I hope most of you have had a chance to check out the new undergraduate catalog web site (http://undergraduatecatalog.richmond.edu). Thanks to the hard work of Web Services, the Registrar’s office and Marketing/Communications we have the beginnings of a fully-searchable online catalog that also feeds our print version. This means that we are on the verge of having consistent information across all of our curriculum sources.
The next step in this process is an upgrade to the A&S sites to fully capitalize on the catalog infrastructure. Over the next week or two, Rachel and I along with our counterparts in Web Services will be upgrading all pages on the A&S sites that utilize catalog information. For most departments/programs this is simply the major/minor page. Some departments have other pages, such as honors programs or concentrations, that will also be upgraded to utilize catalog information.
The good news about this upgrade is that we can not only feed the catalog copy into the department sites, we can also add other information as needed to meet the specific needs of the department/program. For example, if you need an additional paragraph about your honors program that isn’t in the catalog, we can easily add that to your site and not the catalog.
This process will involve us reconciling the current copy on the A&S sites with the information in the catalog. We have already made strides to coordinate changes between the catalog and the department sites since the site launch in December, so we are hopeful that we can move through this process quickly. We are going on the assumption that the catalog information is the most up-to-date source of curricular information available for your program as it has been vetted by the Registrar’s office. In the event of any conflict between requirements, we will use the catalog information. Please review your department’s information in the catalog site (http://undergraduatecatalog.richmond.edu) to ensure that it is accurate. If a problem arises, please let me and Kristen Ball know. Be assured that we will have backup copies of every page that receives an upgrade, so if anything is lost in the process, we can easily retrieve it.
In order to perform this upgrade smoothly, please refrain from editing any file in your site’s “program” folder until the upgrade is complete. If a special circumstance arises where a file needs an edit before the upgrade is complete, please contact me via email.
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