Archive for 2008

College and administrative webmasters join together

Published by Travis June 11th, 2008 in Meeting Minutes. 1 Comment

The AAWA and College Webmaster Workgroup have combined to form a single team. Going forward, all content (including Meeting Minutes) will be posted at the AAWA wiki.

The wiki is completely open for editing so please feel free to add/remove/modify content as necessary. Everyone is encouraged to create an account prior to editing, but anonymous modifications are currently permitted.

March 14, 2008 Meeting Minutes

Published by Travis March 14th, 2008 in Meeting Minutes. 0 Comments

Attendees

Joe Butts, Jahcqui Guardiola, Nick Hage, Jason Lehman, Bryant Tonkin, Sachae Soso

Topics

Possibility of combining AAWA and College Webmasters Workgroup

The College Webmaster Workgroup has recently been formed and will comprise the lead webmaster from each College at USF. The workgroup’s goals and format will be similar to AAWA. All those in attendance supported the joining together of both groups.

AAWA webmasters are invited to attend the College Webmaster Workgroup meeting on Wednesday, April 2 at 10am in BEH 235.

Google Business Model

Links will be posted shortly.

Quick Task Analysis: Search for web-based class information from student’s perspective

Results: links could be added to the Class Schedule Search which will allow students to much more easily obtain prerequisite information from Search-A-Bull. This will likely require coordination between 3 areas (Registrar, IT, UG Studies) as multiple units manage each portion of the process.

February 1, 2008 Meeting Minutes

Published by Travis February 1st, 2008 in Meeting Minutes. 0 Comments

Attendees

Joe Butts, Jahcqui Guardiola, Sachae Soso, Bryant Tonkin

Topics

Google Search Appliance

USF recently purchased a Google Search Appliance (GSA) which will replace the current SharePoint-powered solution. Please review the guidelines and suggestions created by University Relations, which is overseeing the GSA administration/configuration.

A number of other items to consider when focusing on Search Engine Optimization (SEO):

  • Re-use keywords (appropriately) throughout the document/site
  • meta keyword tags are virtually obsolete
  • be sure to include jargon/domain specific/colloquial terms (as appropriate) within the document/site
  • search engines do not archive/crawl links within JavaScript

With respect to your specific department, contact the University Webmaster to configure/access:

  • KeyMatch (best guess for results)
  • usage reports

Changes in Technology at USF

USF has likely entered one of the greatest periods of tech-related change in the University’s history, largely due to budget reduction activities and changes in organizational structure. In the coming months we should expect to see:

  • consolidation of technology equipment purchases
  • benefits from economies of scale
  • combined efforts between silos/discrete units

Miscellaneous Topics

Webmaster Resources

UWebD began as a mailing list for University Webmasters to collaborate and discuss relevant topics. The members have since split between the original mailing list and a social network; good content can be found on both:

Web Page Speed Analysis

Although it does not give a perfect estimate, the Web Page Analyzer does a reasonable job of pulling down all content (HTML, CSS, JS, images, IFRAMEs) and calculating an approximate download time for a single web page.

January 4, 2008 Meeting Minutes

Published by Travis January 4th, 2008 in Meeting Minutes. 0 Comments

Attendees

Jahcqui Guardiola, Jason Lehman

Topics

Informal holiday meeting

With classes starting soon, an informal meeting over coffee was conducted in the Marshall Center.