How to prepare input for the Portal? Iryna Ilkavets 8 May 2014 6th Virtual Liver Data Management and PALs Meeting Heidelberg Content Structure of the Portal Current state of the Portal content How to prepare an input? How to select a topic? Procedure of publishing in the Portal Feedback system Structure of the Portal - 6 dimensions to organize content - easy information about difficult topics - quick and easy to publish the input - visibility to the public, colleagues and funders - presentation of the work of group The Portal content is organized in 6 dimensions 1. Main menu - chapters Liver function, Regeneration and Signal processing 2. Thumbnail menu - topics metabolism, steatosis, apoptosis… 3. Language switch - English or German 4. Health state switch - Health or Disease 5. Contribution switch - Liver Basics or VLN Achievements 6. Scale slider - organism, organ, lobule or cell levels Current state of the content 44 content pages have been generated State Organism Organ Lobule Cell State Organism Organ Lobule Cell State Organism Organ Lobule Cell Basic – Health 5 4 7 6 Basic – Health 1 Liver function Basic – VLN – Disease Health 2 1 1 3 2 3 Regeneration Basic – VLN – Disease Health 1 VLN – Disease 1 1 VLN – Disease 2 Signal processing Basic – Basic – VLN – Health Disease Health 1 2 1 VLN – Disease Status at 30.04.14 Current state of the content 10 authors contributed inputs to the Portal Status at 30.04.14 Current state of the content The content for 13 topics has been prepared Liver common Pharmacokinetics Bile (flow) Apoptosis Metabolism HGF Bile acids Lipids Hepatocyte polarity Image analysis Glucose metabolism Ammonia Metabolism Databases Status at 07.05.14 How to prepare an input? Select a topic that is familiar to you (conception) Outline VLN achievements and matching introducing Liver Basic parts Prepare an attractive image, a video, a mock-up simulation Write a text up to 200 words (English and German) Write a title Revise the text and the image Associate the content with one of health states and one of the scales Send the text and the image to us How to select a topic? Topics public cares about Topics you love Choose topic here Topics you work https://www.facebook.com/IFeakingLoveScience?fref=nf Only if you find a topic where you have both expertise and passion, and the audience is interested, you will succeed How to outline the input? What is the scope of the content? General purpose Your core message (title?) The needs of the readers Key elements to consider Illustration Title Text Authors affiliations Further links https://www.facebook.com/IFeakingLoveScience?fref=nf How to outline the inputs State - a single text/image? - a sequence of texts/images to one topic? A starting point - idea - image - text concept - poster A linking of multiple contents Basic – Health Liver function Basic – VLN – Disease Health VLN – Disease Basic – Health Regeneration Basic – VLN – Disease Health VLN – Disease Signal processing Basic – Basic – VLN – Health Disease Health VLN – Disease Organism Organ Lobule Cell State Organism Organ Lobule Cell State Organism Organ Lobule Cell Illustration can be worth a thousand words The subject of your illustration is all important Reader``s curiosity – „What goes on here?“ Story appeal – „The more you inject it in your illustration, the more people look at the content“ (Harold Rudolph) Keep your illustrations as simple as possible Illustrations are given priority over text Image:https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=569000673216862&set=a.1070428 12745986.9938.100003208032044&type=1 How to write an effective title? Your title is critically important Predicts content (making a promise) Catches the reader's interest Contains keywords for search Solves a problem Open with the fire! - David Ogilvy Image: http://bartik.wordpress.com/2010/08/10/how-to-writea-sermon-title-part-2-leading-by-example/ How to write a title? Clarity—It Speaks Directly To The Reader And/Or Their Problem Compelling—It Taps Into Your Reader's Psyche To Provoke An Emotional Response Convenient—It's Easy To Say And Remember Clever—It Is Interesting And/Or Intriguing Congruous—It Lends Itself To A Series Derek Lewis „How to Write a Title That Sells Your Book” https://www.facebook.com/IFeakingLoveScience?fref=nf How to write a title? 6-13 words Not obvious (not ordinary) Dynamic title – Subject+verb+object construction – A model describes the liver Do not make nominalization – Description of liver in a model Use the power position in the sentence - first word(s) Choose a title at least as carefully as you would select a given name for your firstborn child - Nat Bodian, How to Choose a Winning Title How to write a text Write a text in the form of a story Story should entertain, gain and hold a readers' interest It should also teach or inform It should be written in language people use in everyday converstation Up to 200 words Explain each scientific term you use Do not overload a story with many new terms Procedure of publishing in the Portal You send us your input (image+title+t ext+authors) and suggest where to place We check the content and give you feedback We publish it in the Portal, give a link to your institution, inform you You check the content and give us feedback per E-mail Feedback system (VLN) and PR from HITS edit Content page Feedback system Further reading - images Mimi Zeiger provides immediate help for anyone preparing a biomedical paper by giving specific advice on organizing the components of the paper, effective writing techniques ISBN-10: 0071345442 Online courses at Corsera - https://www.coursera.org/ Online courses at Corsera - https://www.coursera.org/ Beauty, Form & Function: An Exploration of Symmetry Tim White Professor of Materials Science School of Materials Science & Engineering Students will learn how to identify symmetrical forms and appreciate their importance in nature, art, architecture, crystallography and technology. By completing this course you will understand symmetry quantitatively, recognize its role in beauty and design and appreciate its function in our everyday life. Workload Breakdown: 4-6 hrs/week Online courses at Corsera - https://www.coursera.org/ Einführung in Computer Vision Martin Kleinsteuber Professor Electrical Engineering and Information Technology Dieser Kurs vermittelt einen Überblick über die Grundlagen des Maschinellen Sehens an Hand der Extraktion von 3DInformation aus dem Stereokamerabild einer Szene. Online courses at Corsera - https://www.coursera.org/ The Language of Hollywood: Storytelling, Sound, and Color Scott Higgins associate professor of film studies This history course explores how fundamental changes in film technology affected popular Hollywood storytelling. We will consider the transition to sound, and the introduction of color. Through film history, we will learn about the craft of filmmaking and how tools shape art. Online courses at Corsera - https://www.coursera.org/ Crafting an Effective Writer: Tools of the Trade Mt. San Jacinto College Lawrence (Larry) Barkley Professor of English Ted Blake Professor of English Lorrie Ross Professor of English Learn to become an effective builder of sentences using the basic tools of English grammar, punctuation, and writing. This is a fundamental English writing course. Online courses at Corsera - https://www.coursera.org/ Writing II: Rhetorical Composing The Ohio State University Susan Delagrange, Scott Lloyd DeWitt, Kay Halasek, Ben McCorkle, Cynthia Selfe Input for the Portal to present your work Select a topic Outline Image, a video, a mock-up simulation Text Title Associate Send to us Don’t delay! Start today!