Lesson Plan

Lesson 1 - Getting Started

1. How Laws.Africa digitises African legal information for public use

2. Akoma Ntoso

3. Creating an account on the Laws.Africa platform

4. Terminology Guide

Lesson 2- The research process

1. Understanding Metadata

2. Identifying Metadata

   1. Metadata in Gazettes

   2. Metadata within Legislation

3. Useful Resources

Lesson 3- Managing Works on the Laws.Africa Platform

1. Importing from Source Document

2. Indexing Legislation

   1. Dealing with commencements

3. Reviewing Works

4. Approving Works

   1. Principal Works

   2. Subsidiary Works

Lesson 4- Undertaking a Project

1. Starting a Project
2. Project Steps
3. PDF Naming Protocol