BwolfUCSB
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4 years ago Good idea.
On May 29, 2020, at 1:17 PM, Logan Franken notifications@github.com wrote:
384 https://github.com/ucsb/webguide/issues/384
Legacy Page https://webguide.ucsb.edu/about/ https://webguide.ucsb.edu/about/ Location in New Hierarchy https://dev-webguide-ucsb-edu-v01.pantheonsite.io/ https://dev-webguide-ucsb-edu-v01.pantheonsite.io/ or https://dev-webguide-ucsb-edu-v01.pantheonsite.io/about https://dev-webguide-ucsb-edu-v01.pantheonsite.io/about I think it makes sense to migrate this page since it provides context for the group. There isn't a current spot in the proposed hierarchy for the new website, so I think it would make sense to either put it on the home page or a new "About" page.
Here's my first draft:
Purpose
The Web Standards Group (WSG) is a campus-wide community group for anyone involved in building UCSB websites, including developers, designers, and administrators. The WSG has three main functions:
Host a monthly meeting to discuss topics related to building UCSB websites, including best practices, campus web-related news, and useful tools and resources Provide campus-wide trainings Maintain a website (Web Standards Guide) documenting guidelines and best practices for building standards-compliant UCSB websites Monthly Meetings
Meetings are typically held the first Tuesday of every month. Meeting announcements are disseminated through the UCSB-Web mailing list. To join the mailing list, send an email asking to subscribe to the WSG co-chairs at wsg-chairs@connect.ucsb.edu mailto:wsg-chairs@connect.ucsb.edu.
History
The WSG was formed in May 2005 as a subcommittee of the New Business Architecture (NBA) group, whose mission is to champion campus-wide information systems strategic planning and coordination. Student Information Systems & Technology Associate Director Lubomir Bojilov conceived, proposed, and organized the subcommittee, and served as its first chair.
The WSG became a task-level subcommittee/working group reporting directly to the ITPG in Fall 2005. Work began on the initial version of the webguide shortly thereafter. The initial version was brought before the ITPG for acceptance in late 2006 and was finally approved by the ITB in January 2007.
The WSG is active in promoting development and training opportunities for web professionals at UCSB. Since 2006, the group has organized a large number of free workshops and Brown Bag forums on web standards, web accessibility, web applications security, web content management systems, and related topics. Video archives of recorded events are available through the UCSB Gauchocast service. The Office of Information Systems and Technology, the Division of Student Affairs, and the Disabled Students Program have provided support for this training.
In September 2012, the WSG organized a subcommittee to update the web guide, bringing the guide up-to-date with modern web development and design best practices as well as newer policy compliance and web accessibility requirements.
In 2013, amid restructuring of IT units within UCSB, the reporting chain for many of the ITPG formed working groups, including the WSG, was transferred to the UCSB IT Council.
In 2015, the webguide’s underlying infrastructure was migrated from an on-campus hosted solution to Github using Github Pages. This was to allow more rapid content development within the webguide and broader community contribution and collaboration leveraging the Github platform.
In 2020, the webguide was transitioned to Drupal, the preeminent campus content management system.
A few questions I had:
I don't know if that Google calendar currently on the page is actually maintained by anyone? Is anyone even maintaining wsg-chairs@connect.ucsb.edu mailto:wsg-chairs@connect.ucsb.edu? Is the proper way to join the UCSB-Web mailing list still just to email that address? — You are receiving this because you are subscribed to this thread. Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub https://github.com/ucsb/webguide/issues/386, or unsubscribe https://github.com/notifications/unsubscribe-auth/ADFFMMZPUZO5TSR27GPWU4DRUAJ7PANCNFSM4NOKL6ZQ.
Brian Wolf Developer / Designer LSCG Web Design Services UC Santa Barbara
wolf@ucsb.edu +1 805-893-5932
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loganfranken
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Legacy Page https://webguide.ucsb.edu/about/
Location in New Hierarchy https://dev-webguide-ucsb-edu-v01.pantheonsite.io/ or https://dev-webguide-ucsb-edu-v01.pantheonsite.io/about
I think it makes sense to migrate this page since it provides context for the group. There isn't a current spot in the proposed hierarchy for the new website, so I think it would make sense to either put it on the home page or a new "About" page.
Here's my first draft:
Purpose
The Web Standards Group (WSG) is a campus-wide community group for anyone involved in building UCSB websites, including developers, designers, and administrators. The WSG has three main functions:
Monthly Meetings
Meetings are typically held the first Tuesday of every month. Meeting announcements are disseminated through the UCSB-Web mailing list. To join the mailing list, send an email asking to subscribe to the WSG co-chairs at wsg-chairs@connect.ucsb.edu.
(Insert Calendar)
History
The WSG was formed in May 2005 as a subcommittee of the New Business Architecture (NBA) group, whose mission is to champion campus-wide information systems strategic planning and coordination. Student Information Systems & Technology Associate Director Lubomir Bojilov conceived, proposed, and organized the subcommittee, and served as its first chair.
The WSG became a task-level subcommittee/working group reporting directly to the ITPG in Fall 2005. Work began on the initial version of the webguide shortly thereafter. The initial version was brought before the ITPG for acceptance in late 2006 and was finally approved by the ITB in January 2007.
The WSG is active in promoting development and training opportunities for web professionals at UCSB. Since 2006, the group has organized a large number of free workshops and Brown Bag forums on web standards, web accessibility, web applications security, web content management systems, and related topics. Video archives of recorded events are available through the UCSB Gauchocast service. The Office of Information Systems and Technology, the Division of Student Affairs, and the Disabled Students Program have provided support for this training.
In September 2012, the WSG organized a subcommittee to update the web guide, bringing the guide up-to-date with modern web development and design best practices as well as newer policy compliance and web accessibility requirements.
In 2013, amid restructuring of IT units within UCSB, the reporting chain for many of the ITPG formed working groups, including the WSG, was transferred to the UCSB IT Council.
In 2015, the webguide’s underlying infrastructure was migrated from an on-campus hosted solution to Github using Github Pages. This was to allow more rapid content development within the webguide and broader community contribution and collaboration leveraging the Github platform.
In 2020, the webguide was transitioned to Drupal, the preeminent campus content management system.
A few questions I had: