theme
Select the most relevant theme (only one selection possible)
SUBMIT
Click “Submit”. You will get a message telling you that, before it appears on the site, your submission will need to be approved by CRIN staff. We will advise you of the outcome.
News and highlights
Manage item > News & Highlights > Add news & highlights
News headline *
Type in the title but keep as short as possible (up to 150 characters).
Organisation name *
Your organisation’s name will appear automatically in this field.
Journal / Newspaper
Source of news item if known. E.g. The Economist
Date *
Defaults to today’s date. Change if necessary.
Author / Reporter
Enter if known, otherwise leave blank.
Contact info
Use this box to override the contact info of your organisation (up to 300 characters). E.g. you can type a contact name, email address, etc, for someone that can be contacted regarding the news item.
Summary Type
A short summary of the news item (up to 600 characters).
URL for document
If you have a document (Word, PDF, etc) associated with the news you can upload it from here onto the server. Click on "upload document", use "browse" to find your file on your hard drive, select it, click on upload, you will get a confirmation message.
If you want to link to a document that is already online, type in (or paste in) the full URL for that document in the box.
URL (for more information)
This is a chance for you to include another URL for further information if you wish E.g. the address of a related website, etc.
Theme
Select the most relevant theme (only one).
Topic
Tick the most relevant topic button(s). The less you tick, the better, as it increases the efficiency of searches. “Violence” can be ticked, in addition to other topics, for all forms of violence against children except armed conflict, i.e. violence in schools, in the family, in institutions, etc.
Region
If the event has regional relevance, select a region, otherwise leave unticked.
Country
Select the country/countries that the news item is about (hold the Ctrl key for multiple selections). If there is no country relevance, then leave blank.
Languages and Other language
Select the language in which the news item is written. Note that the six UN languages are listed as radio check buttons and then you have an option to choose one more language from the drop down list.
Full text
Type/paste in the body of the news item in this box. It offers some standard editing features as well as an option to hyperlink parts of the text (select the text to be the link, click on , paste or type in the full URL in the “Link URL” box, click “Insert”).
SUBMIT
Click “Submit”. You will get a message telling you that your submission will need to be approved by CRIN staff. We will advise you of the outcome.
Reports
Manage items > Reports > Add report
Report title *
Type in the exact publication title (uppercase first letter for main words)
Date posted * Defaults to today’s date. Change as necessary.
Publication year Defaults to the current year. Change as necessary.
Information type * Select from the dropdown menu. Note: “CRC session reports” apply to the NGO Group only.
Organisation name * Your organisation’s name will appear automatically in this field.
Author Defaults to name of your organisation. Enter individual publication author(s) if known.
Contact info
Use this box to override the contact info of your organisation (up to 300 characters). E.g. you can type a contact name, email address, etc, for someone that can be contacted for more information regarding the publication.
Summary
Type a short summary of the publication (up to 600 characters). It is useful to include some words that describe its content (especially if they are not already in the title).
URL for document
If you have the publication on your computer, you can upload it from here onto the server. Click on "upload document", use "browse" to find your file on your hard drive, select it, click on upload and when it has uploaded you will get a confirmation message. Close the confirmation window. You will see that the name of the file that you just uploaded is now in the box. That is all you need to do.
If you want to link to a publication that is already online, type in (or paste in) the full URL for that publication in the box.
URL (for more information or second document)
This is a chance for you to include another URL for further information if you wish E.g. your web address
Topic
Tick the most relevant topic button(s). The less you tick, the better, as it increases the efficiency of searches. “Violence” can be ticked, in addition to other topics, for all forms of violence against children except armed conflict, i.e. violence in schools, in the family, in institutions, etc.
Region If the publication has regional relevance, select a region, otherwise leave unticked.
Country
Select the country/countries that the publication is about (hold the Ctrl key for multiple selections). If there is no country relevance, then leave blank.
Languages and Other language
Select the language in which the publication is written. If a publication is available is several languages, make as many entries as necessary using the “add as new” feature. Note that the six UN languages are listed as radio check buttons and then you have an option to choose one more language from the drop down list.
Full text
Add information (press release, launch information, related publications, etc) than cannot fit in the summary box. This field offers some standard editing features as well as an option to hyperlink parts of the text (select the text to be the link, click on , paste or type in the full URL in the “Link URL” box, click “Insert”).
SUBMIT Click “Submit”. You will get a message telling you that your submission will need to be approved by CRIN staff. We will advise you of the outcome.
Contact details
Manage Contact Details > Edit Your Contact Details
Note that only the name and email address of the main contact appear on the front end of the website. Any other change made to this form will not affect your CRIN page.
Organisation name * Ignore (see next section if your organisation’s name needs editing)
Contact name *
Edit as required (first name then surname).
Job title
Enter (if known)
CRIN access level *
Ignore
Email
Type in email address of main contact.
Postal address
Edit only if the main contact has a different postal address to the organisation’s address. If you want to update your organisation’s postal address, go to the next section.
Manage Your Organisation Details > Edit Your Organisation Details
Organisation name *
Edit as required (uppercase first letter for main words).
Alternative name
This may be, for example, the name in another language or an abbreviated name.
Organisation acronym
Enter if applicable.
Logo
Type in the file name of your logo.
Postal address
Edit as required
Note: this field is used for mail merges, so enter your address as you would see it on an envelope
Country *
Edit as required. Note: This is the country in which your organisation is based.
Telephone
Edit as required and include country code as follows: +44 (0)20 012 6867
Fax
Same as above
Email
Edit as required.
Website
Edit as required. Include “http://” if the address does not start with “www”
Aims and activities
Edit as required (up to 400 characters)
Further details on organisation's activities
Edit or add information as required. This field offers some standard editing features as well as an option to hyperlink parts of the text (select the text to be the link, click on , paste or type in the full URL in the “Link URL” box, click “Insert”).
Countries in which this organisation works
Edit as required.
Topics on which organisation works
Edit as required. Tick the most relevant topic button(s) to describe your organisation’s activities. The less you tick, the better, as it increases the efficiency of directory searches. “Violence” can be ticked, in addition to other topics, for all forms of violence against children except armed conflict, i.e. violence in schools, in the family, in institutions, etc.
Year of establishment
This should not need to be updated!
No. staff
Edit as required.
Network
This should not need to be updated either. Select a field only if your organisation belongs to one of the networks listed.
Operational level
Edit as required (only one possible selection).
Organisation type
Edit as required (only one possible selection).
Age groups of children targeted
Edit as required.
Mandate
Edit as required. Select the most relevant fields to describe your organisation’s activities. The less you tick, the better, as it increases the efficiency of directory searches.
Languages and Other language
Edit as required.
SUBMIT
Click “Submit”. You will get a message telling you that your updates will need to be approved by CRIN staff. We will advise you of the outcome.
Logout
This will end your session. A confirmation window will appear.
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