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This help page discusses physical accessibility of the manual.


== Reading the manual online ==
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'''For reading online''', you have these options:
'''For reading online''', you have these options:
* On the RECOUP website itself, the manual is presented in html format,  [http://www.ict4e.net/mirror_recoup/site/index.php click here to access it]. We hope that you find this a clutter free, easy to read version.
* For full interactivity, you can of course also read the text on the [[RECOUP/Main Page|present wiki]].
* Internet connectivity and low bandwidth are serious issues at many less resourced institutions, and if you find that that the html version is too slow to use, you can use [http://www.ict4e.net/mirror_recoup/index.php this version instead]. It has very small pages (conforming to low bandwidth accessibility guidelines), and you can turn images off. You can also access this version through the [http://www.ict4e.net/mirror_recoup/index.php?page=Introduction switch to plain text link], which will switch the whatever page you are reading to plain text.
* Internet connectivity and low bandwidth are serious issues at many less resourced institutions, and if you find that that the html version is too slow to use, you can use [http://www.ict4e.net/mirror_recoup/index.php this version instead]. It has very small pages (conforming to low bandwidth accessibility guidelines), and you can turn images off. You can also access this version through the [http://www.ict4e.net/mirror_recoup/index.php?page=Introduction switch to plain text link], which will switch the whatever page you are reading to plain text.
* For full interactivity, you can of course also read the text on the wiki, and [http://new-www.mediaplayer.group.cam.ac.uk/wiki/index.php you can access the wiki here].


== Downloading the manual ==
== Downloading the manual ==


You can also '''download''' the manual:
You can also '''download''' the manual, in a number of ways:
* You can download the manual as a single pdf file, cf. [[here]].
* While browsing the wiki, you can download individual pages as PDF, using the in-built 'Download as PDF' facility. Simply click the 'Download as PDF' link, that can be found in the 'toolbox' left-hand menu, to download the present page as PDF.
* While browsing the wiki, you can download individual pages as pdf, using the inbuilt pdf generation.
* Likewise, you can download any individual page as Open Document Text (ODT), by using the 'Download as ODT' link also located in the 'toolbox'. To edit the ODT document, see [[RECOUP/site/Help/OpenOffice|Help:OpenOffice]].
* When browsing the wiki, you can of course also download the wiki text, using the edit links for pages or various sections.
* When browsing the wiki, you can of course also download the wiki text, using the edit (or view source) links for the manual pages or various sections.
* You can order printed copies from a print-on-demand service.
However, you can also download the manual as a single pdf file from our [[RECOUP/Downloads|downloads]] page, and you can order printed copies from a print-on-demand service. See [[RECOUP/Downloads|downloads]] for further information.


== Using a local mirror ==
== Using a local mirror ==


If you wish to make the manual available to your students locally, for instance while running a course using these materials at your institution, but you are suffering from poor internet connectivity and low bandwidth, we can offer you an easy-to-install mirroring solution, that provides mirroring for your local area network.  
'''Keeping local copies.''' If you wish to make the manual available to your students locally, for instance while running a course using these materials at your institution, but you are suffering from poor internet connectivity and low bandwidth, we can offer you an easy-to-install mirroring solution, that provides mirroring for your local area network. Please see [[RECOUP/site/Help/Access|Help:Access]] for further information.


The mirror will download manual pages on demand, and will keep pages locally available even if your internet connection is slow or fails. If you have a lot of people on your local area network wishing to access the manual, but you have poor internet connectivity, you should consider this. Please contact [[User:Bjoern|Bjoern]] for further information.
The mirror will download manual pages on demand, and will keep pages locally available even if your internet connection is slow or fails. If you have a lot of people on your local area network wishing to access the manual, but you have poor internet connectivity, you should consider this. Please contact [[RECOUP/site/User/Bjoern|Bjoern]] for further information.
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Latest revision as of 12:16, 5 February 2015

Accessing the Manual

This help page discusses physical accessibility of the manual.

Reading the manual online

For reading, the materials are presented in a number of different ways.

For reading online, you have these options:

  • For full interactivity, you can of course also read the text on the present wiki.
  • Internet connectivity and low bandwidth are serious issues at many less resourced institutions, and if you find that that the html version is too slow to use, you can use this version instead. It has very small pages (conforming to low bandwidth accessibility guidelines), and you can turn images off. You can also access this version through the switch to plain text link, which will switch the whatever page you are reading to plain text.

Downloading the manual

You can also download the manual, in a number of ways:

  • While browsing the wiki, you can download individual pages as PDF, using the in-built 'Download as PDF' facility. Simply click the 'Download as PDF' link, that can be found in the 'toolbox' left-hand menu, to download the present page as PDF.
  • Likewise, you can download any individual page as Open Document Text (ODT), by using the 'Download as ODT' link also located in the 'toolbox'. To edit the ODT document, see Help:OpenOffice.
  • When browsing the wiki, you can of course also download the wiki text, using the edit (or view source) links for the manual pages or various sections.

However, you can also download the manual as a single pdf file from our downloads page, and you can order printed copies from a print-on-demand service. See downloads for further information.

Using a local mirror

Keeping local copies. If you wish to make the manual available to your students locally, for instance while running a course using these materials at your institution, but you are suffering from poor internet connectivity and low bandwidth, we can offer you an easy-to-install mirroring solution, that provides mirroring for your local area network. Please see Help:Access for further information.

The mirror will download manual pages on demand, and will keep pages locally available even if your internet connection is slow or fails. If you have a lot of people on your local area network wishing to access the manual, but you have poor internet connectivity, you should consider this. Please contact Bjoern for further information.


Cc-by-nc-sa-narrow.png Singal, N., and Jeffery, R. (2008). Qualitative Research Skills Workshop: A Facilitator's Reference Manual, http://oer.educ.cam.ac.uk/wiki/RECOUP, Cambridge: RECOUP (Research Consortium on Educational Outcomes and Poverty, http://recoup.educ.cam.ac.uk/). CC BY-NC-SA 4.0. (original page)