Changeset 2910 for trunk/gsdl

Timestamp:

2002-01-22T15:25:34+13:00 (22 years ago)

Author:

sjboddie

Message:

Added blurb to default home page

Location:

trunk/gsdl/macros

Files:

• english2.dm (modified) (1 diff)
• home.dm (modified) (1 diff)

trunk/gsdl/macros/english2.dm

@@ -69 +69 @@
 razor sharp edge of the <i>patu</i> symbolizing the leading edge of
 technology.
+}
+
+_textaboutgreenstone_ {
+<p>Greenstone is a suite of software for building and distributing
+digital library collections. It provides a new way of organizing
+information and publishing it on the Internet or on CD-ROM. Greenstone
+is developed and produced by the <b>New Zealand Digital Library
+Project</b> at the <b>University of Waikato</b>, and distributed in
+cooperation with <b>UNESCO</b> and the <b>Humanity Libraries
+Project</b>. It is open-source software, available from <a
+href="http://greenstone.org">http://greenstone.org</a> under the terms
+of the GNU General Public License.
+
+<p>The aim of the software is to empower users, particularly in
+universities, libraries, and other public service institutions, to
+build their own digital libraries.  Digital libraries are radically
+reforming how information is disseminated and acquired in UNESCO's
+partner communities and institutions in the fields of education,
+science and culture around the world, and particularly in developing
+countries.  We hope that this software will encourage the effective
+deployment of digital libraries to share information and place it in
+the public domain.
+
+<p>This software is developed and distributed as an international
+cooperative effort established in August 2000 between three parties.
+<ul>
+<li>
+The New Zealand Digital Library Project at the University of Waikato.
+<br>
+The Greenstone software grew out of this project, and this initiative
+has been endorsed by the Communication Sub-Commission of the New
+Zealand National Commission for UNESCO as part of New Zealand's
+contribution to UNESCO's programme.
+<li>
+The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization.
+<br>
+The dissemination of educational and scientific knowledge throughout
+the world is central to UNESCO's goals as enunciated in its
+Constitution, and information and communication technology is seen as
+an important tool in this context.
+<li>
+The Humanity Libraries Project, based in Antwerp, Belgium.
+<br>
+This project works with UN agencies and other NGOs, and has established
+a worldwide reputation for digitizing documentation of interest to
+human development and making it widely available, free of charge to
+developing nations and on a cost-recovery basis to others.
+</ul>
 }
 

trunk/gsdl/macros/home.dm

@@ -61 +61 @@
 _textgodocs_
 </table>
+<center>
+<p>_iconblankbar_
+</center>
+_textaboutgreenstone_
 <center>
 <p>_iconblankbar_