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Web management and maintenance

Introduction to web management and maintenance

University webpages must be managed and maintained in accordance with university web publishing policies and guidelines, which includes:

  • Subdomain names (eg. www.horticulture.unimelb.edu.au)
  • URL and file naming conventions
  • Web hosting (eg. webservers and networks)
  • External contractors
  • Security
  • Project management
  • Web publishing process
  • Quality assurance
  • Testing
  • Search engines and search engine optimisation
  • Promotion
  • Website statistics
  • Change management

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Webpages and electronic documents

If you have any suggestions or comments about the following links, please contact us.

  • University web publishing policies and guidelines - draft document in PDF format that contains information about university policies, and provides guidelines to help staff publish compliant web content.
  • Campus Wide Information Systems (CWIS) - University site that includes information about web hosting, network systems, web infrastructure, university search engine, web usage statistics, etc.
  • Information Division Technology Services - University site includes IT support and services, training, software licences and distribution, etc.
  • Web Liaison Network (WLN) - A network of university staff from faculties, divisions and other organisational units provide a link between strategic and operational aspects of web development, management and maintenance.
  • Web Advisory Group (WAG) - This subcommittee of ISC formulates web development strategies for the university and advises ISC on policy and current development activities.
  • Information Strategy Committee (ISC) - Chaired by the Vice-Chancellor, ISC advises the university on the strategic use of information technologies to enhance teaching, research, administration and community functions.
  • Website statistics - Web Centre page giving statistical summaries of site traffic and search terms. For more information about other university site usage statistics see Virtual Host Statistics. For more information, contact the CWIS group.

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Books and articles

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  • Web Project Management (book by Ashley Friedlen) - Presents a method for managing project contributors, quality, costs and schedules. Details how to define, measure and understand your project's status on an ongoing basis.
  • E-Volve-or-Die.com (book by Mitchell Levy) - Overview of the e-comerce paradigm with business models, strategies and case studies.
  • Getting hits (book by Don Sellers) - Guide to promoting your site. Published 1997.
  • Measuring the success of your website (book by Hurol Inan) - Guide to measuring and assessing the effectiveness of your site.

Training and presentations

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