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Web Services
Web-based tools
- Web Mail
- Read your UMD email from any web browser
- UMCal
- Use this University-wide calendar management & scheduling system on your desktop or PDA.
- My CallPilot
- Web-based interface to your unified messaging (by request only).
- umChat / Jabber
- Use the UMChat/Jabber server for secure instant messaging.
- UThink Blogs
- Start your own University blog.
- UM Wiki
- Visit the University's community TWiki - a meeting place to work on common interests. Anyone can contribute using any web browser.
ITSS maintains a number of web servers for general campus use. ITSS also provides, on request, asssistance to departments with web-related services such as web development, link checking, search engines and programming.
In addition to departmental pages, every UMD student, faculty and staff member can create their own "home page". To assist campus users in creating and maintaining their own web presence, we have put together the following resources and services.
Resources
- WebDev: ITSS Web Developer's Guide
- ITSS's guide to creating a web site at UMD, including a checklist for web site developers, public CGI scripts, University policies, and more.
- WebDev Listserv / Web Design Update
- The WebDev listserv & Web Design Update distribute news and information about web design and development. The digest typically goes out once a week.
- ITSS Online Web Development Tutorials
- Online versions of ITSS training sessions for Dreamweaver, Flash, Accessibility, CSS, and more.
- Web Design References
- Extensive collection of references for all things relating to the web.
- Web Accessibility Overview
- Special section geared to web accessibility issues and the tools available to help you get there.
Services
- Web development assistance
- ITSS staff and students can provide technical assistance in developing your website.
- Link checking
- Check for missing or dead links in your personal or department website
- Web drop folders
- Web drop folders are a secure and convenient place for students to submit work in electronic form using a web browser
- Sawmill web log processing
- Request a Sawmill profile to analyze and report on the activity on your official University web site.
- Shortcut URLs (/goto/warp/)
- Create a shorter, easier-to-remember URL for your site
- Specialized search engines
- Customize the UMD seach engine to search only your site
- Generic cgi scripts (mailers, forms)
- Use any of these public CGI scripts in your UMD web pages