"Institutional Web Management 2001" WorkshopThis page provides details of the "Update Your Web Skills" workshop session facilitated by Helen Sargan and Ingrid Evans at the Institutional Web Management: 2001 workshop held at Queen's University Belfast on 25-27 June 2001.
This session aims to provide an opportunity for Web managers to update their Web skills. The session, which is suitable for both new and existing Web managers will cover several areas including strategies and tools for indexing Web sites, models for HTML authoring, the role of CSS and caching strategies for institutions.
By the end of the session delegates will:
The following timetable is proposed. Note that timings are liable to change.
| Time | Topic | Comments |
| 09:15 | Introduction | Session aims, introduction from facilitators |
| 09:20 | Icebreaker | Small group exercise in which participants split into small groups, introduce themselves and list their main areas of interest. |
| Authoring Strategies | ||
| 09:30 | Authoring Strategies | Brief presentation summarising the alternatives available and tying them to content and information provider types. |
| 09:45 | Authoring models - exercise | Small group exercise in which participants split into small groups and
summarise possible strategies for authoring and their advantages and
disadvantages. Exercise 1 - Browser Based Authoring Tools: [MS Word format] - [HTML format] Exercise 2 - A Content Conversion Tool: [MS Word format] - [HTML format] |
| 10:10 | Conclusions | Summary and conclusions |
| Indexing Strategies | ||
| 10:20 | Indexing In The UK: The Current State Of Play | Presentation on WebWatch Survey |
| 10:30 | Indexing In The UK: The Current State Of Play | Hands-on exercise using the various popular indexing tools Exercise 3 - Comparing indexing tools: [MS Word format] - [HTML format] |
| 10:45 | Comparing the licensed with the free solutions | The cases for Ultraseek and ht://Dig or an externally-hosted option, such as Google |
| 11:00 | Conclusions | What's Best For Your Institution? |
| TEA BREAK | ||
| Caching Strategies | ||
| 11:25 | An Introduction To Caching | Presentation about caching - what it is in general and what the JWCS service is |
| 11:35 | Caching - Pros and Cons | Group discussion on the pros and cons of caching. The audience are invited
to ask questions. This session will be used to discuss popular issues such as
access filtering and maintenance of log files, etc.
Hands-on exercise looking at configuration to use a cache |
| 11:55 | Starting or Maintaining a Cache | Presentation about managing a cache. Possibility of hands on demo with participants viewing autogenerated JWCS support web pages (as seen by users) and following up a support query. Tips on equipment requirements, available software, and their pros and cons. |
| Conclusions | ||
| 12:15 | Workshop Conclusions | Conclusions and feedback |
The JANET Web Cache Service has been in existence for some 4 years now and offers support and advice all many aspects of caching, as well as running and hosting the National JANET Web Cache.
This session aims to provide an opportunity for Web Managers to learn and enquire about caching both on a local level, and peering with the JWCS as a parent cache. No prior knowledge of caching is necessary. The session will also aim to clarify and advise on popular issues such as filtration of Web sites and maintenance of log files etc. This session will be led by Ingrid Evans (Manchester Computing - University of Manchester & JANET Web Cache Service).