Archives: Web Services

Wednesday, May 8, 2019

The Carleton Home Page is Getting a Refresh

Four years ago, we redesigned Carleton.ca and it has served us well by bringing in over 100,000 visitors each month. However, four years is a long time in the digital world and we are happy to say that it’s time for an update. When approaching the redesign, the Department of University Communications and the... More

Thursday, September 22, 2016

ITS Website Stats for September [INFOGRAPHIC]

As to be expected, each September we see a spike in stats.  Service Desk calls are up, wireless traffic is up, and web stats are up. In fact, we saw a 93% increase in web traffic to the ITS website from August to September.  Not surprising. And the stats are even up from last September: sessions... More

Friday, August 19, 2016

Web Services Launches new Knowledge Base

Web Services have launched their new Knowledge base. This is where web content administrators will now go to find CCMS documentation, video tutorials, and FAQs. The CCMS website (where the documentation was previously hosted) has been renamed ‘Web Services’ and will be used to communicate services, events, and news. This new knowledge base... More

Monday, June 6, 2016

Web Services’ Social Media Talk Recap

On June 1st Web Services hosted a Social Media Talk and would like to thank Mike Reynold's from the Office of the Vice-President (Student Services) and Chris Cline from the Department of University Communications for sharing their expertise with the group. If you weren’t able to attend, here is a recap of the event. To those that... More

Friday, March 11, 2016

ITS February Stats [INFOGRAPHIC]

Our team of 120 professional services staff provide enterprise information technology solutions and services to support the learning, teaching, research and administrative goals of Carleton University. The infographic below highlights some of the activity we saw in the month of February  Click on the image for a larger view.  The accessible... 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

Wednesday, October 15, 2014

Carleton Unveils New University Home Page

Web Services and the Department of Communications are proud to announce the launch of the new Carleton homepage. The new responsive design, developed by Web Services, provides an optimal viewing experience that adapts to the screen size of any device and features a top space for quality photos and an auto-complete search function. Based on... More

Monday, May 5, 2014

Ottawa’s Second Annual WordCamp a Success

Over the weekend, over 300 WordPress enthusiasts gathered here at Carleton for Ottawa’s 2nd annual WordCamp. Amongst the co-organizers and presenters were Troy Chaplin and Mike Corkum, web developers in ITS.  Being involved in WordCamp is important to Carleton.  Troy stated “Being a part of WordCamp gives us the opportunity to give back to... More

Tuesday, May 3, 2011

Web Services Year in Review

This last fiscal year was a big one for Web Services. Not only did we become a department within ITS, we celebrated the successful completion of the CCMS... More

Monday, April 4, 2011

Build Better Websites with Help from Web Workshops

A well thought out website can save time and frustration – visitors find what they need quickly and leave feeling happy about their experience. Web Services has created a series of online workshops for the Carleton community that provide information on how to great websites. These workshops came about as a result of the Service Excellence... More

Monday, March 7, 2011

Coming soon – Online Web Workshops

This month Web Services will be offering online Web Workshops to help web content administrators at Carleton deliver top quality... More

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