1. 2.8a Online content sharing services
(WEBGUIDE/WEB PUBLICATION BASICS)

...rd Some Web sites store users' content (such as links or videos) and allow them to be easily incorporated into another Web page. An example is YouTube, where users can upload, view and s...

2. 2.8b Using YouTube to store and share FAO videos
(WEBGUIDE/WEB PUBLICATION BASICS)

... YouTube videos and provides a forum for people to connect with the channel owner. FAO currently has three corporate YouTube channels, soon to be consolidated to two: www.youtube.com/FAOofthe...

3. Google Chrome
(NEWS/GLOBAL DEVELOPMENTS)

... One of the key features of this new browser is ‘one box for everything'.  This is where one unified box incorporates Web search, Web history and a URL address bar with suggestions as you type. ...

4. What is Enterprise 2.0?
(NEWS/GLOBAL DEVELOPMENTS)

...se prior to providing structure. This table provides a good summary of how Enterprise 2.0 is changing corporate communication. Enterprise 1.0 ...

5. Update on the proposed corporate look and feel for the FAO Internet site
(NEWS/NEWS FROM FAO)

In December 2007, a proposal was submitted to the Director General for a new FAO homepage and a new corporate look and feel to be implemented at all levels of the FAO Web site. This proposal has b

6. 2.8 Social Media Policy
(WEBGUIDE/WEB PUBLICATION BASICS)

...rmation on the Internet regarding how to write blog posts. You may like to begin with the site Your Guide to Corporate Blogging. If you are blogging about peer-reviewed research, you may find t...

7. Ad hoc working group created to develop a proposal for the FAO homepage
(NEWS/NEWS FROM FAO)

The Corporate Communications Committee (CCC) met early June and discussed the proposal to update the FAO Web site's home page. The proposal recommended that the CCC endorse the following meas

8. Merging the Corporate Document Repository (CDR) and the Online Catalogue (FAODOC).
(NEWS/NEWS FROM FAO)

...ent and maintenance of material published by FAO. A project is under way to merge the metadata of the Corporate Document Repository (CDR) and the Online Catalogue (FAODOC). Different outputs wi...

9. Creating a new FAO home page and a coherent online corporate identity.
(NEWS/NEWS FROM FAO)

KCI and KCE are preparing a joint proposal for an online corporate look and feel and a new FAO home page. The layout and design of the FAO Home page has not been significantly upgraded for ma

10. Acronyms
(RESOURCES/RESOURCES)

...ve Server Page   CDR Corporate Document Repository   ...

11. 9.3 Traffic monitoring arrangements
(WEBGUIDE/MAINTENANCE)

Guideline In FAO, Web site traffic monitoring is done at the corporate level by KCE. To request statistics for your site, including specific directories as well any special requirements your site

12. 7.1 Testing approaches
(WEBGUIDE/TESTING)

...o check broken links. However, Linkbot is no longer supported by Watchfire, but its functionality has been incorporated into WebQA a Web site quality-testing tool designed for small, medium and depart...

13. 6.6 FAO emblem and corporate visual identity
(WEBGUIDE/CONSTRUCTION)

 

14. 5.3b Corporate identity in design
(WEBGUIDE/DESIGN)

Policy Although there is no official policy on an FAO online Web identity, it is recognized that the banners should: share a common emblem; not contain any animated elements; use the

15. 5.5 Define technical implementation
(WEBGUIDE/DESIGN)

...ts, it is recommended to produce site diagrams, interface mock-ups and a list of technical requirements to incorporate in a project brief, including all the information as suggested by the Checklist f...

16. 5.4 Define technical implementation
(WEBGUIDE/DESIGN)

... Distributed Web site Management System (DWS) The Distributed Web site Management System (DWS) is a corporate content management framework used to dynamically manage Web sites' content and pu...

17. 4.4a What is metadata?
(WEBGUIDE/CONTENT COLLECTION)

...ollowing ways: metadata may be contained in a separate file from the Web page, as in the case of the Corporate Document Repository; metadata may be embedded in the resource itself, as in t...

18. 4.3f Quotations
(WEBGUIDE/CONTENT COLLECTION)

...o the FAO House Style. Long quotations Short quotations should be enclosed in quotation marks and incorporated in the body of the text. Quotations that are longer than three typed lines shoul...

19. 4.3e How to write feedback, error messages
(WEBGUIDE/CONTENT COLLECTION)

The following guidelines for writing good error message incorporate those from Jakob Nielsen's Alertbox ("Error message guidelines"). in the same language as the originating pa

20. 4.2 FAO content repositories
(WEBGUIDE/CONTENT COLLECTION)

...Information Finder and external search tools. EIMS is the system that manages all workflow and output of the Corporate Document Repository, the Audio Catalogue and the Video Catalogue. Contact: eims@f...

21. 4.1 Developing a content inventory
(WEBGUIDE/CONTENT COLLECTION)

... officers who are likely to have dealt with the topic before; and Organization: take stock of what corporate repositories already exist for providing Web content and use them when you can. T...

