myUSGS CommunitymyUSGS Community

What is myUSGS?What is myUSGS?

A suite of content management and A suite of content management and collaboration tools for USGS science teams collaboration tools for USGS science teams including their external partners. including their external partners.

The platform consists of a growing set of The platform consists of a growing set of public Web sites that share content from public Web sites that share content from within this integrated information within this integrated information environment as well as a wide variety of environment as well as a wide variety of online intranet/extranet communities. online intranet/extranet communities.

StrengthsStrengths

WikiWiki• Webpage set upWebpage set up• VersioningVersioning• Easy to useEasy to use

Alfresco Alfresco • Document managementDocument management• VersioningVersioning• ForumsForums

Daily or Weekly Subscriptions to changesDaily or Weekly Subscriptions to changes Public Access (option)Public Access (option)

MembersMembers Internal to USGSInternal to USGS External to USGSExternal to USGS PermissionsPermissions

• ManagersManagers control membership in the author and reader groups and control membership in the author and reader groups and

can perform certain other functions throughout community can perform certain other functions throughout community applications (e.g., delete wiki pages). applications (e.g., delete wiki pages).

• AuthorsAuthors upload and edit documents in Alfresco and can edit and upload and edit documents in Alfresco and can edit and

create new wiki pages create new wiki pages

• ReadersReaders download documents from Alfresco spaces and read and download documents from Alfresco spaces and read and

comment on wiki pages comment on wiki pages

NHD CommunitiesNHD Communities

NHD-Advisory NHD-Advisory NHD Advisory GroupNHD Advisory Group A place for state stewards, federal agency reps (EPA, USFS, and BLM), and USGS staff to A place for state stewards, federal agency reps (EPA, USFS, and BLM), and USGS staff to discuss NHD Program issues. discuss NHD Program issues. Managers:Managers: Tracey Szajgin, Elizabeth McCartney, Jeffrey D Simley Tracey Szajgin, Elizabeth McCartney, Jeffrey D Simley

NHDPOC NHDPOC NHD Regional Points of ContactNHD Regional Points of Contact A place for NHD Regional Points of Contact to share information about state issues, training, A place for NHD Regional Points of Contact to share information about state issues, training, workshops, documents, and tools. workshops, documents, and tools. Managers:Managers: Elizabeth McCartney, Carl W Nelson, David S Anderson, Jeffrey D Simley, Paul J Elizabeth McCartney, Carl W Nelson, David S Anderson, Jeffrey D Simley, Paul J KimseyKimsey

NHDTech NHDTech NHD Technical ExchangeNHD Technical Exchange A place to share technical information about NHD tools, data management, and processes. A place to share technical information about NHD tools, data management, and processes. Managers:Managers: Joel J Skalet, Carl W Nelson, David S Anderson, Elizabeth McCartney, Paul J Kimsey Joel J Skalet, Carl W Nelson, David S Anderson, Elizabeth McCartney, Paul J Kimsey

NHD_Manage NHD_Manage NHD Management Team NHD Management Team A place to discuss project management issues. A place to discuss project management issues. Managers:Managers: Tracey Szajgin, Elizabeth McCartney, Jeffrey D Simley Tracey Szajgin, Elizabeth McCartney, Jeffrey D Simley

Default community portalDefault community portal

Default community portalDefault community portal

NHD-Advisory (draft) Wiki NHD-Advisory (draft) Wiki

Wiki-Community Intro pageWiki-Community Intro page

Wiki-”Custom” Community PageWiki-”Custom” Community Page

Wiki-”Custom” Community PageWiki-”Custom” Community Page

Wiki-Community Priorities PageWiki-Community Priorities Page

Example Project PageExample Project Page

Project Manager makes links to available documents, stored in Alfresco Docs

Default community portalDefault community portal

Alfresco - Document ManagementAlfresco - Document Management

“folders”

“files”

Alfresco - ForumsAlfresco - Forums

Short term - Next StepsShort term - Next Steps

Complete set-up of communities Complete set-up of communities (POC and Tech)(POC and Tech)

Active use of Top Ten Priority Wiki Active use of Top Ten Priority Wiki pages by Project Managers pages by Project Managers (Advisory)(Advisory)

Alfresco document management for Alfresco document management for Stewardship HandbookStewardship Handbook

Learn more….Learn more….

Weekly WebExWeekly WebExTo Attend the WebexTo Attend the Webex• usgs.webex.comusgs.webex.com • "Open Meeting: Intro to myUSGS Collaboration "Open Meeting: Intro to myUSGS Collaboration

Toolset" Toolset" • Every Wednesday at 10:30 Mountain Time. Every Wednesday at 10:30 Mountain Time. • Logged into the Webex, dial into the phone line Logged into the Webex, dial into the phone line

at 308-344-6400, code 867966#. at 308-344-6400, code 867966#. http://my.usgs.govhttp://my.usgs.gov myusgs@usgs.govmyusgs@usgs.gov