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Update link to yED and contact

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Prwheatley: Created page with "Contributing to COW is easy, but before you start, follow these tips: # Check out one or two existing workflows first # Keep your workflow descrip..."

2021-04-27T15:33:10Z

Created page with "Contributing to COW is easy, but before you start, follow these tips: # Check out one or two existing workflows first # Keep your workflow descrip..."

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Contributing to COW is easy, but before you start, follow these tips:

# Check out one or two [[:Category:COW_Workflows|existing workflows]] first
# Keep your workflow descriptions clean and concise. Text only is fine, but you are welcome to add a diagram. We recommend [https://www.yworks.com Yed] as used by [https://bitcuratorconsortium.org/workflows Bitcurator], or [https://www.lucidchart.com/ Lucid Chart] as used by [https://educopia.org/research/ossarcflow OSSArcFlow]. Also see this blog post from Bill LeFurgy on "[https://blogs.loc.gov/thesignal/2012/03/visualizing-digital-preservation-workflows/ Visualizing Digital Preservation Workflows]". And check out examples as part of the complimentary [https://educopia.org/research/ossarcflow OSSArcFlow Project] and their [https://educopia.org/ossarcflow-guide/ Guide to Documenting Born-Digital Archival Workflows].
# Save an early draft then do a longer edit to avoid loss of your workflow due to login timeouts
# Discuss or ask questions about the workflows of others using the respective "Discussion" pages
# Be friendly - please treat others with respect
# Give us your feedback - let us know how you got on - email paul (at) dpconline (dot) org.

===Create a new workflow===
Create a new workflow by entering a title and clicking the button. Save frequently. Don't worry, once you've saved it you can go back and edit it further.
{{#forminput:form=COW|query string=namespace=Workflow&={{PAGENAME}}|placeholder=Enter the title of your workflow here|button text=Create Workflow}}

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 # Check out one or two [[Browse COW workflows|existing workflows]] first
-# Keep your workflow descriptions clean and concise. Text only is fine, but you are welcome to add a diagram. We recommend [https://www.yworks.com/products/yed Yed] as used by [https://bitcuratorconsortium.org/workflows Bitcurator], or [https://www.lucidchart.com/ Lucid Chart] as used by [https://educopia.org/research/ossarcflow OSSArcFlow] (also see the OOSArcFlow [https://app.lucidchart.com/invitations/accept/c1a9814d-ae2d-444a-8673-811bd68b0278 workflow template] which is pre-populated with useful workflow symbols. Also see this blog post from Bill LeFurgy on "[https://blogs.loc.gov/thesignal/2012/03/visualizing-digital-preservation-workflows/ Visualizing Digital Preservation Workflows]". And check out examples as part of the complimentary [https://educopia.org/research/ossarcflow OSSArcFlow Project] and their [https://educopia.org/ossarcflow-guide/ Guide to Documenting Born-Digital Archival Workflows].
+# Keep your workflow descriptions clean and concise. Text only is fine, but you are welcome to add a diagram. We recommend [https://www.yworks.com/products/yed Yed] as used by [https://bitcuratorconsortium.org/workflows Bitcurator], or [https://www.lucidchart.com/ Lucid Chart] as used by [https://educopia.org/research/ossarcflow OSSArcFlow] (also see the OOSArcFlow [https://app.lucidchart.com/invitations/accept/c1a9814d-ae2d-444a-8673-811bd68b0278 workflow template] which is pre-populated with useful workflow symbols. Also see this blog post from Bill LeFurgy on "[https://blogs.loc.gov/thesignal/2012/03/visualizing-digital-preservation-workflows/ Visualizing Digital Preservation Workflows]". And check out examples as part of the complimentary [https://educopia.org/research-project/ossarcflow/ OSSArcFlow Project] and their [https://educopia.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/OSSArcFlow_Guide_FINAL-1.pdf Guide to Documenting Born-Digital Archival Workflows].
 # Save an early draft then do a longer edit to avoid loss of your workflow due to login timeouts
 # Discuss or ask questions about the workflows of others using the respective "Discussion" pages

