system_kgs: An Internet supported concept for presenting and distributing information

Thomas LacknerKunstgeschichte.de e.V. Frankfurt

Dr. Ingeborg ReichleHermann von Helmholtz-Zentrum für Kulturtechnik Humboldt-Universitätzu Berlin

Online Educa 2004 Pre-Conference Workshop

Berlin 1.12.2004

Educational-Political preconditions for integration www-based informationsystemsin research and education

New media at the art history department

of the Humboldt-University of Berlin

Development of new teaching and learning concepts via www-based informationsystems

system kgs

contact information on the web

Challenges for universities to integrate (I)nformation (T)echnologies in education :

Extension of IT infrastructures within universities

The development of new teach- and learning concepts

The development of content software for University teaching

First aim:overcomming the separation of creation processes via the usage of Content Management Systems to enable consequently an informationsystem, which is based on the dynamic generation of documents.

Development of www-based informationsystems

Useage of different media

The development of www-based informationsystems

Condition 1:usage of already existing IT-infrastructure.

Condition 2:Abstraction, separation of content and programlogic. Minimalisation.

The development of www-based informationsystems

Condition 3:Universal input, universal client.

University as „Provider“.

Databank as central informationstorage

Modular concept

The applications differ in their functions, but use the same infrastructure

kgs Server

Consequent usage of css 1

Adaptable Interface

No usages of Web-“Design“ for gaining more flexibility

kgs Client

Short news on the entrance page of the department

kgs news

Subscription via Email

XML (Information-charing)

Enables scientists to edit their personal homepage, to present projects and publications

kgs personal homepage

Personal access

WYSIWYG-Editor

kgs lightbox

system kgs. WWW-based Content Management System (WCMS)

This project was developed to serve the needs of an art history department and to reorganize the workflow at the department

Open Source: The software programs, which are used within the system kgs, are all part of the GPL (GNU Public License)

system kgs. Technical details

Server-side: Apache, mySQL (or RDBMS), PHP, Expat XML-Parser

Klienten-side: Browser from Version 4.0 on for reading, Browser from Version 6.0 for input

system kgs. More information:

http://www.kunstgeschichte.de/kgs/publications, technical information about system_kgs

Flyer „system_kgs“

contact

Thomas LacknerKunstgeschichte.de e.V.

Berliner Straße 3D-65824 Schwalbach/Ts.t 06196 . 95 12 71f 06196 . 95 12 72info@kunstgeschichte.de

www.kunstgeschichte.de

Dr. Ingeborg Reichle

Hermann von Helmholtz-Zentrum für Kulturtechnik Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin

Unter den Linden 6D-10099 Berlint 030 . 2093-2395f 030 . 2093-1961Ingeborg.Reichle@culture.hu-berlin.dewww.kunstgeschichte.de/reichle