SCHOOL OF LIBRARY, ARCHIVE AND INFORMATION STUDIES Andy Dawson LIS1510 Library and Archives Automation Issues Mounting information on the Web Andy Dawson School of Library, Archive & Information Studies, UCL School of Library, Archive & Information Studies, UCL (University of Malta 2008)

SCHOOL OF LIBRARY, ARCHIVE AND INFORMATION STUDIES Andy Dawson What we will be covering today Why use the Internet? Considerations for effective Internet publishing Key design issues Practical – more creating web pages with HTML

SCHOOL OF LIBRARY, ARCHIVE AND INFORMATION STUDIES Andy Dawson Why the Internet? Popularity Costs Simplicity.... Hype?

SCHOOL OF LIBRARY, ARCHIVE AND INFORMATION STUDIES Andy Dawson Why provide information on the Internet? Sell goods or services Raise awareness Advertise Improve access Collect data

SCHOOL OF LIBRARY, ARCHIVE AND INFORMATION STUDIES Andy Dawson Check your reasoning What do you want to achieve? Know what you’re doing, and why Can the Net/Web do it? Can you reach your target? Is there a better way?

SCHOOL OF LIBRARY, ARCHIVE AND INFORMATION STUDIES Andy Dawson Don’t forget -related services Horses for courses Accessibility & effort One-offs vs sustained presence Nettiquette & Spamming

SCHOOL OF LIBRARY, ARCHIVE AND INFORMATION STUDIES Andy Dawson The Client-Server concept The importance of the technology The need for a server Options for implementation –DIY, Internal, ISP, Consultancy Using a service provider –“Free” space and support costs

SCHOOL OF LIBRARY, ARCHIVE AND INFORMATION STUDIES Andy Dawson Service issues More in lecture 10 Linking to databases etc –Advanced processsing - CGI scripts, APIs, PHP Client-side and server-side processing Financial transactions Resource ramifications

SCHOOL OF LIBRARY, ARCHIVE AND INFORMATION STUDIES Andy Dawson Design issues Why will users come? –Content is King But that said… Artistic design vs Technical design A picture is worth...?

SCHOOL OF LIBRARY, ARCHIVE AND INFORMATION STUDIES Andy Dawson Text Cat = 3 bytes CAT

SCHOOL OF LIBRARY, ARCHIVE AND INFORMATION STUDIES Andy Dawson Line cat (bmp): 3,000 bytes

SCHOOL OF LIBRARY, ARCHIVE AND INFORMATION STUDIES Andy Dawson Real Cat (bmp)= 375,482 bytes

SCHOOL OF LIBRARY, ARCHIVE AND INFORMATION STUDIES Andy Dawson Design issues Why will users come? –Content is King But that said… Artistic design vs Technical design A picture is worth...? Still pictures - moving pictures! Visual accessibility issues

SCHOOL OF LIBRARY, ARCHIVE AND INFORMATION STUDIES Andy Dawson Design issues WYSINWTG –Predictability –PDF and alternatives –Java and dynamically –driven sites Page layouts –Usability rules –Consistency –Key elements The “lowest common denominator” approach

SCHOOL OF LIBRARY, ARCHIVE AND INFORMATION STUDIES Andy Dawson Document structures People like structure... Structural types –Sequential –Heirarchical –Web –Hybrid Document structures and navigability

SCHOOL OF LIBRARY, ARCHIVE AND INFORMATION STUDIES Andy Dawson Storyboarding and structural preparation The importance of control and planning The value of storyboarding –Start on paper – ALWAYS! Tools for control and maintenance –Freestanding tools –“Environmental” tools Problems with presentation-oriented tools and compatibility

SCHOOL OF LIBRARY, ARCHIVE AND INFORMATION STUDIES Andy Dawson That’s it for today! Any questions? Now more practical work! Tomorrow: More XHTML (and CSS)