1:30 PM
Introduction
by Brian Kelly
Brian Kelly, UKOLN gave the Introduction to the IWMW 1998 event.Resources
See slides hosted on Slideshare http://www.slideshare.net/iwmw/iwmw-1998-introduction2:00 PM
‘Dumbing Down’ – Making the UCE Website More Accessible
by Brian Lantz
Brian Lantz, UCE gave a plenary talk on "'Dumbing Down' - Making the UCE Website More Accessible" at the IWMW 1998 event.Abstract
The University of Central England's Website has gone through three versions. The first was simple, largely text derived from printed sources. Graphics were added in version two, with frames and some simple Javascript in version three. Version four is being developed with the support of a commercial firm with a view to making the site a better marketing tool which is more accessible, more interesting and with fewer gimmicks. This talk hopes to analyse the success of this process and provide pointers to how we hope to develop the site, with commercial support (?), over the next 18 months.Resources
See slides hosted on Slideshare https://www.slideshare.net/iwmw/iwmw-1998dumbing-down3:30 PM
Does Web Content Grow On Trees?
by Andrew Aird
Andrew Aird, Goldsmith College London gave a plenary talk on "Does Web Content Grow On Trees?" at the IWMW 1998 event.Abstract
Rather than try to improve, manage and maintain the huge, unwieldy web site I inherited at Goldsmiths, I have developed a strategy of 'growing' three separate web 'trees'. These respectively address the provision of external information, internal communications and a teaching and learning web environment. The 'trees' acknowledge that institutional information derives from different roots, and has varying saliency and significance depending on the context to which it is applied. I will talk about:- The design of these tree structures
- How they fit in with the generation and flow of information in the College
- Issues of ownership and internal politics
- The web trees of the future
4:15 PM
Publishing And Devolving Maintenance of a Prospectus
Paul Browning, University of Bristol gave a plenary talk on "Publishing And Devolving Maintenance of a Prospectus" at the IWMW 1998 event.Abstract
The compilation and publication of a prospectus can be a long-winded process. The generation of an electronic version as an afterthought can mean a substantial delay before potential students can access course information via the Web. Conventionally there are four main stages to the process: collation/updating of the course information from academic departments and services, preparation of the combined text using word-processing/desk-top publishing tools, dispatch of the text for printing, then reverse engineering the text into a Web-deliverable version. This talk will describe an attempt to re-order the last three stages so that the electronic version becomes available soon after the collation/updating of information. If the text elements of the prospectus are held in a database it becomes possible not only to generate the Web pages "on the fly" but also to devolve the maintenance of the information to the people that provide it. Web form-based interfaces are intuitive to use and familiar to many users (the browser has become an "everyday" application) - they render Web-publishing a more transparent process (no authoring application, no file transfer application, no server directory structure to navigate). Once the text of the prospectus is held in a database then a monolithic document can be easily produced; this can be imported into the desktop publishing tool that is still used to prepare the version to be sent to the printers. Importantly, though, the Web version is already world visible.Resources
See slides hosted on Slideshare. http://www.slideshare.net/iwmw/iwmw-1998-publishing-and-devolving-the-maintenance-of-a-prospectus-prospectus9:00 AM
About the Parallel Sessions
Brian Kelly gave a plenary talk on "About the Parallel Sessions" at the IWMW 1998 event.Resources
See slides hosted on Slideshare. http://www.slideshare.net/iwmw/iwmw-1998-about-the-parallel-sessions9:15AM
DataWeb: Three Worlds Collide
Victoria Marshall, RAL gave a plenary talk on "DataWeb: Three Worlds Collide" at the IWMW 1998 event.Abstract
This presentation describes Rutherford Appleton Laboratory's DataWeb service, which uses Microsoft's Active Server Pages (ASP) technology and a RDBMS. The first half of the talk will describe DataWeb and its key features (and indeed the disadvantages). The second half of the talk will be more informal - a series of horror stories and moments of success the various implementation issues were tackled.Resources
See slides hosted on Slideshare https://www.slideshare.net/iwmw/iwmw-1998-dataweb-three-worlds-colide10:00 AM
Information Management & the Institutional Website: Promoting & Supporting Organisational Change
by Jon Wallis
Jon Wallis, University of Wolverhampton gave a plenary talk on "Information Management & the Institutional Website: Promoting & Supporting Organisational Change" at the IWMW 1998 event.Abstract
An institutional website represents a fundamental change in the nature of information provision (and if it doesn't something is seriously wrong). This change presents a major challenge to existing information management activities. This talk suggests the need for a methodical approach to support (and survive) the process of organisational change required. It is based on a combination of direct experience of running a University website and academic research into corporate information management. Brief case studies will be discussed to illustrate the major themes.Resources
