Table of Contents
- Introduction
- Content Formats
- Publishing Tools and Services
- Blogger
- Google Calendar
- Google Docs
- Google Spreadsheets
- Flickr
- Youtube
- Publishing Guidelines
- University Web Template Guidelines
- College Style Guide
- University Logo and Identity Guidelines
- Common Content Types
- Audio
- Images
- Video
1. Introduction
The College will be using the Drupal CMS and external web services (i.e. Blogger, Flickr, YouTube) as a two-pronged approach to publishing web content.The benefits of this combined approach will allow greater focus and participation on the publication of content for the College by taking advantage of free--or low-cost--tools created, maintained, and provided by various outside web services.
The University Web Template is the standard template upon which the College Web Template will be based.
2. Content Formats
The two basic content formats to be utilized with are:
- Blogs (for dynamic content)
- Pages (for static content)
2.1 Blogs
The blog format is used for content that is updated on a regular basis or needs to be archived sequentially by date such as exhibitions, productions, etc.
Blogger is the web service that will be used to publish dynamic content.
2.2 Pages
Pages refer to non-sequential content that is updated on a semi-regular basis. An example of a page is an "About" page.
Google Docs is the web service that will be used to publish static content.
3. Publishing Tools and Services
The following web services will be utilized to gather and sort content to be imported into the Drupal CMS.
3.1 Blogger
Each department website has been set up with two possible blogs that can be imported into the Drupal system:- News
Daily news and announcements.
- Bios
Faculty bio text and photo.
NOTE: Additional blogs can be setup as needed.
More information and help:
3.2 Google Calendar
Calendar events (if required) are edited and published through a public Google Calendar.View Example Department Calendar
More information and help:
Google Calendar Support
3.3 Google Docs
Single static web site pages (i.e. About, Facilities, etc.) are published through Google Docs.View Example About Page
More information and help:
Google Docs Support
3.4 Google Spreadsheets
Contact directories are edited and published through Google Spreadsheets.View Example Contact Directory
More information and help:
Google Spreadsheets Support
3.5 Flickr
Photo collections are collected, sorted, and published through Flickr.View Example Photo Gallery
More information and help:
Flickr Help and FAQ
Also:
Quick and Easy Slideshows using Flickr
3.6 Youtube
Video collections and galleries are collected, sorted, and published via YouTube.View Example Video Gallery
More information and help:
YouTube Support
Also:
How to Create a Custom YouTube Media Player
4. Publishing Guidelines
4.1 University Web Template Guidelines
Used for all San Francisco State University web site content.SF State Web Template Guidelines
4.2 College Style Guide
Used for all content and documents that are published online and in print format by the College of Creative Arts and its departments.Creative Arts Style Guide
4.3 University Logo and Identity Guidelines
Used for all content and documents that are published online and in print format by the College of Creative Arts and its departments.SF State Identity System
5. Common Content Types
5.1 Audio
Audio clips shall be optimized for the web in MP3 format. Audio files will be stored on the College of Creative Arts web servers.5.2 Images
Photos and graphics (illustrations) shall be uploaded to a department's Flickr account. Images can then be sorted by tag or sets and displayed as a single image or as a slideshow within a web page. (web service)5.3 Video
Video shall be uploaded to a department's YouTube account. Videos can then be embedded into any web page. (web service)5.4 PDF
The preferred format for online content is primarily as an HTML page or as a Google Document--but if absolutely necessary--PDF documents can be uploaded to a department's web server. PDF files will be stored on the College of Creative Arts web servers.The University Identity Guidelines shall be followed for all PDF documents posted online.
