Member Experience
Members' Guide to the Website and Menus
We hope each member becomes familiar with the content of our web site. I you have a probelm/question that concerns reviews, awards, medals, criteria, process, membership questions and issues contact the following if you were unable to locate the informarion. It would be helpful if you supply the process you used to locate the information.
All questions dealing with Membership - email jedward1@san.rr.com Maria Edwards (Membership Secretary)
All questions dealing with reviews, awards, medals, book stickers, conference information - email LeansToFar@aol.com jim greenwald (Lead Reviewer)
User Menu (below the top, only visible to members):
- My account - Links to a complex profile page. Please fill out this page!
- Log out - Exits the website's "Members Only" mode.
Top Menu (aligned to the left on most screens):
- Home - Links to the "Front Page" of the MWSA website.
- Website Help - Displays this guide to using the MWSA website.
- About Us - Links to the offical MWSA history and leadership handbook.
- Membership - Links to membership information.
- Contact Us - Displays a contact form, which sends email to MWSA officers.
- MWSA News - Displays the latest news about MWSA and our members.
- Member News - Displays a list of stories about our members.
- Award Winners - Displays information about MWSA annual award winners.
- Dispatches - Displays a list of online articles.
- Conferences - Links to the annual MWSA conference materials.
- Calendar - Displays a calendar of MWSA events.
Books and Reviews Menu (down the left):
There are three top-level menus and several sub-menus in the Books and Reviews section of the MWSA website.
- Book reviews - Links to reviews of MWSA members' books.
- Reviews browser - Displays a list of books reviewed by MWSA for members.
- Submit a book for review - MEMBERS ONLY
- Reviews pending - Displays a list of reviews in progress.
- Reviews and Awards - Displays a handbook on the MWSA book review process and our annual awards.
- Music reviews - Displays a list of music reviews.
- Amazon store - Accesses a basic Amazon store.
Navigation Menu (down the left):
This is technically two menus, one for visitors and one for members logged-in to the system. The menus are quite different. Also, this menu changes based on your "role" on the website. Until you log-in to the site, via the MWSA Member Access fields, you don't get to see everything!
- Add content - this menu changes based on your role(s) on the website.
- Handbook - members will see additional handbooks and guides, such as "Member Resources," that are hidden from non-members.
- Forums - members can post to forums.
- Polls - members can vote on polls.
- News Feeds (RSS) - military and publishing related news from around the world.
- Content Summary - (not the same for all members, this depends on your role) displays various lists of what has been added to the site. Not every list is available to all members.
- Member Profiles - a quick "plain text" list of members with accounts on the website.
Articles and Reviews:
The "Articles and Reviews" are always visible to non-members and members.