Documents

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Document pages describe published reports and articles. Pages either link to files uploaded on the wiki, to a off-site location, or to a Google Scholar search. Provided here are directions of creating a document page, and a list of all document pages.

Documents and the Social Contract

Uploading and providing analysis of documents should be consistent with our social contract. Don't violate copyright. Provide impersonal, evidence-driven analysis. Use concise language.

Standard Names for Document Pages

Every document has two pages. The page names are standardized so they are easy to find. THe main document page uses to following syntax:

Simenstad & Cordell 2000 salmonid habitat assessment pacific northwest
Odum 1988 tidal fresh vs salt marsh ecology
Gray et al 2002 salmon river habitat restoration performance

note that we start with an in-line citation format, and include just enough keywords in the title to guess at content and improve search functionality. There is also a redirect page that exists only to serve as a link to the main page. It uses an in-line citation format:

Simenstad & Cordell 2000
Odum 1988
Gray et al 2002

To create these two pages we recommend the following sequence:

  1. Create the full document page but only using the short name.
  2. Then Move the mage to a new location using its long name--the wiki will automatically create a redirect.

Creating a Document Page

There are two kinds of document pages. One is created automatically when you upload a file (the document itself) to the wiki--this is a special 'file page', and uses the 'File:' prefix in its page name. The second way is to create a new wiki page with the document template.

Both document pages should have the same content:

  1. Document Template Code - Type the template code {{document}} at the top of text.
  2. Categories - Pick some appropriate categories and add them to the top of text (examples are given in the edit page instructions).
  3. Bibliographic Citation - Provide a bibliographic citation to help with searching and aid future users. We don't have a standard style--I tend to cut and paste from an available source.
  4. Link to Document - If the document has a stable link location, than please provide it. Consider a google scholar search if you have any doubts about the stability of the document link.
  5. Notes - This is where you put any comments or ideas provoked by the content or context of the document. While all edits are tracked, consider signing you note by adding "~~~" at the end, which will insert your user name so that a future reader may ask questions.

Creating a Google Scholar Search

If the document is under copyright, and cannot be uploaded, you can insert a google scholar link, like so:

[http://scholar.google.com/scholar?q=Simenstad+Cordell+2000+salmonid+habitat+assessment&btnG=&hl=en&as_sdt=0%2C48 Google Scholar Search for Simenstad & Cordell 2000]

Just go to google scholar, type in a competant search including authors date and keywords, and then paste search query from the address window and add the wiki markup and some link text. The example above produces the following results:

Google Scholar Search for Simenstad & Cordell 2000

Uploading a Document

The second way to create a document page is to actually upload a file to the wiki. This is a good choice if there is not currently a stable web location for the document, or it otherwise may become difficult to find. The content should be the same as for an off-wiki page. Follow the Upload a Document link found on any document page and follow instructions. Upload a document page, you should use the long page name format, and manually create a short name page with a redirect

Documents On-Wiki (uploaded)

Cited (not uploaded)