www – ways to weave your web at ndsu
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WWW – Ways to Weave your Web at NDSU. URL Confusion. Users expect SITE.ndsu.edu and www.ndsu.edu/SITE are the same page Autos.yahoo.com == www.yahoo.com/autos In some cases we have 4 different pages on 4 different URLs that could all be perceived as the primary page for a group. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
NDSU Online Content Matrix
CMS (TYPO3)
WebDev AKA Spider
(Son-of-Spider)
Application Developed
by ECI (aka “Arachnid”)
Server Operated by the Customer
Blackboard Third-party hosting
(e.g., ACM, BisonWeb)
Who can use it to distribute information?
NDSU depts and business units; Ag Extension and affiliates; student organizations
Any Any
Any NDSU faculty, staff, depts and business units; Ag Extension and affiliates, student organizations
Varies
Where can the site be accessed? (i.e., typical URL)
www.ndsu.edu/vh*
www.ndsu.edu/ndsu /vh* vh*.ndsu.nodak.edu
Vh*.ndsu.nodak.edu Vh*.ndsu.nodak.edu bb.ndsu.nodak.edu Varies
What type of content can be distributed using this option?
Content intended for public viewing
Public content ECI-developed content
Any Standard pages and files related to course, group/project
Varies
Who can access the content?
Anyone on or off campus
Anyone on or off campus
Varies Anyone on or off campus
Authenticated users only.
Varies
How is the content/site developed? What technology used?
Customers author standard pages with Web-based WYSIWYG editor.
Customers develop content using their own editors in HTML, Perl, PHP, MySQL.
Customers develop their own content.
Bb user interface Varies
How long can the content/site remain online?
Reviewed yearly for activity
Reviewed each semester for activity.
As arranged No limit Courses - Semester (typically) Groups – As arranged Reviewed yearly for activity
Varies
Users expect SITE.ndsu.edu and www.ndsu.edu/SITE are the same page
Autos.yahoo.com == www.yahoo.com/autos
In some cases we have 4 different pages on 4 different URLs that could all be perceived as the primary page for a group
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• http://SITE.ndsu.nodak.edu– no problems
• http://SITE.ndsu.edu– URLs in this format are being removed and will be
forwarded to URLs of the format http://www.ndsu.edu/SITE
• http://www.ndsu.edu/SITE– must meet UR requirements on style. No problem if
using CMS, lots of work to comply (but possible) on your own.
• http://www.SITE.ndsu.edu – deprecated web style.
• http://www.SITE.ndsu.nodak.edu – deprecated web style.
http://SITE.ndsu.nodak.edu• “free to be me” space
http://www.ndsu.edu/SITE• “official branded” space. Must meet UR
requirements on style/design/etc
Accessibility for people with disabilities Making it “look good” in many formats:
• Different Web Browsers (IE 6/7, Firefox, Safari, PDA, Printer)
Cost • per-computer setup and licensing• Operations• Training
Collaboration Continuity of operations Security Branding of NDSU
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Web-based site management Accessible pages Easier collaboration process Built-in editing Roles
• Writers• *Reviewers• Approvers
No software costs Browser compatibility Separates information from design Version control on your content Not tied to a Desktop
www.ndsu.edu/arch www.ndsu.edu/bisonconnection www.ndsu.edu/cms www.ndsu.edu/diversityresources www.ndsu.edu/english www.ndsu.edu/hnes www.ndsu.edu/its www.ndsu.edu/itsecurity www.ndsu.edu/mu www.ndsu.edu/student_success www.ndsu.edu/recordsmanagement www.ndsu.edu/tfac www.ndsu.edu/univsenate www.ndsu.edu/vpit www.ndsu.edu/vpur www.ndsu.edu/weather connectnd.ndus.edu helpcenter.ndsu.edu sits.ndus.edu ag.ndsu.edu www.ndsu.edu/finearts www.ndsu.edu/gradschool www.ndsu.edu/international www.ndsu.edu/news www.ndsu.edu/physics www.ndsu.edu/registrar www.ndsu.edu/vpsa
www.ndsu.edu/alcoholinfo www.ndsu.edu/bulletin www.ndsu.edu/carringtonrec www.ndsu.edu/cdfs www.ndsu.edu/commencement www.ndsu.edu/communication www.ndsu.edu/counseling www.ndsu.edu/disabilityservices www.ndsu.edu/dining_services www.ndsu.edu/eci www.ndsu.edu/education www.ndsu.edu/forestservice www.ndsu.edu/ime www.ndsu.edu/modernlanguages www.ndsu.edu/oira www.ndsu.edu/pesticide www.ndsu.edu/president www.ndsu.edu/pkp www.ndsu.edu/saem www.ndsu.edu/sheepandgoat www.ndsu.edu/staff_senate www.ndsu.edu/statistics www.ndsu.edu/trio www.ndsu.edu/vpaa www.ndsu.edu/web www.ndsu.edu/webmaster www.ndsu.edu/wellness
Integrated with NDSU Search Search Within Site functionality Plan is for V2 Search to update from
CMS daily Includes PDFs, Word Docs, etc.
CMS does impose constraints on how sites look
But you gain…• Better control of your site• Efficiency in managing your web content• More current information• A consistent professional design• Consistent navigation• Better accessibility for people with
disabilities;• Fewer broken links (managed by TYPO3).
And that is Better for Users
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Text Sizes
Header
Fonts
Colors
Footer
Search
Navigation
Standard Compliant
Required• Header (NDSU (official logo), top left, links to www.ndsu.edu N ..
D .. S .. U .. spelled out Fargo, N.D. - right justified)• Text allows for resizing by users• Fonts (Lucida Grande (including Lucida Sans Unicode and
Bitstream Vera Sans for different systems), Myriad, Tahoma, Arial, sans-serif. Headers are of the first variety - Lucida Grande family)
• Colors (Black, White, Hex codes for NDSU colors - yellow=#ffcc00, green=#006633 )
• Banner graphic designed and approved by University Relations. • Black bar near bottom including : NDSU, Campus Map, Search, etc. • Site validation links for accessibility. • Footer with departmental and contact info., including new
standard mail address on right side. Optional
• Underneath banner graphic - black bar for NDSU/Dept links• Yellow Campus Directory bar. • Anti-bias logo, available for download at VPUR
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For version 1.0• ‘Standard’ Template• ‘Single-Column-No-Nav’ template
For version next• ???
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Next Steps• Blockers for V1?• Bugs?• V2 Feature requests
Resources• http://www.ndsu.edu/web• Help Desk http://its.ndsu.edu/help_desk/ • Training http://its.ndsu.edu/training_resources/ • http://cms.ndsu.edu/request_account• http://cms.ndsu.edu/request_site• http://gforge.ndsu.edu
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