OpenWetWare:Information management/Standard protocol submission/Meeting - 7/6/06

Time/Location/Objective

 * Time: 12-1 EST, 7/6/06
 * Location: 32-262 (Stata Center)

We will be discussing ways to standardize protocol submission to be easily submit-able, read-able, and search-able on OWW. Notes and discussion pages will be updated post-meeting --feel free to provide your input on upcoming discussions!

Template
Aggregation User Input
 * Template needs to:
 * Provide Background
 * Collect different versions of a given protocol
 * Allow for comparison of those versions
 * Provide some sort of forum for discussion/comments/questions (see below)
 * Suggested Template
 * Multiple templates for flexibility or maybe several sub-templates so you can pick-and-choose?
 * Template Includes (searchable Keywords possible?)
 * User Friendly (Can we make this template easy to follow?)
 * Print Friendly
 * How do we optimize the process/format to maximize the number of protocols we can get.
 * We need a way for users to comment on protocols as well as ask questions, get debugging help, and have discussions.
 * We want these discussions to be archived and searchable.
 * Is the wiki the best format?
 * It may be cumbersome when the discussion gets large

Categorize/Tag

 * Tutorial on categorizing and tagging
 * How can we best categorize each protocol?
 * RS 15:15, 7 July 2006 (EDT): See Software/Ideas for my take on how we should use categories.

Terminology

 * How do we standardize terminology for easy understanding?

Action List

 * Categorize all protocols (Jenny)
 * Reformat in vitro DNA section (Jenny)
 * Categorize tutorial (Jeff)
 * Symantic wiki (Ilya)