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Friday, April 29, 2016

Spotlight on IT – Big Data Edition

Welcome to our new eNewsletter, Spotlight on IT.  Each month we will spotlight a different trend or topic in the information technology world.  If you would like to receive this publication in your inbox, subscribe here. In support of the Big Data 3.0 event which took place here at Carleton on March 29, and the... More

Friday, February 26, 2016

New CCMS Template for Carleton Websites

Web Services have developed a new Carleton CMS template and over 20 Carleton websites are enjoying the benefits of the redesign (including ITS). The Web Team is now working to update the remaining 300 websites. The changes to the look and feel are subtle but significant and have been greatly influenced by feedback the... More

Thursday, April 4, 2013

AODA: Web Accessibility Requirements

Website accessibility falls within the information and communications standard of AODA. Section 14 states: “Designated public sector organizations and large organizations shall make their internet websites and web content conform with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.0, initially at Level A and increasing to Level AA.” All new... More

Monday, February 25, 2013

Coffee Break with Web Services Recap

Last Wednesday, Web Services hosted their 6th Coffee Break with Web Services event. At this event, the Web Services department presented on various topics, including  upcoming AODA web requirements, the new CCMS template for departmental and administrative websites, training and support and latest accomplishments. To read more about the event,... More

Monday, February 11, 2013

Important notice about Carleton Websites and Accessibility

Carleton University is committed to meeting our obligations under the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA). For all of our websites, this means conforming to Section 14 of the Integrated Accessibility Standards Regulation. As such, Carleton websites and web content must conform to accessibility standards by January 2014. If... More

Monday, February 11, 2013

Come out for Coffee Break with Web Services

On February 20th, Web Services invites current CCMS (Carleton Content Management Service) clients and anyone interested in the web at Carleton to join the Carleton web community for a sneak peek of the newest CCMS template. Web Services will also be providing information on the upcoming web accessibility requirements. Date: Wednesday, February 20... More

Monday, September 19, 2011

Applied a new template to Carleton.ca websites

The Carleton Content Management System (CMS) project was initiated in 2007 with the aim of getting all front facing Carleton university websites on a single, consistent template. There are now over 250 websites on the CMS all with the same look and feel. It was time for that look to get updated. Over the... More

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