ARS Web Site

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ARS Web SiteSitePublisherWorkshop

• ARS-OCIO-Web Branch
• webmaster_at_ars.usda.gov
• June 2004

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Agenda

• Website
• Just 4 pages? And overwriting default pages
• Database driven content
• Only one management unit at a location - 2 sites
  or 1?
• Publication listings
• Person specific sites
• Search
• SitePublisher
• Left side navigation bar links
• Right top corner image management
• Contact Us site contacts categories
• News and Events
• Outlook
• Time frame
• What will happen to my current web site?

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ARS Web Publishing
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SitePublisher Pages

• Each local webmaster is asked to populate
• Main
• News Events
• Partnering
• Careers

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Overwriting Default Pages

• The default pages that may be overwritten are
• index (About Us)
• index (Research)
• index (Services)
• Some links to default content will appear on left
  hand navigation bars
• Research National Programs and Research Projects
  
• Products Services Publications

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Database Driven Content

• The fundamental attraction of having pages filled
  dynamically with database content is that there
  is no need for webmasters to update them
• Dont make a publication or personnel listing
  yourself use the database driven default ones!

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Management unit location

• When there is only one management unit at a
  location, why are there 2 distinct sites?
• We are diligently working on having the 2 sites
  rolled into 1
• Site allocation is done on a modecode basis, so
  that is why there are 2
• All work will be preserved

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Publication Listings

• Publications must have an acceptance date to be
  displayed (NOT a submitted date)
• Publications are strongly encouraged to link to
  the article at the publishers web site
  (Publishers URL)
• It is your office's responsibility to keep ARIS
  up to date with this information

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Person Specific Sites

• Future
• Scientist pages with right hand links to their
  research interests, resume, collaborators,
  non-publication products, etc.

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Search (iapreview)

• Not yet functional coming soon
• Search by location, area, all of ARS
• Local search is the default

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Left navigation links

• Links on the left navigation bar must be to pages
  within the same category
• Links on the right navigation bar can be to pages
  outside the category
• Links in the body of the page can link anywhere

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Site image

• Each site has the ability to upload an image to
  display in the upper right hand corner for all
  its pages
• Upload delete now available
• Library of images to choose from coming soon

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Contact Us

• Each site will have its own Contact Us
• Site specific designated categories and contact
  person (routing of email)
• Select contact person from list, or type in a
  designated email

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News and Events

• Now available for areas, locations, management
  units in SitePublisher
• When populated, will show up as left navigation
  bar links in the News Events category
• Time sensitive enter time frame to display item

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Time Frame

• Deadline for the population of 4 pages is July 23

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Phases

• Phase 1 Rolling out of new ARS web site with
  sites (7 categories) for all areas, locations,
  and management units July
• Phase 2 OCIO Web Branch working with individual
  site webmasters content owners to complete
  migration/attrition October
• Phase 3 OCIO Web Branch rolling out support for
  dynamic web page development including CGI, ASP
  and other technologies

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Content Mapping Reminder

• Content Mapping
• The process of categorizing each of the
  management units current web pages into one of
  the 7 major categories
• 3 steps
• Inventory and identify current web pages
• Assign to a major category
• Consider layout and additional locations

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Thank you

• Questions?
• webmaster_at_ars.usda.gov