Language of Settlement

Technical Requirements

Site Requirements• 11 Separate sites (1 for each language) + 1 content management system, redirected from

single splash page• Ability to handle non-latin scripts, without the need for users to install client-side script

programs• Interface for each site is completely in selected language, including controls, etc.• Sites are completely synchronized, so a user would be able to view the same site in another

languages at the click of a button• 900px screen size

Site navigation• Splash page http://www.langaugeofsettlement.org – Users will be able to choose a language

on this page• Redirects to site for this language• Each page will have a separate domain name ( e.g. www.urdusettlement.org), however these

could redirect to subdomain in language of settlement (e.g urdu.settlement.org)

MyLOS - Overview• Simple signup process – To sign up, a user would simply enter their email address, and a

confirmation would be sent their email account. From there a user could sign up by pressing on a confirmation link and choosing a password. Users would be able to subscribe up for the newsletter without signing up for newsletter

• MyLOS Login – The login would appear prominently on each page of the application. Once a user is signed in a link the myLOS page would be featured prominently in the site menu

• MyLOS page – This page would contain personalized features for users, including tracking favourites, receiving alerts and providing feedback.

• MyLOS toolbar – This toolbar would appear on the article page, and would provide tools for users to personalize the article.

MyLOS Features1. Update alerts – Users would receive email updates of articles or subjects that they are

interested in. Additionally, when users are logged in, they receive an alert (pop-up) if they have any new updates. These updates would let users know if an existing article has been removed or changed, or if a new article in their chosen category has been added. Users would view updates on the myLOS page, and would also have the option of editing their preferred articles or subjects.

2. Profile – Users could enter information about themselves and their organization, including uploading a logo, which would be used to ‘brand’ articles printed on the site

3. Favourites – Users could tag articles as favourites, which they could access on their myLOS page.

4. Feedback – Users would be able to send messages in their language of choice to site coordinator

MyLOS Features – cont.4. History – This feature, available to users on the myLOS page would allow users to view a list

of articles they have downloaded and personalized etc.5. Article Branding – This features, available on the myLOS toolbar on the article page, would

allow users to ‘brand’ an article with their organization address and logo when it’s printed. 6. Notes – Users would be able to write notes in the language of their choice which would be

printed along with the article, and ‘branded’ with the org name and logo

LOS Site Search• As this is project is, at its core, an electronic document archive, the site search is of critical

importance. It should be able to perform searches in a number of different scripts, based on a wide range of parameters.

• Google site search – The premium version of Google’s search Engine fully indexes the site and searches articles in many different languages and scripts.

• Customizing – The site needs to be customized to fit with the site, and customized to search using the parameters specific to LOS

Sharing• This page would allow users to subscribe to an RSS feed, which the could post on their page• The feed would be customized to allow user to select a feed based on the language, and

would display recently updated or added documents

Content Management System

• Similar to the Settlement.Org content management system, using the parent/child model, with each child representing a different language

• Use Unicode or other similar method encoding to ensure correct characters are entered/retrieved from databases

• CMS UI would be in English only

CMS - ParentFields:* = required• Document Name *• Breadcrumb*• Status (submitted for approval, live etc)*• Related Articles• Date Published*• Date entered/modified*• Name of organization which published article*• Name of author• Date of Expiry• Document Security (e.g editable PDF, read only PDF etc.)*The page would also display a table of all child articles, their current status, date modified,

allowing users to delete, modify or add child

CMS - ChildFieldsRequired = *• Language*• Title*• Body*• Brief Description• Status (Completed, in process)• Keywords• Additional Comments• Date Published (automatically entered upon publishing)• Revision Date (automatically entered upon revising)• Revision Severity (this field would be tied to a revision alert, which would appear on

frontpage)• Revision commentsThis page would also display information about the child – how many times, viewed, added to

favourites printed, branded by users

Site Structure (user)

Homepage Advanced SearchLogin

Cat. Landing page

Article

Signup

myLOSSub Landing

page

sharing

About us

Help

Legal

Revisions

Homepage

Education | Health | Immigration | Employment | Legal Services

Login and invitation to

sign up

SiteSearch,

Keyword search and link

to advanced search

Recently added, Recently Updated Articles

photo

About us | Contact Us | Help

Links to Mirror sites

In other languages

Category Landing Page

•s

Education | Health | Immigration | Employment | Legal Services

Login and invitation to

sign up

SiteSearch,

Keyword search and link

to advanced search

Community HealthDescription

Finding a DoctorDescription

Dental CareDescription

NutritionDescription

Home > health

This would be a dropdown menu with categories similar to

Settlement.Org

View listin

other langs

Recently Updated in this section

RevisionsPage

•s

Education | Health | Immigration | Employment | Legal Services

Login and invitation to

sign up

SiteSearch,

Keyword search and link

to advanced search

Recent Revisions to Hindi documents

Finding a DoctorUpdated Oct 1, 2007Major Revisions in content

Dental CareUpdated Oct31, 2007Minor Revisions

Home > health

Would show only revisions in selected

language. Only english site would

show revisions for all languages

View listin

other langs

Recently Updated in this section

Subject Landing Page

Education | Health | Immigration | Employment | Legal Services

Login and invitation to

sign up

SiteSearch,

Keyword search and link

to advanced search

List of articles

Interface allows users to sort list based on date

updated, published date, name of article, name of

agency, and author.

Home > health > Community Health

View listin

other langs

.Recently

Updated in this section

Article Page

Education | Health | Immigration | Employment | Legal Services

Login and invitation to

sign up

SiteSearch,

Keyword search and link

to advanced searchArticle content

Home > health > my Article

Personalization ToolbarArticle Toolbar

Related Content

These tools would include -print this page-print this page as PDF-print this pdf in another language (with dropdown)-Sign up for updates to this article-- refer this to a friend

This toolbar would only be available if the user is logged in, and would include-Brand this article (put your org’s logo on printed version)-Add notes to article--Brand this article in another language View

article in other langs.

myLOS Page

Education | Health | Immigration | Employment | Legal Services

SiteSearch,

Keyword search and link

to advanced search

Home > myLOS – Kumar Bol

Send Feeback

View in other langs.

Alerts andupdates

View Profile

My Profile

View Favourites

Log off

Site Structure (admin)

Admin home

article (parent)

article (child)

Article list