The Society’s New Website

andrew@andrewlarcombe.co.uk

Aims

• Usability : Make it easier to locate information

Aims

• Usability : Make it easier to locate information

• Special Interest Groups : take control and update their own pages

Aims

• Usability : Make it easier to locate information

• Special Interest Groups : take control and update their own pages

• Connectivity : More than just a new website

Aims

Usability

• Consistent layout

Usability

• Consistent layout

• Content is grouped into a number of areas

Usability

• Consistent layout

• Content is grouped into a number of areas

• Easy to find what you’re looking for

Special Interest Groups

Special Interest Groups

• Can now create and update their own content

Special Interest Groups

• Can now create and update their own content

• Users can login, add pages, events etc

Special Interest Groups

• Can now create and update their own content

• Users can login, add pages, events etc

• Carefully managed so that access is limited and segregated

Connectivity

Connectivity

• More than just a website

Connectivity

• More than just a website

• ...consuming news from other websites

Connectivity

• More than just a website

• ...consuming news from other websites

• ...publishing to other applications or websites

Connectivity

• More than just a website

• ...consuming news from other websites

• ...publishing to other applications or websites

• ...connecting with the wider online archaeological community via other services

The future...

• Website launch Easter 2008...

• Surrey Archaeology email list (similar to britarch?)

• Online availability of bulletins, collections?

• Online payments for events/publications etc?

Questions? (Tea?)

• www.surreyarchaeology.org.uk

• www.flickr.com/surreyarchaeology

• www.slideshare.net/surreyarchaeology

• Andrew Larcombeandrew@andrewlarcombe.co.uk