Groups
The Groups structure is a powerful way of building online, virtual communities within the Semel Institute website. Each 'Group' is a mini-website that can have a unique design, separate menu system and can post public and private content. Group members can create their own content and post it into any groups that you are a member of; such content can be either public (meaning anyone can see it) or private (meaning only logged-in users who are members of that group can see it). Each Group will also have one or more Administrators - not only do they control membership of the group, but they can also edit any content posted into their Group.
Groups can be created for a Research Center, a Clinic, a Training Program or even a Lab. Many of the Groups reflect the organizational structure of the Semel Institute and Department of Psychiatry, but it is possible for the System Administrator to create a hierarchy of Groups. Such hierarchies have membership rights passed upwards, so if you are a Group Member of a Lab site that is part of a Research Center, which itself is part of the Semel Institute, you become a member of all 3; conversely if you just have membership of the Semel Institute, you do not get automatic rights to Groups within the Institute. Check your current membership [when logged-in] at www.semel.ucla.edu/og/my
Joining Groups
Most Groups are locked down so that only the Group Admin can enroll members, but a few Groups may have a 'Join this group' link on their Group home page. Alternatively, you may have been emailed a Registration Key. To use this to enroll, go to www.semel.ucla.edu/og/reg-key-join and enter the key: you can check the Group first, or just Join. At any time, the Group Admin can also revoke your membership, so use your privilege wisely.
Group Features
When you are on a Group page [that you are a member of], you will notice a large black navigation bar across the top of the page, with icons allowing you to add new content, or manage the various features: these are various different types of web pages with easy to fill out forms - far easier than designing your own web pages. Currently the main features are:
- Research Research projects and participation opportunities
- Training Courses, fellowships and training programs
- Services Clinical, assessment and patient services
- News News announcements and media features
- Calendar Calendar of events
- Documents Web pages and collaborative wikis
- Publications Publications (Journal articles, books etc)
- Media Audio, video, images and galleries
- Directory Public directory of Faculty, Staff and Trainees
See creating content section for help on creating new web pages.