22. 4. Content collection and preparation
(WEBGUIDE/CONTENT COLLECTION)

...cuses on content - the core asset of any information system - and the way in which it is managed both at the corporate level and by the content owner. High quality content (strong Web writing, easy-to...

23. 3.5 Identify resources
(WEBGUIDE/PLANNING)

...e quantities of text, you may want to consider contracting external translators listed on the Organization's Corporate Sub-Roster of External Translators (managed by KCC) at mutually agreed rates. ...

24. 3. Planning
(WEBGUIDE/PLANNING)

...sful Web site. Before planning begins, it is important to have a clear idea of the: project size; corporate-level requirements; people and skills to be involved; and opportunities to...

25. 2.2 Roles in Web publishing
(WEBGUIDE/WEB PUBLICATION BASICS)

...om criteria FAO Web Quality Assurance Checklist Corporate publisher (KCE) checking consistency of the site with...

26. 2.1 WAICENT Project Approach
(WEBGUIDE/WEB PUBLICATION BASICS)

...ting (full scope and implementation note of the policy). The Project Approach is the key precedent in corporate-level efforts to harmonise practices and foster collaboration and communication a...

27. 2. Web publishing basics at FAO
(WEBGUIDE/WEB PUBLICATION BASICS)

...ers basic concepts and practices in current Web publishing at FAO: it provides users with key information on corporate policies, work methods, available technology based on approved standards. Guide u...

28. 1.1 FAO and the Internet: What is an FAO Web site?
(WEBGUIDE/INTRODUCTION)

...ernet as a means for communicating FAO messages. The FAO Web site falls within the scope of the FAO's Corporate Communication Policy and Strategy. FAO uses the Internet as a primary communicati...

29. 1. Introduction to the Web Guide
(WEBGUIDE/INTRODUCTION)

.... It may be a formal procedure that is officially recognized at FAO. Policy Policy is an FAO corporate principle or goal that requires mandatory compliance. ...

30. 9.1a Maintaining quality
(WEBGUIDE/MAINTENANCE)

...develop and content expands, it is good practice to store relevant information in archives or in appropriate corporate repositories. Consider adding dynamic pages to areas of your site that require co...

31. 6.12c Graphics, document and conversion tools
(WEBGUIDE/CONSTRUCTION)

...ce documents from Word to HTML or XML. It is used to convert material that should be on a Web site or in the Corporate Document Repository. Contact your ITO to find out more about the licensing of thi...

32. 6.12b Web site content management systems
(WEBGUIDE/CONSTRUCTION)

Distributed Web site Management System (DWS) The Distributed Web site Management System (DWS) is a corporate content management system that has been used to construct FAO Web sites. DWS allows con

33. 6.7b Multilingual interfaces
(WEBGUIDE/CONSTRUCTION)

...mon practice for all dynamic pages displaying information in various languages (e.g. the Information Finder, Corporate Document Repository and CDS). Following is an example of how to create UTF...

34. 6.6b Corporate visual identity
(WEBGUIDE/CONSTRUCTION)

This following sections of the Guide contains information on how design elements can influence usability. These Guidelines (and Policies) should be taken into consideration when planning the look an

35. 6.5b Converting Word documents into HTML
(WEBGUIDE/CONSTRUCTION)

...ve, it is recommended to select another option for converting your document. You can ask assistance from the Corporate Document Repository team. Outsource the conversion of Word documents ...

36. 2.7c Content Management Systems (CMS)
(WEBGUIDE/WEB PUBLICATION BASICS)

...built by FAO for specific needs. Distributed Web site Management System (DWS) The DWS is a corporate content management system that has been used to construct FAO Web sites. DWS allo...

37. 2.7b Dynamic content
(WEBGUIDE/WEB PUBLICATION BASICS)

...untry Profiles and Mapping Information System -all the pages related to countriesare dynamic FAOTERM Corporate Document Repository Do you know about... Hybrid sites? ...

38. 2.6d How to gather user information: Web site traffic monitoring
(WEBGUIDE/WEB PUBLICATION BASICS)

...analysis can assess issues relevant for that site. In FAO, Web site traffic monitoring is done at the corporate level by KCE, to whom requests should be sent for monitoring specific directories...

39. 2.6c Designing for the user
(WEBGUIDE/WEB PUBLICATION BASICS)

...oducts and systems easier to use, and matching them more closely to user needs and requirements. Usability incorporates many factors: design, functionality, structure, information architecture and mor...

40. 2.6a FAO Web sites: the user perspective
(WEBGUIDE/WEB PUBLICATION BASICS)

...ng decision makers. Their role is to influence decision-makers at various levels in order to allow them to incorporate FAO-generated information in their political activities". This means ...

41. 2.3d Regulation of access to servers
(WEBGUIDE/WEB PUBLICATION BASICS)

... have access - those who are responsible for updating published Web sites). Requests to access to the Corporate Document Repository server should be sent to Document-Repository@fao.org. Access ...

42. Corporate Document Repository – A Guide for Users
(Liens Web / Web Guide Links)

1.1-cdr, 6.5c-cdr