Date: Wed, 9 Oct 1996 08:56:20 -0400 From: Judy Hallman <hallman@gibbs.oit.unc.edu> To: Web-Walkers <web-walkers@unc.edu> Subject: Summary of September 20 Web-Walkers meeting (fwd) To Web-Walkers list: Summary of September 20 Web-Walkers meeting Meeting topics ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Topics of interest for future meetings include: -- Electronic discussions on Web pages -- Intranets: Perhaps something on student information and the Registrar's Office -- Forms and updating databases Next meeting ~~~~~~~~~~~~ Bogdan Leja (Center for International Studies) and Roger Akers (Information Technology Services) will talk about some of the work they are doing with electronic discussions on Web pages. Standards for linking pages into the campus Web ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ We discussed the need to have pages readable from a wide variety of browsers, including lynx, especially if the audience will include people in other countries. However, we felt there is no standard that should be enforced, because the need depends upon the content of the page. Pages containing general information, such as admissions information, should ideally be viewable with all browsers. But some special subject areas might require the lastest version of Netscape. Pages which require special browsers should be marked as such. Web authors are encouraged to keep in mind the audiences for their pages and the browsers they might be using. The Webmaster should provide feedback to Web authors who may not have looked at their pages with lynx or who have pages that need more attention. Selecting featured campus web sites ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Web-Walkers are encouraged to explore the campus Web. When you see something you particularly like, send the URL to info@unc.edu saying, as best you can, what you like about it, so that it can be considered for the featured campus web site. Similarly, if you notice something that you think does not represent the campus well and feel uncomfortable sending mail to the author, send a message to info@unc.edu describing the problem as best you can. You should be aware of the campus policy on Rights and Responsibilities -- see http://www.unc.edu/campus/aboutweb/howto/resp.html. Resources for Web developers ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ We did not have time for much discussion about scanners, books, HTML software and the like. I want to develop some pages in the section http://www.unc.edu/campus/aboutweb/howto/ on these topics and will send mail to the web-walkers list when I'm ready to start assembling info. Campus Calendar ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Jason Purdy (student, Information Technology Services) described the project he and Margaret Balcom (University Gazette) have been working on this summer, the beginning of an electronic campus calendar. It has been fortunate that both Margaret and Jason had time to work on this project; however, their time was limited and so there was not much additional input in getting the project started. The entry part is currently at http://www.unc.edu/about/provider/cgi/calendar.html. Entries will be forwarded to Margaret's office for approval and entry into the campus Web. The viewing part is currently at http://www.unc.edu/about/provider/cgi/view_calendar.html but there isn't really anything to view yet. Jason put in a couple of entries so that we could see how they would look. Some areas are color-coded, and it was suggested that Jason use additional visual clues for the color-blind. To begin with, there will not be a way to collect events from other event calendars in the campus Web, such as the events pages at the School of Medicine or the Music Department concerts. To be included, entries for the events will have to be submitted via the entry form. Perhaps when a campus-wide search facility is implemented, a similar collection mechanism can be applied to the calendar. It was suggested that there be a special area for announcements and highlighted events, for example, a frame at the bottom of the screen that is constantly scrolling special information. Attendees ~~~~~~~~~ Peggy Berryhill, Graduate School, grpob.ors@mhs.unc.edu Ann Brookhart, Housing, ann_bookhart@unc.edu Andy Broughton, Social Work, abrought@email.unc.edu John Cook, OIS School of Medicine, jcook@med.unc.edu Barbara Council, Systems & Procedures Elizabeth A. Evans, CPC, evans@unc.edu Wayne Green, Univ. Advancement/Public Relations, mwgreene@email.unc.edu Judy Hallman, ATN, judy_hallman@unc.edu Freb Hunt, Center for Alcohol Studies, freb@unc.edu Sandy Jenkins, AIS, sandy_jenkins@unc.edu Beth Kemp, ATN, kemp@unc.edu Bogdan T. Leja, UCIS, btl4@president.oit.unc.edu Mary Overby, ATN, mary_overby@unc.edu Mike Metzger, student, ros@email.unc.edu Sydney Miller, Dept. of City & Reg. Planning, miller.dcrp@mhs.unc.edu Sandra Shirley, S & P, sandra_shirley@unc.edu Trish Towne, OIS, trish@med.unc.edu Loren Watterson, CPCenter, loren_watterson@unc.edu --------------------------------------------------------------
Judy Hallman (judy_hallman@unc.edu, http://www.unc.edu/~hallman/)
Campus-Wide Information Systems Manager, UNC-Chapel Hill