ilcLDC.org has been developed with Plone which allows authenticated users to easily contribute material directly to the web site.

In order to add or modify content, you need to register yourself with this site, and log in. Note: You will be unable to log in if you have disabled cookies in your web browser.

After registering, be sure to go to the discussion forum page, and subscribe to the discussion topics that interest you. Once you do that, new posts will be sent to your email address.

When you register, a folder is created for you, and you can access it any time by clicking "my folder" on the menu bar at the top of the page. From that folder you can add web pages (called documents), event notifications, news items, any sort of file, subfolders, images, you name it. The user interface is fairly intuitive. If you want write access to other areas on the web site, contact me

"Documents" are a convenient way to present materials in an organized way. When you edit the document, you are given the option to have it interpretted as plain text, standard HTML, or "structured text". I recommend the latter, as it is a simple markup language (much easier than HTML). Examples of "structured text" are found here .

Like any web site, the default view of a directory is a list of the contents of that directory. If you want the default view to be a web page, then name the document, index_html. By default, your personal folder contains a simple index_html document which you can delete if you prefer to have a listing of the contents of the directory to be shown.

Content anywhere on the LDC website can be searched using the tool in the upper right. You may find this web site a useful place to keep personal notes on your work as it is accessible from any computer on the net. This site should not be used, however, for storing very large files.

If you have comments or suggestions to improve this website, please enter them into this discussion forum

For more help with plone, you can visit their website or contact me