1. Knowledge Sharing Workshops
(NEWS/NEWS FROM FAO)

...en held on the topics of Wikis, social bookmarking, Blogs, micro-blogs, World Cafe and Peer Assists. To find information on upcoming workshops check the Events section of the Knowledge Cafe. ...

2. Meet your colleagues in the Knowledge Cafe
(NEWS/NEWS FROM FAO)

...lleagues. Remember, there are many other things that can be done in the Knowledge Cafe: sign-up for informational and training events about knowledge sharing, or post details of an upco...

3. Using YouTube to store and share FAO videos
(NEWS/NEWS FROM FAO)

...es are the first in a series of detailed guidelines for different social media. Soon the Web Guide will host information on using some of the more popular ones such as Wikis, Blogs, photo sharing, ...

4. Web design is 95% typography
(NEWS/GLOBAL DEVELOPMENTS)

95% of the information on the web is written language. It is only logical therefore that good web design involves the shaping of this written information, or in other words: typography. Typograp

5. New visual search on Bing
(NEWS/GLOBAL DEVELOPMENTS)

...oduced a new "visual search" feature in to its search engine, Bing, which allows users to search for information using image galleries rather than text links. Microsoft claims that use...

6. Introducing the Knowledge Cafe
(NEWS/NEWS FROM FAO)

...cover how your colleagues share knowledge ask and answer questions about knowledge sharing sign-up for informational and training sessions on knowledge sharing methods and tools, or find o...

7. 2.8b Using YouTube to store and share FAO videos
(WEBGUIDE/WEB PUBLICATION BASICS)

...a maximum of 1 GB in file size b. if in DVD format, convert to single-file format c. for information on optimizing videos, see YouTube's help page Optimising your video uploa...

8. The Future of Social Networking
(NEWS/GLOBAL DEVELOPMENTS)

...together through a variety of shared interests. Social media are the tools used for sharing and discussing information and they are primarily Internet or mobile based. They integrate techno...

9. Google Latitude
(NEWS/GLOBAL DEVELOPMENTS)

...de is a location-aware service that is based on Google Maps. Contacts can chose to share their location information by accepting invitations from each other. Their location is then plotte...

10. Facebook Connect
(NEWS/GLOBAL DEVELOPMENTS)

...cebook users to log-in to affiliated sites using their Facebook account.  This allows users to then share information from such sites with their Facebook friends. When a user logs into a s...

11. Latest Checklist for new Web sites
(NEWS/NEWS FROM FAO)

...es was approved by the WAG on 16th September. The purpose of the original WAICENT Checklist was to provide information on the technical requirements when publishing new Web sites or information sy...

12. Light up the Web with Silverlight 2
(NEWS/GLOBAL DEVELOPMENTS)

...re behind the growth of those sites grouped together under the Web 2.0 banner. Visit Microsoft for more information, sample sites and download. ...

13. Google Chrome
(NEWS/GLOBAL DEVELOPMENTS)

...Google Chrome is released in beta format for Windows and all code is open-source. Visit Google for more information and to download. ...

14. Customized search from Google
(NEWS/GLOBAL DEVELOPMENTS)

...uch "people powered" tools like SearchWiki could improve the overall search experience.  More information on SearchWiki can be found on the Official Google Blog. ...

15. The next phase of the FAO Open Archive project begins
(NEWS/NEWS FROM FAO)

...s who can provide support and feedback; and provide a stable, technically reliable platform. For more information, see a Concept Note for the Merging of CDR and FAODOC into a unique repositor...

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

... Centralized Teams are in one building / one time zone Silos and boundaries Need to know Information systems are structured and dictated Taxonomies Overly complex ...

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

...te look and feel for new and existing Web sites. These guidelines will appear in the Web Guide. As more information becomes available, it will be posted here. ...

18. Web Usability Matters
(NEWS/GLOBAL DEVELOPMENTS)

As the age of computer and Internet technology leads us towards distributing and communicating more of our information electronically, Web site usability has become a growing consideration in creati

19. 2.8 Social Media Policy
(WEBGUIDE/WEB PUBLICATION BASICS)

... display the FAO emblem and should also include a disclaimer. Please be cautious about the FAO information that is posted to your personal site as it likely to be copyrighted and not i...

20. FAO to host Web2ForDev conference
(NEWS/NEWS FROM FAO)

...any communication tools listed as Web 2.0 have become available recently, that are of interest to people using information and communication technologies for agriculture, rural development and natural...

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

...n be prepared by mid-July and submitted to the Director-General (after being endorsed by the CCC). More information on the progress of the proposal will appear here, as it becomes available. ...

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

...age and harmonize the visual identity for the Organization's Web sites, through a design template and improved information architecture. More information on the progress of the proposal will app...

23. Checklist
(RESOURCES/RESOURCES)

The FAO Web Quality Assurance Checklist provides information to technical divisions on the requirements to obtain clearance by the Director KCE when requesting the publication of new Web sites and I

24. Acronyms
(RESOURCES/RESOURCES)

FAO Divisions KCT Information Technology Division KCC Conference and C

25. 9.4 Evaluation of Web sites
(WEBGUIDE/MAINTENANCE)

...btaining a user perspective of a Web site. They obtain the most responses when they are short. The most useful information is collected when questions are clear and specific. Useful for: ...

26. 9.3 Traffic monitoring arrangements
(WEBGUIDE/MAINTENANCE)

... on your Web site, help you spot its strengths and weaknesses, and take any needed action to improve the site, information and service for your visitors. From traffic analysis you can also obtain data...

