Web Accessibility in Higher Education
The proliferation of college classes and full degree programs online is allowing people to access higher education qualifications in their own time and based on their own needs. The university experience has gone virtual as prospective students check out campuses, course catalogs and syllabi through university websites.
But what if the online degree course you wanted to study wasn’t available in an accessible format that you required? Perhaps you’ve been in that situation or if not, imagine how that would feel.
Securing your SharePoint Content & Infrastructure
A few weeks ago, we participated in a webinar with Axceler on securing content and infrastructure within SharePoint. I thought I’d point out some of the pertinent points raised during the presentation.
BT’s SharePoint 2010 Implementation
When I was the BT intranet manager I was heavily involved in the strategy, plans and implementation of SharePoint 2010 for the last 12 months I was there. It was the biggest change to BT’s intranet since it was created 15 years before. It was a ‘work in progress’ as BT migrated all its existing content from the publishing tools it is using now for accredited and collaborative content.
A Checklist to Help with SharePoint
Enterprises deploying SharePoint 2010 have normally given detailed attention to technical considerations and will have worked hard to align the technology with corporate workflow.
Canada’s Common Look and Feel for the Internet
Canada has put in place new standards (otherwise known as Common Look and Feel standards or CLF) for web accessibility, usability and interoperability that includes updated Usability Standards (effective from Sept 28th, 2011). These new standards will replace Part 1 and Part 3 of the older CLF guidelines.
SharePoint Compliance: Securing the Content & Infrastructure
Obama’s Record Management Memo – 4 months later
Last November, Obama stated in a memo ‘Managing Government Records’ to government agencies the requirement to improve records management. The memo suggested that well-maintained records management could improve performance and promote openness and accountability by documenting agency actions and decisions.
How to measure the value of SharePoint 2010
You have developed
a strategy (How to develop a SharePoint 2010 strategy) and built a governance framework (How to build SharePoint 2010 governance). You have got the buy-in from your senior business representatives (stakeholders) and agreed on your implementation plan that factors in the benefits and drawbacks of different approaches.
Will Collaboration Expose your Business?
Opening up your business to social media collaboration carries significant risk. Major brands have experienced issues with social media strategies that encourage customers to share with them, most recently Coca Cola.
What is a Privacy Policy and Why Do You Need One?
A privacy policy is a statement that discloses the various ways your organization gathers, uses, discloses, and manages client data. This data, also known as Personally Identifiable Information (PII), involves anything that can be used to identify someone as an individual, including his or her name, contact information, financial and medical records, credit report, and many other things.
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