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Web Information Manager

Web Information Manager. Ruth McDunn mcdunn@slac.stanford.edu or ext. 2014 Central Lab (B40), Room R110 http://www.slac.stanford.edu/~mcdunn/mcdunn.html. Topics. What is a Web Information Manager Accomplishments Concerns What’s Next?. Web Information Manager.

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Web Information Manager

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  1. Web Information Manager Ruth McDunn mcdunn@slac.stanford.edu or ext. 2014 Central Lab (B40), Room R110 http://www.slac.stanford.edu/~mcdunn/mcdunn.html

  2. Topics • What is a Web Information Manager • Accomplishments • Concerns • What’s Next?

  3. Web Information Manager • To develop and maintain the architecture and manage the content of SLAC’s central web space. • Create, maintain, and manage top level SLAC home pages • Provide web users and authors with procedures, support, and training • Manage SLAC’s AFS and NT web server space • 50% position, established 4/1/98 • Report to head of Technical Information Services • Ex-Officio member of Web-CC • Member of InfoForum and Web-Tech committees

  4. Core Pages Managed Welcome Page Detailed Home Page Highlighted Home Page (set of 7) Web Policy and Resources Phone Directory Search and “Other” Directories SLAC Announcements Submission Forms SLAC Features SLAC FleaMarket News from the Web Information Manager

  5. Accomplishments • Revised home pages implemented August 1998 • Documented WIM procedures • Managed Web server space • News from the Web Information Manager • Many training courses and presentations

  6. Revised Home Pages • WWWCC Ad Hoc Committee to Revise Highlighted and Detailed Home Pages • Revision process began February 1997 • Implemented August 1998 • Updated Design • Tables with bulleted lists • Minimal descriptive text • New navigational features and buttons • Phonebook search on every page • Professional look and feel

  7. New Features Since Implementation Show Index Les Cottrell script that shows an alphabetical listing of the links on a page Automated Processing Announcements Conferences/Workshops Flea Market Phonebook search revised Active employees, not every employee ever at SLAC

  8. Documented WIM Procedures Topics Responding to WWW-Admin Mail Web Servers at SLAC Request for New Web Space Unix Procedures for a New Web Space NT Procedures for a New FrontPage Web Request for Changes to ACLs Requests for an Increase in AFS Volume Will be adding log analysis procedures, as developed

  9. Web Space Management Reviewed all web AFS space for space allocation and ACLs Adjusted space and corrected ACLs as needed Created many web spaces on Unix and NT Since 8/98 on NT www-group (6) www-project (11) www-user (18)

  10. News from the Web Information Manager The Interaction Point column and on the web Home Page Announcements (9/98) Searching the Phone Book (10/98) New Links on the Home Pages (11/98) Announcing Announcements (subscribing) and Submitting Conferences (12/98) Can't find a link? (Show Index feature) (2/99) Web Policy and Support (3/99) SLAC FleaMarket (planned for 4/99)

  11. Presentations/Training Provided Presentations About the SLAC Home Pages FrontPage at SLAC (to SNUG) Computer Faire - Ask the Web Information Manager Take our Daughters to Work Day Open House (4/99) Training Courses So You Want (Need) to be a Web Author Introduction to FrontPage 98 Forms in FP98 All formal presentations and courses are available on the web

  12. Concerns • Web space allocated to employees who are gone • Instability of NT servers • still can’t offer new web space or assistance on www2 because new Athena server hasn’t been set up • Inappropriate use of web space • Next revision to home pages • Giving web authors the time to learn this technology

  13. What’s Next? Continuous improvement Feedback form http://www2.slac.stanford.edu/techpubs/wim/comments.html Log files Web Trends software purchased and Unix space allocated for process Periodic review by WWW-CC Identify WSC training or resource needs Next course -- Web Graphics Primer

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