User Help
This section of the Forest Encyclopedia Network contains User Help information. It is intended to help new users to quickly understand what kind of knowledge can be found here and how to find it. If you have questions or wish to make a comment, please feel free to use the Feedback link at the top of each page to communicate with us.
- Navigation: How do I navigate through the scientific knowledge presented in this site?
- Organization: How is the knowledge in this encyclopedia organized?
- Coverage: What is covered by this encyclopedia and what is not covered?
- Updating Process: How will these encyclopedias be updated?
- Citation Format: How do I cite pages from the encyclopedia in other publications?
- Credits: Who developed this encyclopedia?
If you plan to become an author for the Forest Encyclopedia Network and submit new scientific content, you will need to study the Author Help section.
Subsections found in User Help
- How Do I Navigate the Encyclopedia?
- How Is The Knowledge In This Encyclopedia Organized?
- Encyclopedia Network Coverage
- How will these encyclopedias be updated? : One of the most important considerations in using a hypertext encyclopedia system for managing scientific kowledge is the maintenance and updating process.
- Citation Format : Readers of the Forest Encyclopedia Network may want to cite a particular page or section of this system in other written material.
- Credits and Acknowledgements : The Forest Encyclopedia Network (FEN) involves many individuals who are working to expand and improve the scientific knowledge content and the software infrastructure that makes this knowledge accessible. The FEN project is being jointly developed by the USDA Forest Service Southern Research Station and Southern Regional Extension Forestry.
