3. Do as I Say, Not as I Did Lessons Learned On Archival Web Page Management Dan Linke Seeley G. Mudd Manuscript Library Princeton University Poughkeepsie MARAC/NEA meeting, October 25, 2002

4. Mudd’s first web page, c. 1997

5. Mudd’s second web page, c. 1998-2001

6. TODAYTODAY

7. File Structure of the 1997 web page

8. Outline of the 1998 web page

9. Today’s web page

10. Naming Conventions Upper vs. lower case vs. mixed.htm vs..html collection formula (1st 8 characters etc.)

11. Naming Conventions II Section Organization, i.e. Subdirectory structure (news, exhibits, etc.) News1, news2, etc. Collection numbers for finding aid file names Multiple files for one finding aid (a,b,c,d… or 1,2,3,4, …)

12. Databases/Photos Naming/numbering conventions again! Additions to… 72 dpi on website Pay close attention to student data entry

13. Format Tables.HTML vs..SHTML (footers with home page option) Meta data tags

14. Format II No Frames! Small files for modem users? DIV tags instead of tables?

15. Know when to stop…. They don’t call it the web for nothing. Set deadlines and down periods. Accept that anything you do will need to be updated tomorrow.

16. Don’t Forget to… BACKUP!

17. Staffing issues Who does what? Professional vs. Support Consider the training investment

18. If working with contractor... Assume they know little about what you do Review their early outlines closely for misconceptions Get any files they custom create as part of the deal (fonts esp.)

19. PHP: The future?

20. PHP: operational outline

21. Finally... Create a manual for all of this! (Be prepared to revise it frequently)

22. dlinke@princeton.edu