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 # Check out one or two [[Browse COW workflows|existing workflows]] first
-# Keep your workflow descriptions clean and concise. Text only is fine, but you are welcome to add a diagram. We recommend [https://www.yworks.com Yed] as used by [https://bitcuratorconsortium.org/workflows Bitcurator], or [https://www.lucidchart.com/ Lucid Chart] as used by [https://educopia.org/research/ossarcflow OSSArcFlow] (also see the OOSArcFlow [https://app.lucidchart.com/invitations/accept/c1a9814d-ae2d-444a-8673-811bd68b0278 workflow template] which is pre-populated with useful workflow symbols. Also see this blog post from Bill LeFurgy on "[https://blogs.loc.gov/thesignal/2012/03/visualizing-digital-preservation-workflows/ Visualizing Digital Preservation Workflows]". And check out examples as part of the complimentary [https://educopia.org/research/ossarcflow OSSArcFlow Project] and their [https://educopia.org/ossarcflow-guide/ Guide to Documenting Born-Digital Archival Workflows].
+# Keep your workflow descriptions clean and concise. Text only is fine, but you are welcome to add a diagram. We recommend [https://www.yworks.com/products/yed Yed] as used by [https://bitcuratorconsortium.org/workflows Bitcurator], or [https://www.lucidchart.com/ Lucid Chart] as used by [https://educopia.org/research/ossarcflow OSSArcFlow] (also see the OOSArcFlow [https://app.lucidchart.com/invitations/accept/c1a9814d-ae2d-444a-8673-811bd68b0278 workflow template] which is pre-populated with useful workflow symbols. Also see this blog post from Bill LeFurgy on "[https://blogs.loc.gov/thesignal/2012/03/visualizing-digital-preservation-workflows/ Visualizing Digital Preservation Workflows]". And check out examples as part of the complimentary [https://educopia.org/research/ossarcflow OSSArcFlow Project] and their [https://educopia.org/ossarcflow-guide/ Guide to Documenting Born-Digital Archival Workflows].
 # Save an early draft then do a longer edit to avoid loss of your workflow due to login timeouts
 # Discuss or ask questions about the workflows of others using the respective "Discussion" pages
 # Be friendly - please treat others with respect
-# Give us your feedback - let us know how you got on - email paul (at) dpconline (dot) org.
+# Give us your feedback - let us know how you got on - email andrew.jackson (at) dpconline (dot) org.
 ===Create a new workflow in COW===

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−	Contributing to COW is easy, but ~~before~~ you start, follow these tips:	+	Contributing to COW is easy, but if you'd like to [https://youtu.be/PQ4-Pb73VUY follow an example watch this video]. When you're ready to start, follow these tips:

	# Check out one or two [[Browse COW workflows\|existing workflows]] first		# Check out one or two [[Browse COW workflows\|existing workflows]] first

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 # Give us your feedback - let us know how you got on - email paul (at) dpconline (dot) org.
-===Create a new workflow===
+===Create a new workflow in COW===
 *Create a new workflow by entering a title below and clicking the button.
 *Keep your title short and meaningful. Include the general purpose of the workflow and the type of digital content it addresses. Eg. "Workflow for ingesting email"
 *Save frequently! Don't worry, once you've saved it you can go back and edit it further.
 {{#forminput:form=COW|query string=namespace=Workflow&={{PAGENAME}}|placeholder=Enter the title of your workflow here|button text=Create Workflow}}

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 ===Create a new workflow===
 *Create a new workflow by entering a title below and clicking the button.
-*If possible, include your organisation name, the function of the workflow and the content it will process in the title. But it keep it short. Eg. "DPC workflow to ingest email"
+*Keep your title short and meaningful. Include the general purpose of the workflow and the type of digital content it addresses. Eg. "Workflow for ingesting email"
 *Save frequently! Don't worry, once you've saved it you can go back and edit it further.
 {{#forminput:form=COW|query string=namespace=Workflow&={{PAGENAME}}|placeholder=Enter the title of your workflow here|button text=Create Workflow}}

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 Contributing to COW is easy, but before you start, follow these tips:
-# Check out one or two [[:Category:COW_Workflows|existing workflows]] first
+# Check out one or two [[Browse COW workflows|existing workflows]] first
 # Keep your workflow descriptions clean and concise. Text only is fine, but you are welcome to add a diagram. We recommend [https://www.yworks.com Yed] as used by [https://bitcuratorconsortium.org/workflows Bitcurator], or [https://www.lucidchart.com/ Lucid Chart] as used by [https://educopia.org/research/ossarcflow OSSArcFlow]. Also see this blog post from Bill LeFurgy on "[https://blogs.loc.gov/thesignal/2012/03/visualizing-digital-preservation-workflows/ Visualizing Digital Preservation Workflows]". And check out examples as part of the complimentary [https://educopia.org/research/ossarcflow OSSArcFlow Project] and their [https://educopia.org/ossarcflow-guide/ Guide to Documenting Born-Digital Archival Workflows].
 # Save an early draft then do a longer edit to avoid loss of your workflow due to login timeouts

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 ===Create a new workflow===
-Create a new workflow by entering a title and clicking the button. Save frequently. Don't worry, once you've saved it you can go back and edit it further.
+*Create a new workflow by entering a title and clicking the button.
 {{#forminput:form=COW|query string=namespace=Workflow&={{PAGENAME}}|placeholder=Enter the title of your workflow here|button text=Create Workflow}}