http://www.ukoln.ac.uk/web-focus/events/workshops/webmaster-2003/sessions/#talks Details of the plenary talks at the Institutional Web Management Workshop 2003 en 2003-06-11 http://www.ukoln.ac.uk/web-focus/events/workshops/webmaster-2003/sessions/#talk-1 http://www.ukoln.ac.uk/web-focus/events/workshops/webmaster-2003/sessions/#talk-1 The recent Government White Paper "The Future of Higher Education" has a theme of collaboration running through it. David will be considering first the implications of collaboration for UK HE. Secondly he will consider those implications that he believes will greatly benefit from the support that Web-based technologies and interfaces can provide. Lastly, he will take a look at how you, delegates to IWMW 2003, can ensure your full participation in these exciting opportunities through learning how to manage your senior management. 2003-06-11 http://www.ukoln.ac.uk/web-focus/events/workshops/webmaster-2003/sessions/#talk-2 http://www.ukoln.ac.uk/web-focus/events/workshops/webmaster-2003/sessions/#talk-2 This session introduces JISCinfoNet - the Centre of Expertise in the Planning and Implementation of Information Systems. This is a new JISC-funded service providing advice and guidance to managers and practitioners in further and higher education. The presentation will focus on Web management as part of an institutional information strategy and will consider the implications of new legislation, particularly the Freedom of Information Act, for Web Managers Supporting our Users. 2003-06-11 http://www.ukoln.ac.uk/web-focus/events/workshops/webmaster-2003/sessions/#talk-3 http://www.ukoln.ac.uk/web-focus/events/workshops/webmaster-2003/sessions/#talk-3 This presentation focuses on the processes and methodologies used by the Web Team in Birmingham to calm the chaotic Web environment that was inherited in 1999 through common infrastructures and a solid corporate Web vision. After almost two years of bridge building, hard selling and coming to terms with a site spread over hundreds of Web servers, the presentation will demonstrate how over two thirds of the University has now moved back into the Corporate fold whilst building a new sense of community. More than just a focus on current technologies however, the presentation will also detail the strategic planning and costs involved and how the future of the user experience at Birmingham over the next two years will change dramatically with the inception of a major new Portal and CMS project. 2003-06-11 http://www.ukoln.ac.uk/web-focus/events/workshops/webmaster-2003/sessions/#talk-4 http://www.ukoln.ac.uk/web-focus/events/workshops/webmaster-2003/sessions/#talk-4 This talk will bring together the topics of usability, portals and development strategies in a call for an early focus on users in major institutional development projects. Sarah will talk about the benefits of doing a user requirements analysis exercise as part of any large scale Web / application development project and describe some of the methods that can be used. The University of Bristol's portal project will be the case study for the talk. 2003-06-11 http://www.ukoln.ac.uk/web-focus/events/workshops/webmaster-2003/sessions/#talk-5 http://www.ukoln.ac.uk/web-focus/events/workshops/webmaster-2003/sessions/#talk-5 This talk will provide an update to the latest development in the World Wide Web architecture and provide an introduction to the Semantic Web. XML is just one of the Web technologies that are available and semantic Web technologies based on RDF provide complementary functionality. These can be used inside organisations to address needs such as capturing and connecting key institutional information across different systems as well as externally. 2003-06-12 http://www.ukoln.ac.uk/web-focus/events/workshops/webmaster-2003/sessions/#talk-6 http://www.ukoln.ac.uk/web-focus/events/workshops/webmaster-2003/sessions/#talk-6 The University of Ulster (UU) and Queen's University Belfast (QUB) have both started to apply content management systems to aid the further development of their Web site content. Both have taken a different approach, QUB to buy in a custom developed solution and UU to develop a solution in-house. This talk will explore the approach taken by both and examine the issues and benefits of both approaches. 2003-06-12 http://www.ukoln.ac.uk/web-focus/events/workshops/webmaster-2003/sessions/#talk-7 http://www.ukoln.ac.uk/web-focus/events/workshops/webmaster-2003/sessions/#talk-7 Community Portals have been heralded as a mechanism for improving services to citizens, creating access to government services, supporting e-learning, and promoting social cohesion. Research suggests that there are technical barriers to linking back-office systems, enabling self-service interactivity for learners and citizens. This presentation gives an appraisal of existing capability, including presentation via iDTV, and suggests a future direction for community portals in the context of Public Information Networks. 2003-06-12 http://www.ukoln.ac.uk/web-focus/events/workshops/webmaster-2003/sessions/#talk-8 http://www.ukoln.ac.uk/web-focus/events/workshops/webmaster-2003/sessions/#talk-8 The prospect of enhancing existing educational services and offering new ones across physical and time boundaries, reaching new markets and increasing revenue, appears to lure educational administrators. National and international competition for students now seems within grasp of most academic institutions. Exploiting the potential of e-learning technologies has proven to be more complex than foreseen. This paper provides a framework and a rationale for e-learning projects and presents ideas for implementation. 2003-06-12