Putting your departmental info on the UWM Web Server

Each campus unit will be best served by having their own in-house talent to create, update and change their information on the UWM Campus Wide Information System. The following resources can assist in that process.

Before you get started

To receive a "slot" on UWM's web pages, send an email message to Bill Stapleton (wls@csd) including your department name, a shorter name or abbreviation to use for the Web directory/URL name, and a permanent departmental person (to serve as a future contact) in the message. You'll receive some electronic information and instructions by email and Bill will reserve storage space for your departmental page.

Help getting started

Go to http://www.uwm.edu/info/ to read some pointers, including the UWM Web Page Standards for departmental home pages. This document outlines the Universities minumum requirements for offical web pages and offers many suggestions in developing effective pages.
Look at a good guide to the HTML language. One suggested book, that you'll find on Reserve in the Library, is HTML for Dummies, by Ed Tittel and Steve James.
Take an HTML shortcourse from I&MT (229-5395). Many of our periodic shortcourses are focused on serving faculty and departmental staff who want help with the development of Home Pages.
Take an HTML shortcourse from the School of Library and Information Science (227-3200).
Join the UWM CWIS email listserver. Send an email message to listserv@csd.uwm.edu and in the body of the message say: subscribe cwis
Contact the Student Consultant Supervisor at 229-6635 if you wish to hire a student consultant to help with your home departmental page.

Answers to ad hoc questions

Send electronic mail to help@csd where it will be read by dozens of I&MT staff, many of whom are skilled at creating web pages.
Call the I&MT student consultants at 229-5370. Many of the student consultants have experience creating web pages and can help you.

Help with effective and appealing page design

Hire I&MT's Creative Services department to assist you. Contact Sue McKay (smckay@csd), 229-4702.
Call I&MT's Instructional Services Department for assistance. Contact John Grozik, (grozik@csd), 229-5477.

Getting your new page linked

Once your page is designed, to get it linked to the UWM pages, contact Bill Stapleton (wls@csd).

Information and Media Technologies (I&MT)
Client Skills Development
229-5140 or 229-2423

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Last update: July 5, 2000. --- URL: http://www.uwm.edu/info/CWIS_info.html
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