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| 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.
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| 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 and other documents are posted on the campus IT Web site, it.ucsb.edu.
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| 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. Since 2006, the group has organized more than a dozen free workshops and Brown Bag forums on Web standards, Web accessibility, Web applications security, Web content management systems, and related topics. WSG podcasts of recent training activities are available online. The Office of Information Systems and Technology, the Division of Student Affairs, and the Disabled Students Program have provided support for this training. |
| Contact |
| You may contact the WSG with questions, comments, or suggestions at webstandards@lists.ucsb.edu. |
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