Purpose
The Web Standards and Content Working Group (WSG), a subcommittee
of the Information
Technology Planning Group (ITPG), was established in May
2005 with the goal of creating a more consistent Web presentation
of UCSB across the various departments on campus. To accomplish
this goal, the group was assigned two main tasks:
- To recommend a set of Web guidelines and best practices
pertaining to usability, accessibility, and identity, that
the ITPG, the ITB (Information Technology Board), the Office
of Information Technology, the Office of the Executive Vice
Chancellor, and the Office of Public Affairs could endorse
as standards for UCSB campus Web sites.
- To create a central campus resource for disseminating information
on these guidelines, as well as other Web-related information,
resources, and tools.
The WSG does not police campus Web sites. Instead, we promote
and encourage campus Web continuity through the use of established
practices, logos, colors, etc., and adherence to UCSB policies.
The standards recommended by the WSG will continue to be updated
to reflect the evolution of technologies, laws, and the needs
of our campus constituencies. At this time, the recommendations
do not extend to issues related to security or to application
and database development.
Members and Meetings
The WSG is a campus-wide forum whose membership is drawn from
Web developers, designers, and administrators across campus.
Its meetings, typically held the first Tuesday of every month,
are open to all UCSB Web professionals. Meeting announcements
are disseminated through the UCSB-Web mailing
list. WSG meeting notes are posted on the Computer
Support Forum (CSF) Web site.
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 reporting directly
to the ITPG in Fall 2005.
The WSG is active in promoting development and training opportunities
for Web professionals at UCSB. In January 2006, the WSG organized
a local site connection to a Web conference on "Accessible
Web sites: Compliance and Design." The Division of Student
Affairs and the Disabled Students Program sponsored the conference
registration, and over 40 campus Web practitioners attended
the two-session program.
Contact
You may contact the WSG with questions, comments, or suggestions at webstandards@ucsb.edu.
