SDC Clearinghouse

Website

Presentation March 5, 2014

CIC – SDC Joint Steering Committee Meeting

Presenter: Mary Craigle, Montana

Presentation Outline

How the Site Was Constructed

Overview of the Site

How to Find the Content

Where Next?

SDC Clearinghouse Construction

SDC Clearinghouse

Site Originally Constructed in 2009

27,565 Views to Date

WordPress.Com Which is the Free Version (.org is paid)

Disadvantages: No Java, No Uploading Plugins, No

Theme Uploading and Limited Theme Customization,

Limitation on Traffic Allowed for Free

Advantages: Easy to Learn, Free, Great Spam Blocker, No

Server Crashing, Automatic Backups, Free Support

Pages off Menu Bar

Homepage – Latest Posts

1. Webinar Page http://sdcclearinghouse.wordpress.com/webinar-links/

2. SDC Presentations http://sdcclearinghouse.wordpress.com/sdc-presentations/

3. Map of Tools http://sdcclearinghouse.wordpress.com/httpceic-maps-arcgis-comhomewebmapembedviewer-htmlwebmapa25c63d2729e4714afff9e228b8667dcextent-180-18-979-23-027377-7676/

4. Governance http://sdcclearinghouse.wordpress.com/steering-committee/

5. ListServ http://sdcclearinghouse.wordpress.com/listserv/

6. About http://sdcclearinghouse.wordpress.com/about/

Map – ArcGisOnline an ESRI product

http://sdcclearinghouse.wordpress.com/httpceic-maps-arcgis-comhomewebmapembedviewer-htmlwebmapa25c63d2729e4714afff9e228b8667dcextent-180-18-979-23-027377-

7676/

Tool Categories on Map

Spreadsheet of Links

Attached to Map

Right Navigation Area

Navigation Categories

Top Section Are Post Categories – Add Category Designation When We Upload the Post

Bottom is Useful Links

SDC Page on Census.gov

Data Releases

Network Members Temporary List

since hosted on Indiana server who are only ones who can update

Useful Links Page

Links to Census Data Pages on

Non-Federal Sites Added During October 2013Federal Shut Down

Page Content

Webinar Page Content – For Census Webinars, I

searched the Census Site with the terms “Archive

Webinar 2014” – then add link!

State Webinars, Presentations, Tools Content –Searched

each State Site, using key words – training, presentation,

maps, webinar. Adding links to pages easier than

uploading full content. This also makes sure most recent

information is viewed. Then, use root URL for the link

to find newer posts.

Video

http://youtu.be/Jyh3oRYW8-c