Academics need to communicate on the web, particularly:
with current and future students
with fellow researchers
expressing complex information, often including equations
without significant additional training or effort
Universities need these communications to be:
accessible to comply with laws and standards
consistently styled
branded with header and URL to identify the institution
secure
search engine optimized
OnlineScholar addresses all these requirements, allowing faculty to easily create consistent, accessible and branded pages with rich academic content,
Using a simple, standardized markup languages (ASCIIdoc for text and LaTeX for equations), the page author can create visually attractive and informative pages in seconds, while the near-final output is viewable in real-time complete with equations and pictures displayed.
No training or special tools are required by the user. Content can be entered on any Web capable device, including cell phones.
The accessible content is ready and optimized for display on devices including cell phones, tablets, laptops to full sized computers. Equations are rendered perfectly on-screen, but also available in MathML for accessibility needs.
The system includes a preview feature, allowing one to immediately test for cell phone, small laptop and typical displays prior to publishing. And a single Publish button instantly converts the draft to a published work on the web.
Another feature includes “Intranet” versus “public” setting, to make pages as either limited to within the bounds of the campus network or world accessible.
An AI button returns suggestions for improving the user’s text. One can choose to adopt the suggestions or not.
The system supports both personal and project “sites” within it, and both allow sharing content creation with others in the organization, whether fellow academics, staff, grad students or interns. Just select Manage within the Projects page to grant or remove access for others.
ASCIIdoc reference with examples
FAQ or frequently asked questions