What We Do

Roles of WDS and WRS

Unofficial description of Web Resource Services Function (9.20.2009 doc) written by WRS team (at that point: Arendt, Kennedy, Whitehead, Smith, Martin)

Last official distributed description:

Last update: 4/17/07
Written in cooperation by Anne Arendt (Web Resource Services Director) and Nathan Gerber (Web Development Services Director)

Web Resource Services (Marketing) Web Development Services (IT)
  • Create and maintain style and design (look and feel)
    • Web style guides
    • Standards
    • Flash, images
  • Responsible for Audience Experiences
    • Usability
    • Focus Groups
  • Web Asset Management
    • Images, cosmetic, Flash
    • Video, audio
  • Populate content for department sites when needed
  • Maintain writing for the Web
  • Train users across campus in Web best practices
    • Writing, design
    • Images, marketing
    • Flash
  • Tracking of Web usage statistics for entire institution and departments as needed
  • Coordinate with WDS for Web needs
  • Implement and maintain the systems, platform, and technology behind the Web
    • Servers, systems
    • Software, CMS
  • Implement and maintain CMS solutions
    • Omniupdate
    • LCMS
  • Create and maintain server side scripting and applications (business processes)
    • Profpages, Catalog, etc
    • Flash Scripting
  • Support of all technology and systems
  • Provide 'shells' for new sites
  • Train users across campus in all Web systems (CMS, in-house developed applications, etc)
    • OmniUpdate, LCMS
    • Profpages, Flash Scripting
  • Support for all Organizational sites (org sites)
  • Coordinate with WRS for all Web needs
Web Resource Services : jason.kennedy@uvu.edu
Utah Valley University • 800 West University Parkway • Orem, UT 84058 • (801) 863-INFO (4636) • Rights and Responsibilities | © 2011 UVUFeedback/Report Errors