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WWW – Ways to Weave your Web at NDSU

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.

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WWW – Ways to Weave your Web at NDSU

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  1. WWW – Ways to Weave your Web at NDSU

  2. 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

  3. Current NDSU Domains • 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.

  4. NDSU Domains for the future • 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

  5. CMS Goals • 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

  6. Why Use a CMS? • 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

  7. Sites in progress/production • 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 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

  8. Search • Integrated with NDSU Search • Search Within Site functionality • Plan is for V2 Search to update from CMS daily • Includes PDFs, Word Docs, etc.

  9. On Design Freedom • 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

  10. Design Elements Header Text Sizes Colors Search Navigation Fonts Footer Standard Compliant

  11. Design Specifics • 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

  12. Available Templates • For version 1.0 • ‘Standard’ Template • ‘Single-Column-No-Nav’ template • For version next • ???

  13. Conclusion • 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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