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Academic Web Pages In New York State: 

Academic Web Pages In New York State By Julia E. Schult, Elmira College (Electronic Services Librarian)

A Look at Our Websites: 

A Look at Our Websites Looked at 34 New York colleges & universities 20 private, 14 public 5 Very Small Private (1,000-2,000 students) 9 Medium (3,000-5,000) 10 Large (5,000-10,000) 10 Very Large (10,000+) All were general undergraduate schools

Categories: Function-based or by Type of User?: 

Categories: Function-based or by Type of User? Most (22 of 34) mostly by Function Of those that used both, 3 of 7 emphasized “User-type” categories Larger schools more likely than smaller to use “User-type” categories Very little difference Public vs. Private

Prominent Categories: 

Prominent Categories 34 - Alumni 33 - Academics 29 - Admissions 26 - News 24 - Search 23 - “About us” 20 - Athletics 19 - Student Life 18 - Directories 18 - Libraries 16 - Faculty 15 - Administration 14 - Computer Svcs 13 - Contact Us

Primary Stakeholders:: 

Primary Stakeholders: Alumni/Development Admissions Current students, staff, & faculty needing A) academic information, B) administrative information, and C) news & events type information Parents Visitors to campus

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At least 16 of the top 30 categories used would be used by current students (Academics, News, Search, Athletics, Student Life, Directories, Libraries, Faculty, Administration, Computer Services, Courses/Registrar, Calendar, etc.)

Special Effects : 

Special Effects Rollovers: 24 (of 34) Drop-down menus: 10 (usually quick links) Scrolling effects: 6 Popup menus: 5 1 had splash page and sound effects animated .gifs: only about 2-3

Virtual Tours: 

Virtual Tours 18-19 schools offered Virtual Tours (of some kind) Private slightly more likely than public 9 used 360° photography in the VT (but at 1 school it didn’t work) 7 of the 9 were private The larger the school, the more likely

For Current Community:: 

For Current Community: All-Campus Calendar of Events (29 of 34) Computer Services or Technology link on home page (18-19 of 34) Library likely to have link on home page except for Very Large schools (28-29 of 34) Off-campus Database Access more likely at larger schools (24 of 34)

Thank you.: 

Thank you. Julia E. Schult jschult@elmira.edu