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Making EMPOWER Your Own

After you download the EMPOWER files you can customize them as much as you like for your institution under the Creative Commons license. The following tips are here to give you ideas and point out sections of EMPOWER that are specific to the WSU Libraries that will need to be changed for your students.

Please contact a member of the EMPOWER Team if you need additional help with the EMPOWER files.

Getting Started with Modifications
Suggested Changes to Module 1
Suggested Changes to Module 2
Suggested Changes to Module 3
Suggested Changes to Module 4
Suggested Changes to Module 5
Suggested Changes to Module 6



Getting Started with Modifications


Modifying by Module
You'll find that some EMPOWER modules require much more editing than others. For example, the Modules called Using the Catalog and Finding Articles contain information that is very specific to the WSU Libraries and will need to be modified for your library. Other modules contain much more generic information and won't need much attention, such as Choosing Your Topic and Using the Web. There are different types of media within EMPOWER that can be updated, and specialized tools will be required for some of the modifications.

Editing the XHTML and CSS Files
If you are not comfortable editing HTML in plain text you can use an HTML editor, such as Dreamweaver, Expression Web, etc. Please remember that EMPOWER was created with valid XHTML and that web editors do not usually write valid code. It is recommend that you test each page that is modified to make sure that the code is error free by using the W3C HTML Validator, available here: http://validator.w3.org/
There is also a CSS Validator available if you wish to modify the EMPOWER CSS file: http://jigsaw.w3.org/css-validator/
If you would like to learn more about the importance of valid code please read this article: http://validator.w3.org/docs/why.html

Changing the Clip Art
Most of the clip art used in EMPOWER was taken from the Microsoft Clip Art website available here: http://office.microsoft.com/clipart/
It is available to anyone who uses Microsoft Office products. There are plenty of other royalty-free clip art resources available on the Web, or you could create your own!

Editing Images
You may need to make changes to the images in EMPOWER or create your own. There are several good graphics editors available, such as Photoshop or CorelDRAW. There are also some free Open Source ones available on the Web.

Creating Screen Shots
There are some screen shots images in EMPOWER that are only relevant to the WSU Libraries. There are some programs that will allow you to capture and edit screen shots, such as FullShot and SnagIt. Or you can take a shot of your screen using the Print Screen button on your keyboard and then paste the image into a graphics editor to crop and modify.

Creating Video Screencasts
There are some interactive videos in EMPOWER that are only relevant to the WSU Libraries. You can use a program such as Camtasia or Captivate to create these kinds of interactive elements for your library. Or you can remove the videos altogether and create a series of screen shots to demonstrate the information.

Editing Flash Files
There are some Flash elements and games in EMPOWER that were adapted from previous tutorials. Included in the EMPOWER files are the .fla files (editable Flash files) for these features. You will need the Adobe Flash software to edit these files.

Editing Blackboard Quizzes
The EMPOWER files include 6 quizzes that are formatted for the Blackboard course management system. If your institution uses Blackboard these quizzes can be uploaded into any Blackboard course, or exported to your instructors to be used as part of a class. The quizzes are very customized to the WSU Libraries and will need to be modified. If you do not use Blackboard similar quizzes can be created for other course management systems.

License Information
If you are planning to modify EMPOWER for your own library you will need a license. EMPOWER uses a Creative Commons Attribution-Non-Commercial-Share-Alike license. TILT, Searchpath, and inflite (the three tutorials EMPOWER was based on) used an Open Publication License (OPL) which are now no longer supported. You will also need to follow the rule set by EMPOWER and the three previous tutorials to include the attribution statement (found on this page) to the first page of your tutorial and the first page of each module.



Suggested Changes to Module 1: Starting Your Research

Screen 0
   WSU Libraries is mentioned
   The license note at the bottom of the page should be updated to include your license
Screen 3
   Includes an image from the WSU Libraries catalog
   Most of the information resources mention WSU specific resources and links to WSU resources
Screen 6
   Lists services specific to WSU libraries with links to our website
Screen 8
   WSU Libraries mentioned
   Mentions Blackboard quizzes (not needed if you are not using EMPOWER in a Course Management system like Blackboard)



Suggested Changes to Module 2: Choosing Your Topic

Screen 0
   The license note at the bottom of the page should be updated
Screen 3
   Mentions services and contact information for WSU
Screen 12
   Mentions Blackboard quizzes (not needed if you are not using EMPOWER in a Course Management system like Blackboard)   



Suggested Changes to Module 3: Using the Catalog

(note: the button located on the main EMPOWER menu for Module 3: Using the Catalog contains the text "Learn how to use the WSU Online Catalog"
In the EMPOWER files to download this button has already been changed to say only "Learn how to use the Online Catalog" so it is generic enough for anyone to use)

Screen 0
   Mentions WSU Libraries
   The license note at the bottom of the page should be updated
Screen 1
   Uses LC call numbers, which can be changed if you use Dewey, etc.
   Mentions a book owned by WSU Libraries - you could use a different example
Screen 2
   Uses a screen shot of the WSU Libraries website
Screen 3
   Uses format icons taken from the WSU Libraries catalog
Screen 4
   Uses a screenshot of a record in the WSU Libraries catalog
Screen 5
   Uses searching options for WSU Libraries catalog - yours may be different
Screen 6
   May need to be modified based on the functions of your online catalog
Screen 7
   May need to be modified based on the functions of your online catalog
Screen 8
   May need to be modified based on the functions of your online catalog
Screen 9
   Contains a screencast of WSU Libraries catalog
Screen 10
   May need to be modified if your catalog cannot search by LC subject heading
Screen 11
   May need to be modified based on the functions of your online catalog
Screen 12
   Mentions Blackboard quizzes (not needed if you are not using EMPOWER in a Course Management system like Blackboard)  



Suggested Changes to Module 4: Finding Articles

Screen 0
   The license note at the bottom of the page should be updated
Screen 4
   Mentions WSU Libraries
Screen 5
   Mentions the WSU Libraries link resolver (you may have a different one or not have one at all)
Screen 6
   Contains a screencast of the WSU Libraries website
Screen 7
   Mentions resources owned by WSU Libraries
Screen 8
   Mentions resources owned by WSU Libraries
Screen 12
   Contains a screencast of the WSU Libraries website and databases
Screen 13
   Mentions WSU Libraries, link to our ILL services, and information about our link resolver
Screen 14
   Mentions a database uses by WSU libraries
Screen 15
   Mentions Blackboard quizzes (not needed if you are not using EMPOWER in a Course Management system like Blackboard)  



Suggested Changes to Module 5: Using the Web

Screen 0
   The license note at the bottom of the page should be updated
Screen 4
   Mentions WSU Libraries
Screen 12
   Mentions Blackboard quizzes (not needed if you are not using EMPOWER in a Course Management system like Blackboard)



Suggested Changes to Module 6: Citing Sources

Screen 0
   The license note at the bottom of the page should be updated
Screen 3
   Mentions online resources owned by WSU Libraries
Screen 8
   Mentions Blackboard quizzes (not needed if you are not using EMPOWER in a Course Management system like Blackboard)
 




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