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Besides chosing a license that make the material accessible for reuse from a legal perspective, we have also taken great care to make sure that the materials can be used easily from a technical perspective. For reading, the materials are presented in a number of different ways. | |||
'''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, | * 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. | ||
* 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 | * 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 also read the text on the wiki, http://new-www.mediaplayer.group.cam.ac.uk/wiki/index.php . | * 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]. | ||
You can also '''download''' the manual: | You can also '''download''' the manual: | ||
* You can download the manual as a single pdf file, cf. here. | * 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 inbuilt pdf generation. | * While browsing the wiki, you can download individual pages as pdf, using the inbuilt pdf generation. | ||
* 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 links for pages or various sections. | ||
* You can order printed copies from a print-on-demand service. | * You can order printed copies from a print-on-demand service. | ||
'''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 [[ | '''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. | ||
We welcome your feedback on the usability of the manual. Please contact us with any feedback you may have on technical or other aspects. | We welcome your feedback on the usability of the manual. Please contact us with any feedback you may have on technical or other aspects. Information about access can be found on [[Help:Access]]. | ||
= Contributing = | = Contributing = | ||
