Academic Affairs Web Alliance

Attendees

Jacqui Cash, Jahcqui Guardiola, Sachae Soso

Topics

Issues with URLs after launch of new USF website

• URLs published in some printed documents may not be valid due to improper/missing redirects, e.g. USF Viewbook
• new URLs may be longer than those on the previous USF website and difficult to format/size for printed documents
  • use short URLs in your documents which utilize 301 redirects within your website to send users to a destination on the main USF website
• Be sure to use the Fully Qualified Domain Name when linking to a document on the top-level USF website, e.g.
  • http://usfweb2.usf.edu/Career/
  • http://usfweb3.usf.edu/absolutenm/templates/?a=291&z=10

Heat Maps

Because webpages are consumed in a much different manner than printed material it’s important to know how users interact with your website. One of the chief differences between printed and web-based material is that web pages are scanned, not read. For more information, please refer to the article titled “F-Shaped Pattern For Reading Web Content” by Dr. Jakob Nielsen.

Other Topics

• Audience segmentation as a tool to aid the development of website menus
• Possibilities on an in-service for creating website menus and navigation systems