Sun Grant BioWeb … an online resource for bioenergy and bioproducts

1. Sun Grant BioWeb… an online resource for bioenergy and bioproducts Dr. Kelly Tiller University of Tennessee Agricultural Policy Analysis Center ktiller@utk.edu BBI Biofuels Conference Nashville, TN October 31, 2006

2. BioWeb Addresses … • Current biomass literature is difficult to piece together • Scattered • Fragmented • Inconsistent • Not entirely accessible for a wide range of audiences • For example, researchers, grade school teachers, grandmas, policymakers

3. Objective • Develop an online resource (encyclopedia) of everything biomass • Comprehensive, consistent, and vetted content • Tailored to various audiences • Using best available technology to develop, deliver, and maintain • Easy to use and navigate • Need it ASAP

4. Features: Level of Detail • Technical • Full academic version, including data, graphics, technical jargon, references • General • Newspaper article version, no technical jargon, simplified language • At a Glance • Non-technical summary version, short, concise • On-the-fly switching among levels

5. Features: Self Directed Output • A step beyond a linear presentation of organized material • A step toward a smart search resulting in customized output • Pre-set graphical “slices” of biomass topics from which a user may navigate and choose

6. Content Management System • Enterprise Web content management server system that streamlines and facilitates Web content authoring and delivery • Separates content from format • Provides dynamic content delivery by assembling content objects and templates as pages load • Selected Microsoft Content Management Server 2002 • Microsoft SQL Server for content storage • Microsoft Word for content authoring • Requires only a Web browser to participate

7. 1 5 CMSDevelopers Template Designers Database Developers Web Pages 3 2 SectionCoordinators Content Authors 4 Web Users 6 Reviewers Editors Approvers Content ManagementServerSystem

8. Content Source • Repackages existing knowledge with content contributions from a variety of sources • Land Grant universities • Other public / private universities • Federal agencies • National laboratories • Private companies and institutions • Other non-profit, NGO institutions • Does not contribute much new research • Does not merely link existing literature

9. Steering Committee Technical Writers Tim Rials Univ. of TN Univ. of TN Kelly Tiller Norm Scott Cornell Univ. Bill Boggess OR State Univ. Project Coordinator (UT) Southeastern Sun Grant Representative Northeastern Sun Grant Representative WesternSun GrantRepresentative Marie Walsh Primary U of TN Terry Nipp Dick Shane Ray Huhnke Jim Doolittle Washington DC SD State Univ. SD State Univ. OK State Univ. Project Coordinator (SDSU) North Central Sun Grant Representative South Central Sun Grant Representative Sun Grant Association Exec. Director Evelyn Winther Secondary U of TN Project Coordinators Support Staff Kelly Tiller Jim Doolittle Univ. of TN SD State Univ. University of Tennessee South Dakota StateUniversity Sachiko Hurst MCMSASP.netProgrammer ProjectManagementSpecialist Lynne Scott WebDesignSpecialist Sam Jackson MS Content Management Server Support Evelyn Winther U of TN U of TN U of TN U of TN Research Section Coordinators Steve Kelley Wally Tyner Purdue U Burt English NC State U Biopower Biofuels Bioproducts U of TN Biofuels Research Team Biopower Research Team Bioproducts Research Team Bioproducts Content Authors Biofuels Content Authors Biopower Content Authors Biofuels Content Reviewers Biopower Content Reviewers Bioproducts Content Reviewers

10. Content Development • Research section coordinators responsible for identifying and assembling content authors and other section contributors • Individual authors develop and submit content (Web-based) according to authoring guidelines • First filter is the research section coordinator • Second filter is authorized and selected content reviewers • Third filter is technical editors • Final approval required from original / subsequent authors

11. User Interface • User selects an entry level of detail • User selects a starting point • Search metadata for keywords • Explore a graphical classification browser • Browse by topic • Active embedded links • Drill down/up navigation • Continuous detail selection options

12. Secondary Products • Searchable bibliography • Extensive glossary • Searchable contact / expertise database • Document archive (when possible)

13. Content Updating & Mgmt • Sun Grant Association has a plan in place to keep the BioWeb running and updated • Potential contributors may request authorization to edit or author content in various capacities • Requires approval of credentials • All updates require a review and approval prior to acceptance • Opportunities for periodic (annual, bi-annual) general review and updates

14. Project Timeline • To date: • Outline developed, continuous refinement • Content authors submitting material • Content being reviewed, edited • Website, database, MCMS customization development • Content submission deadline: December 2006 • Limited beta version testing beginning February 2007 • Public launch scheduled for March 2007 2006 2007 11 12 3 1 10 2 9 Content pre-approval by Section Coordinators (SCs). Content modification if needed. External content review/ modification request process. Technical editing Process begins. Non-technical summaries written for General & At-a-Glance Web views. Final content approval by SCs, original authors, BioWeb editors BioWeb beta-testing and site refinement. Publication of papers to online journal Official Launch: BioWeb site goes live for the general public. Maintenance phase begins. Monthly: Leadership e-meetings (ongoing 2-5 yr. )

15. Sun Grant BioWeb • … an online resource for bioenergy and bioproducts • Comprehensive and consistent content • Tailored to various audiences • Using best available technology to develop, deliver, and maintain • Easy to use and navigate • On target to launch March 2007

16. www.bioweb.sungrant.org