05 Sep 06 Web Editorial Board Updates – May 2006
May 2006
The Web Editorial Board met with staff from the Governance Office and OIF on May 1th to discuss the placement of Council and Executive Board documents on the website. It was agreed that the Council and Board secretariats would place all official Council and Board documents in a single directory with a document inventory as “cover page.” Guidelines and recommended practices will be developed.
05 Sep 06 Web Editorial Board Updates – June/July 2006
June/July 2006
The Web Editorial Board has spearheaded a drive to clean up outdated conference information on the website. The issue arises when content once tagged to show up on dynamic pages is not “untagged” after the event in question has passed. The WEB will continue to review other tagged sections of the website and encourage content managers to update their pages.
05 Sep 06 Web Editorial Board Updates – August 2006
August 2006
In addition to overseeing the usability assessment project (see Usability Study), the Web Editorial Board ( WEB ) has developed plans for a members-only “landing page” that will be implemented in stages over the next few months. The WEB has also sketched out a plan for revising the layout of the home page to accommodate changes that have pushed the “Spotlight” section “below the fold.” This rearrangement has been put on hold pending the completion of the usability study. The WEB recently launched a wiki to gather information from across the Association regarding social networking. This was prompted when it was discovered that numerous units of the organization were planning websites, blogs and wikis on this topic. The WEB has also developed an online community to collect and share information about the group’s work. Jenny Levine has been added as a member of the WEB.
07 Jul 06 Web Editorial Board – Background
Since the debut of the CMS in 2003, a group of ALA staff has met weekly to review content for the ALA home page. Keith Michael Fiels has asked this group to expand its charge to include oversight of more sections of the website that need regular updating. He would also like the group to seek and evaluate regular feedback on the website, and to oversee a model of continuous improvements to the site. The group is currently re-writing its charge.