See slides hosted on Slideshare. http://www.slideshare.net/iwmw/iwmw-1998-promoting-and-supporting-organisational-change11:00 AM
“He left the course 3 months ago?”: Web-based front-ends to student databases
by Nick Gould
Nick Gould, University of Manchester gave a plenary talk on ""He left the course 3 months ago?": Web-based front-ends to student databases" at the IWMW 1998 event.Abstract
This presentation describes efforts to manage large student numbers by using Web-based interfaces to databases. The systems developed aim to allow teaching staff easy access to up-to-date student information such as tutorial attendance and work done records, thus allowing academics to spend less time on "paper-chasing". The presentation will discuss the techniques employed in developing Web-based systems and look at problems such as development-time and meeting user requirements.Resources
See slides hosted on Slideshare. http://www.slideshare.net/iwmw/iwmw-1998-web-frontends-to-databases11:30 AM
Events Online
by Steve Emmott
Stephen Emmott, LSE gave a plenary talk on "Events Online" at the IWMW 1998 event.Abstract
Descriptions of events, as with the events they describe, vary considerably. From a 30 minute talk to a 3 day workshop, the information that needs to be published rarely fits 'the institutional form'. This talk presents an events database that uses server-side XML to let the content publish itself. Events submitted via either a form or free text are served to the browser in the College house-style - allowing the institution to carry the publishing workload rather than the individual or their department.Resources
See slides hosted on Slideshare. http://www.slideshare.net/iwmw/iwmw-1998-events-online12:00 PM
The Use of Online Databases to Manage Student Support and Learning
by Terry Brown
Terry Brown, University of Newcastle gave a plenary talk on "The Use of Online Databases to Manage Student Support and Learning" at the IWMW 1998 event.Abstract
This talk will focus upon the use and development of World Wide Web (WWW) interfaces to relational databases housing student information. It will demonstrate the effective use of current and emerging internet technologies such as HTML, CGI and DBMS and will look at the functions XML and SSL can play in facilitating remote administration and secure access to on-line databases to support students and tutors. The talk will highlight examples from a number of University and National projects which:- Provide Online Personal and Academic Records for managing student progress and reflection
- Aim to deliver an on-line Virtual Medical Faculty
- Facilitate the management, administration and selection of student options (modules)
- Enhance electronic communication between students and tutors and provide administrative staff with tools to easily contact groups of students
Resources
See slides hosted on Slideshare. http://www.slideshare.net/iwmw/iwmw-1998-web-frontends-to-databases1.30 PM
Parallel Sessions
Delegates could attend one of the following parallel sessions:- Metadata Management Facilitated by Andy Powell and Brian Kelly
- Server Management Facilitated by Andrew Cormack and Helen Varley Sargan
- Institutional Web Design Facilitated by Andrew Aird
- Web Tools Facilitated by Dave Hartland and Dave Lomas
- Management Issues Facilitated by Colin Work and Damon Querry
9:00 AM
Deploying New Web Technologies
by Brian Kelly
Brian Kelly, UKOLN gave a plenary talk on "Deploying New Web Technologies" at the IWMW 1998 event.Abstract
This presentation will give a brief review of the web architecture and then describe emerging web technologies (such as CSS, XML, RDF and HTTP/NG) which are addressing deficiencies in the web. Brian will then suggest models for deployment of these new technologies.Resources
See slides hosted on Slideshare. http://www.slideshare.net/iwmw/iwmw-1998-deploying-new-web-technologies09:45 AM
The DISinHE Centre, Accessibility and the Web
by Paul Booth
Paul Booth, DISinHE gave a plenary talk on "The DISinHE Centre, Accessibility and the Web" at the IWMW 1998 event.Abstract
This presentation will describe the work of the DISinHE Centre.Resources
See slides hosted on Slideshare. http://www.slideshare.net/iwmw/iwmw-1998-web-accessibility10:30 AM
Publish and be Damned? – Freedom, Responsibility and AUP
by Colin Work
Colin Work, University of Southampton gave a plenary talk on "Publish and be Damned? - Freedom, Responsibility and AUP" at the IWMW 1998 event.Abstract
Caught between staff and students insisting on their rights to publish on the web and management concerns about appropriate material, what is a "Webmaster" to do? This talk will summarise the key areas of risk in putting material on the WWW, identify potential liability and suggest ways of running a WWW service which minimises the institution's (and Webmasters!) exposure while catering for the users requirements.Resources
See slides hosted on Slideshare. http://www.slideshare.net/iwmw/iwmw-2008-publish-and-be-damned-academic-freedom-responsibility-and-aup11:15 AM
British Council Case Study
by Paul Squires
Paul Squires, British Council gave a plenary talk on "British Council Case Study " at the IWMW 1998 event.