Web Services is here to provide the Students, Faculty and Staff support in the areas of services disseminated via the web.
For the Student this means Web Services creates and maintains a majority of the pages on the AC website. Services provided for faculty and staff includes creating academic and administrative department websites using a Content Management System (CMS) called Phpwebsite and providing training on how to use Phpwebsite.
Faculty can have their own sites as well. All it takes is a request through Helpdesk. Web Services will set up your site with our standard template. We can convert any template to work with the CMS, though there are some style guide rules concerning the AC logo. But you do have some creative freedom with your site.
Phpwebsite underwent an upgrade over the summer of 2009. This upgrade included enhanced features for podcasting, blogs, e-mail lists and calendars. Phpwebsite came with a brand new look for the AC site.
Probably the best kept secret of Phpwebsite (the CMS) is the shortcut module. You will find it in the mini admin menu when logged into your branch. It's super simple to use and can be a big help.