A centre of expertise in digital information management UKOLN is supported by: Benchmarking RSC Web Sites Brian Kelly UKOLN University of Bath Email [email protected]URL http://www.ukoln.ac.uk/ Randy Metcalfe OSS Watch University of Oxford Email randolph.metcalfe@computing- services.oxford.ac.uk URL http://www.oss-watch.ac.uk/
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A centre of expertise in digital information managementwww.ukoln.ac.uk 3 A Bit About Me... Brian Kelly: UK Web Focus – a JISC-funded post to advise HE and FE communities on Web developments Based in UKOLN – a national focus of expertise in digital information management Based at the University of Bath Involved in Web since 1993, while working in Computing Service at University of Leeds Links with IT Service & Library communities The workshop has been informed by UKOLN’s WebWatch work and the WebWatch column in Ariadne
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A centre of expertise in digital information management
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UKOLN is supported by:
Benchmarking RSC Web SitesBrian KellyUKOLNUniversity of Bath
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How Popular Is Your Site?There are a number of services that will tell you how many pages link to your Web site
• WebSiteGarage
• LinkPopularity
• Netscape’s What’s Related service is used through the Netscape browser
http://www.linkpopularity.com/
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What About Other Browsers?Does your home page (and Web site) work in:
• Netscape very popular in UK HE)
• IE (the most widely used browser)
• Significant (all?) versions and platforms of above
• Lynx (text browser which may be used by visually impaired)
• AnyBrowser • DejaVu
http://www.anybrowser.com/
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Benchmarking ExercisesYou have:
• Benchmarked your Web site in relation to others in your community
• Recorded your findingsAnd learnt about:
• Some of the issues involved when using externally hosted Web tools
• Other benchmarking activities• WebWatch surveys of communities
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Once you have completed the exercises, report on your findings
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Home Page Size IssuesThere are certain issues necessary for consideration when using these tools:
• What is a home page? Splash screens Spawning new windows
• Frames• Graphics and graphics folders• Dynamic pages• robot.txt files
See: http://www.ariadne.ac.uk/issue28/web-watch/
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Look Of Your Home PageTypes of entry points:
• Traditional menu structure• Changeable page, with news• Personalised page• Dynamic page • “Splash screens”• Spawning new windows• Pages requiring specialist browser functionality
(e.g. plugins, Java support, etc.)
What type was yours?
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Other Benchmarking ActivitiesWhat other type of benchmarking activities are useful?
• Monitoring Content Quality and ‘Freshness’• New developments and technologies - scripts, other
markup languages, personalisation• Stress and security• Search engine used on site and 404 pages• Server numbers• Visibility on search engines • Usability e.g. by evaluating user feedback• Performance checkers and Independent testing
services
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Performance CheckersApplications can be used to check the performance of your Web site but often at a price
• E-Test Suite• Keynote• Somix• Entuity• Prutsman
Keep your eye on:http://www.w3.org/WAI/ER/existingtools.html
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Implementing A Benchmark SurveyTo implement your own WebWatch- style benchmark across a community you can simply examine WebWatch articles and adapt the HTML for your own use.Further details at <http://www.ariadne.ac.uk/issue29/web-watch/>