Nancy Firestone M-Pathways Web Site Retirement Plan May 24, 2006 MAIS Joint Unit Liaison Meeting.

Nancy Firestone

M-Pathways Web Site Retirement Plan

May 24, 2006MAIS Joint Unit Liaison Meeting

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M-Pathways Web Site

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Background – M-Pathways Site Launched in 1997

• Informed U-M community about M-Pathways Project and systems.

• Promoted benefits of M-Pathways.

• Provided repository for performance support information and documentation.

• Listed hardware/software requirements and provided software downloads.

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M-Pathways Information Now on Several Web Sites

• M-Pathways Web site: http://www.mpathways.umich.edu

• MAIS Web site: http://www.mais.umich.edu

• MAIS LINC: https://maislinc.umich.edu

• Wolverine Access: https://wolverineaccess.umich.edu

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M-Pathways Site Retirement Plan – First Step

• Determine disposition of info on M-Pathways site.

• Disposition criteria:

• Utility to users and others

• Relevance to MAIS services and systems

• Frequency of use

• Historical value

• Value as template for similar work

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Other M-Pathways Site Retirement Project Objectives

• Inform M-Pathways users and others about retirement of site.

• Create reference documents for info moving from M-Pathways site to MAIS LINC.

• Redesign MAIS site and create Web pages for info moving from M-Pathways site.

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MAIS Web Site -- Current Design

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MAIS Web Site – Planned Redesign

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Impact – Who Will Be Affected

• M-Pathways users

• Unit liaisons

• System administrators

• Central Office partners

• MAIS staff

• U-M Webmaster team & U-M Gateway managers

• Managers of Web sites that link to M-Pathways site

• Other institutions that use PeopleSoft

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Key Dates

• June 30, 2006: Retirement of M-Pathways site• Information moved to MAIS site will “go live.”• Documents moved to MAIS LINC will be available.• M-Pathways Web site provides retirement announcement

and guide to moved information.

• December 2006: M-Pathways URL unavailable

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Questions?

Contact Information:

Nancy Firestone

[email protected]