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The Documents page is part of the information layering strategy: Allowing easy access to significant documents for participants who want to dive deeper into some aspect. without overwhelming other participants with too much information.
Step by step instructions, with screenshots, of how to add content and set functionality. The Manual is a work in progress. If anything you need for setting up the site is unclear, seems wrong, or is not covered, please contact us.
Written by CeRI researchers from experience hosting online public comment in federal agency rulemaking and published by the IBM Center for the Business of Government, this guide is written for agency managers. It discusses the kinds of barriers that inhibit boarder, better public participation and discusses practices and technological approaches for lowering those barriers.
Instructions on how to use the moderator interface along with basic methodology and best-practice for moderation of site comments.