PHILL IP COXWELL @PHILPEPE
CREATING A DYNAMIC ONLINE DIRECTORY
WHAT WE HAD
WHAT WE HAD
• 5 Departments (Biology, Chemistry, Geology/Geography, Mathematics, Physics)• Over 150 Faculty• Updates – Emailed them uploaded• Pages were:• Unorganized• Out of date• Unnecessary Burden
WHAT WE HAVE
WHAT WE HAVE
• Each faculty member has a department page.• Each page uses a standard layout, but is flexible
for departments• Each department has a correct and up to date list
of all faculty.• All pages are in one central location.• Updates handled by departments/faculty so
burden is spread instead of being on one person
WHAT WE HAVE?
• Main Faculty Folder• Each department has a
folder• Each Faculty has a
folder under each department
• Faculty Folders consist of Index page, photo folder and optional Research page folder
• They can also link to their research page
WHAT WE HAVE
• Each department has a Faculty Index Page.• This page pulls info
from each faculty page within the departments folder.• Creates a dynamic and
up to date list of all faculty.• List changes as
individual pages are changed.
WHAT WE HAVE
HOW WE DID IT
• Built the Individual Faculty Pages• Built separate Asset
Factories for each department
• Data Definition, Configuration Set and Content type are all specific to each department.
• Faculty can link to their “Research” or “Lab” pages from here.
WHAT WE HAVE
HOW WE DID IT
• One Index page for each department• Pulls the needed info from each faculty member’s
page/folder and organizes it.• Used Velocity for the formatting• Some also have page organized by research area• Built to fit each department• ZERO UPDATING!
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Phillip CoxwellEmail: [email protected]: @philpepehttp://auburn.edu/cosam/conference