Creating a Dynamic Online Directory

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Geology/Geography, Mathematics, Physics)• Over 150 Faculty• Updates – Emailed them uploaded• Pages were:• Unorganized• Out of date• Unnecessary Burden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: coxwept@auburn.eduTwitter: @philpepehttp://auburn.edu/cosam/conference