Feedback on #IWMW15 (and Plans for #IWMW16)
About IWMW 2015 IWMW 2015, the 19th annual Institutional Web Management Workshop, took place from 27-29th July at Edge Hill University, Ormskirk. As described last year in a post on Reflections on...
View ArticleReflections on a Twitter Discussion About ORCID
“Can’t Get Excited About ORCID” On Friday (4 September 2015) I took part in an interesting discussion about ORCID which began when I came across the following tweet which provided a link to an...
View ArticleBack to the Future at #ILI2015
Looking To The Past To Predict The Future On Monday Tony Hirst and myself co-facilitated a workshop on “Preparing for the Future: Technological Challenges and Beyond” which preceded the ILI 2015...
View ArticleShould We Boycott Academia.edu?
The “Why Are We Not Boycotting Academia.edu?” Event I recently came across a tweet which announced an event which addressed the question “Why Are We Not Boycotting Academia.edu?“. As described on the...
View ArticleIWMW 2016: Call For Submissions Open
IWMW 2016, the annual Institutional Web Management Workshop, will be held at Liverpool John Moores University on 21-23 June 2016. The theme of this year’s event is “Understanding Users; Managing...
View ArticleDevelopments to Accessibility, Automation and Metadata
Last night I attended talk on “Schema.org & Accessibility – How Can it Help?” which was organised by Accessible Bristol. This was the first time I’ve attended an event organised by Accessible...
View ArticleCloud Storage – for Use by Individuals
Providing Advice to the Members of the University of the Third Age In my recent post on Life After Cetis: the Launch of the UK Web Focus Consultancy I described “I am also intending to carry out a...
View ArticleFinalising Plans for IWMW 2015
IWMW 2015: A Recap The 19th in the annual Institutional Web Management Workshop series, IWMW 2015, will take place at Edge Hill University on 27-29 July. The event is aimed at members of institutional...
View ArticleTime To Update Web Accessibility Policies?
Institutional Web Accessibility Policies What type of policies do institutions provide on the accessibility of corporate web sites? This question is very relevant to the workshop session on “BS 8878:...
View Article“Pondering the Online Legacy of my Work”
Neglected Areas for Web Managers? Yesterday I came across two posts in my Facebook stream which addressed areas which appear to be neglected by those with responsibilities for providing institutional...
View ArticleIs Wikipedia Relevant to University Web Managers?
Areas Apparently Not Being Addressed By Web Managers Yesterday in a post entitled “Pondering the Online Legacy of my Work” I described how two recent Facebook messages highlighted areas which appear...
View ArticleGuest post: Reflections on IWMW 2015 from Emma Cragg
IWMW 2015, the 19th annual Institutional Web Management Workshop, took place recently at Edge Hill University. In this, the first guest blog post about the event Emma Cragg gives her thoughts from the...
View ArticleGuest post: Reflections on IWMW 2015 from Charlotte Harry
Yesterday Emma Cragg gave her Reflections on IWMW 2015. Today’s second guest post about the IWMW 2015 event is written by Charlotte Harry, another IWMW first-timer. Since attending my first...
View ArticleGuest post: Reflections on IWMW Events from Jean Jumelle
Jean Jumelle, Web Communications Analyst at Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh is retiring shortly. Jean has attended several IWMW events since 2007 and, in this third guest post by IWMW 2015...
View ArticleGuest post: Evolution at its finest in the Higher Education sector
This year’s IWMW 2015 event attracted larger numbers of speakers and participants from beyond the HE sector than in the past. This guest post by Rachel Rennie, Head of Edinburgh at Precedent is the...
View ArticleReflections on #IWMW15
About IWMW 2015 IWMW 2015, the annual Institutional Web Management Workshop, took place at Edge Hill University of 27-29 July. Following the recent series of guest posts from participants at the event...
View ArticleBrief Thoughts on Day 1 of the Jisc Digital Festival 2016
The Jisc Digital Festival 2016 The two-day Jisc Digital Festival began early today and continues tomorrow. This was my first Jisc event for some time and provided a valuable opportunity to gain an...
View ArticleDo You Have Memories Of IWMW Events?
20 Years of IWMW! This years annual Institutional Web Management Workshop, IWMW 2016, will be the 20th in the series. The event was launched in July 1997 with a two-day event. Although initially...
View ArticleIWMW 2016 Now Open For Bookings!
I’m pleased to announce that bookings for the IWMW 2016 event are now open. This year’s event will be held at Liverpool John Moores University on 21-23 June The IWMW 2016 event is the leading event...
View ArticleIWMW In Miniature
IWMW – the Annual Event IWMW, the Institutional Web Management Workshop, celebrates its 20th anniversary on 21-23 June, with the IWMW 2016 event taking place at Liverpool John Moores University. As is...
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