27. 9.2 Update procedures for Web sites
(WEBGUIDE/MAINTENANCE)

...pecific Web site or of a specific set of pages. Only data owners or their designated alternates can change the information on a specific Web site and can request an update. Di...

28. 8.2 Promotion
(WEBGUIDE/LAUNCH)

...site, you should write to AFSI through the Director of the originating Division. See Admin Circ 99/13 for more information. Messages should not exceed six lines and should be submitted at least 48 hou...

29. 8.1b Criteria for clearance of Web site
(WEBGUIDE/LAUNCH)

Policy  If you have followed the recommendations and advice contained in this Guide, launching your site online should be easy. One key thing to remember is that all FAO Web sites are held up agai

30. 8.1 Launch checklist
(WEBGUIDE/LAUNCH)

Policy The responsibility for approving the deployment of a system developed under the WAICENT framework lies with the Director, KCE, who has an oversight function for WAICENT standards. A system

31. 7.2 How to use the test environment
(WEBGUIDE/TESTING)

...ns with "http://www-data". Two divisions mainly manage and monitor FAO test environments: the Information Technology Division (KCT) and the Knowledge Exchange and Capacity Building Di...

32. 7.1 Testing approaches
(WEBGUIDE/TESTING)

...ed files, broken forms, application functionality problems. This software has not been tested by KCE, but more information can be found at the WebQA Web site. HTML Link Validator is a professional...

33. 6.11 Domains, URLs and aliases
(WEBGUIDE/CONSTRUCTION)

Policy www.fao.org is the entry point to all FAO information on the Internet and is the domain under which, in principle, all information published by FAO on the Internet should be located. Except

34. 6.10 Providing access to search
(WEBGUIDE/CONSTRUCTION)

...to Google's search database to provide filtered results. It is used on the http://www.fao.org/ home page. More information on GCSE is available here. Please note: Set-up is by the Web site ...

35. 6.7 Language encoding
(WEBGUIDE/CONSTRUCTION)

...acter set related to the language of the Web page. See the FAO Web Quality Assurance Checklist for more information on this subject.   ...

36. 5.3c Web site design usability principles
(WEBGUIDE/DESIGN)

Policy Use of flash The FAO Web Quality Assurance Checklist recommends that the use of Flash or other interactive animation plugins should not be used for navigation or design effects. They shou

37. 5.3b Corporate identity in design
(WEBGUIDE/DESIGN)

...age as the originating page. To download the FAO emblem and logo files, as prepared by KCI, visit the Web page Information for designers and illustrators. Examples of the FAO emblem in the bann...

38. 5.3a Design visual identity
(WEBGUIDE/DESIGN)

...ce you have identified and gathered content, understood the scope and message of your Web site and defined the information architecture (specifically the navigation). The graphic design or look...

39. 5.2c Define metadata and search requirements
(WEBGUIDE/DESIGN)

Guideline  Information architecture is about organizing information, whether this is visible in the design of Web pages (and their navigation) or not. It also implies the use of metadata to guaran

40. 5.2b Define navigation
(WEBGUIDE/DESIGN)

... site is easy to navigate. Consistency and predictability are the key. A user should be able to drill down for information and find their way back through the levels easily and intuitively. Disorienta...

41. 5.2a Identify Web pages and subject categories
(WEBGUIDE/DESIGN)

...eady have a firm idea about your content. A Web page is comprised of a topic or collection of information. For example, the Investment Centre Web site, has a collection of around 40 s...

42. 5.5 Define technical implementation
(WEBGUIDE/DESIGN)

... construction. Each one of the design steps can produce its own deliverables, which need tracking. information architecture Can be tracked using: Web site diagrams showing the ...

43. 5.4 Define technical implementation
(WEBGUIDE/DESIGN)

...Obviously, the choice depends on the type of site you are creating (static, dynamic or hybrid) and the kind of information you want to display (text, maps, statistics, photos etc.). See 2.7 Sta...

44. 5.2 Defining information architecture
(WEBGUIDE/DESIGN)

What is information architecture? The Information Architecture Institute defines information architecture as: the structural design of shared information environments; the art and scien

45. 5.1 Review user needs
(WEBGUIDE/DESIGN)

...dience (see 3.4 Define your audience), perhaps you have carried out user research (see 2.6b How to gather user information: user research). Now it is time to focus on what functionalities or features ...

46. 5. Design
(WEBGUIDE/DESIGN)

...ing and the content collection and preparation phases. Designing a Web site means that you: define the information architecture of the Web site; define and design the interface and its visu...

47. 4.4e FAO standards for encoded metadata
(WEBGUIDE/CONTENT COLLECTION)

...uch as Ultraseek, Swish-E, Microsoft's Index Server, Blue Angel Technologies MetaStar and Verity Search 97 Information Server) are using standard metadata like the Dublin Core (DC) ...

48. 4.4d How to create or improve current metadata
(WEBGUIDE/CONTENT COLLECTION)

...results (of both internal databases and external search engines) and makes it difficult for people to find the information they are looking for. Therefore, it is important to keep your page's meta...

49. 4.4c How to embed basic metadata in the HTML *head* section
(WEBGUIDE/CONTENT COLLECTION)

...the overall objective of metadata on the Web is to facilitate discovery, retrieval and use. Descriptive information about each Web page is to be included in the "head" secti...

50. 4.4a What is metadata?
(WEBGUIDE/CONTENT COLLECTION)

Metadata is commonly defined as data about data. Broadly, this means information about a document and its content. While the primary aim of metadata is to improve resource discovery, metadata sets a