NUI Galway Web Publishing Template Suite
July 2006 – Version 1 Sept 2006 – Version 1.1 May 2007 - Version 1.2
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NUI Galway Web Publishing Template Suite
Introduction NUI Galway Web sites must use a Web publishing template. The NUI Galway Web site employs a suite of different Web publishing template types that support university branding and provide a consistent visual theme across the University Web site. The templates will help publish Web pages that adhere to Web Standards, Best Practice, and conform to University Web Policies. The Web publishing template suite, defines which Web publishing template should be used for NUI Galway Web sites depending on their association with NUI Galway. The suite of templates function with the University Content Management System (CMS) and a template is chosen when a site is created or converted to the CMS. This document will outline the Web publishing templates that make up the suite and in what situation they should be used. Web Publishing Template Suite: Standard template This template applies to organisational units’ Web sites that cater to a specific target audience as outlined below. The template incorporates certain flexibility allowing the sub-site to establish a slightly customised look and feel, based on the corporate template. This template, the Standard Template is the default template and should be used if you are unsure which template to use.
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University Management Offices Faculty Offices Administration Offices Departments Services Offices Research o Institutes o Centres o Technology Centres o Units o Others
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NUI Galway Web Publishing Template Suite
July 2006 – Version 1 Sept 2006 – Version 1.1 May 2007 - Version 1.2
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For example of this template view http://www.nuigalway.ie/hr/ or http://www.nuigalway.ie/medicine/ Options are: • • • • Quick Search Important Links Rightbar – image and news links Full width
Different style sheets and header images are loaded depending on the category of the Web site. Each style sheet is colour coded, for example “Administration & Services” is blue and “Current Students” is yellow. For details of all the colours used, view the Web page (http://www.nuigalway.ie/colours_used.html). Header images loaded are randomly selected from specific categories, again, depending on the category of Web site. The images are loaded from a central image library and broken into the following categories: Research, Future, Current, About, Admin, Faculty, All or General. The CMS is used to edit the Web template when it is setup and published. Cross organisational template This template applies to discrete units of the Web site where third party involvement has been recognised, such as “www.deri.ie” or “www.remedi.ie”. The template has minimal constraints placed on the layout and presentation of pages, allowing for greater flexibility for the third party, while maintaining a technical and brand connection with the University.
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NUI Galway Web Publishing Template Suite
July 2006 – Version 1 Sept 2006 – Version 1.1 May 2007 - Version 1.2
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The CMS can be used to edit the body area only of the Web template. Note: For this template the CMS can not edit the navigation or Meta tags. Personal Template This template applies to personal pages, such as staff and student personal pages. These pages should not contain the University logo but do require a disclaimer, to limit the University’s liability for content published on these pages.
The CMS can be used to edit the body area only of the Web template. Note: For this template the CMS can not edit the navigation or Meta tags.
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