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Home Pages - What, Who, Where, When

Marian Delp

What is it...

A home page is the central or main page for a collection of related information. Typically this screen is linked to other files of related information. Sample home pages can be seen throughout this newsletter. The article, White House Home Page: Electronic Roadmap To The Government, calls attention to a first class home page with substantial structure!

Another example is the ECN home page. This location has links to files containing information normally associated with the ECN's operation and other computer systems related information of general interest.

• ECN Policy on Access and Usage
• WWW, Mosaic Information
• Web Sites of Interest
• Computer Short Courses
• ECN Personnel
• Documentation
• Software Inventory
• Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

The amount of machine resources to be made available for Web services is determined by the individual schools and departments for their respective machines. Questions concerning Web usage and services should be directed to your Web services coordinator. Web coordinators, as of this writing, are listed in the article Guidelines for Home Pages.

How Do I Create A Home Page...

Informational files on how to use HyperText Markup Language (HTML) are available on the Mosaic frame (click on the word HELP) or click on the options World Wide Web on the ECN home page. It is here that you will find Cathy Curry's "how to" instructions for home page construction.

Short courses will be offered this semester, in both lecture and hands-on format. For information, click on ECN & PUCC Computer Short Courses located on the ECN home page.

What is a personal home page...

A personal home page is created and maintained by an individual with the "main topic" usually being a collection of information about that individual. Personal home pages vary widely; some are text files containing limited material while others are filled with pictures, audio tracks, animation, mini-movies. It is on a personal home page where a person may use the computer to express one's personality, personal interests and expertise to the world.

To view an extensive home page, take a look at what Prof. George Vanecek's from Computer Science has placed online. He has information about his work life, including an animation project, a listing of students doing work with him, his current teaching schedule, plus papers and projects. Toward the bottom of his page, he has decided to share information about his private life with a personal slide show. This includes pictures of his parent's wedding, his daughter, Anya, in all her equestrian glory, his teaching award plus more. His URL is

http://www.cs.purdue.edu/people/vanecek.

In the future, it is the personal home page where the vast amount of original work will be located. It is the address to this location where you will direct inquisitive people to explore for information. For example, if you were a connoisseur of guitar strings, your personal home page would be the place where you would link your collection of research on brands, care and customizing of strings. Maybe your area of interest is computer images of human joints with emphasis on soft tissue scarring. Your home page would link to your research conclusions in the form of papers, preliminary results of various experimental imaging techniques, collection of gif images, posting of roadblocks you have encountered (both solved and still bothersome), listing of conferences you will be attending in the near future, PLUS a posting of questions that you are seeking information about (i.e., Does anyone have experience with the new...).

If an individual elects to create a personal home page, contacting their area Web services coordinator will provide information on linkage procedures for that department. Information concerning contacting this person is available on your departmental home page.

Departmental vs. Personal Home Page...

Some departments will be setting up generic home pages for each of its faculty and staff members. These pages usually follow a standardized format (decided on by the department) and provide basic "public" information about an individual; name, title, departmental responsibilities, office location, office telephone number, educational credentials, and research areas. Personal information (home address, home telephone number, marital status, picture of your pet dog, etc.) is not normally contained on this page.

Publishing A URL...

AREA          ---             Generic URL

Engineering   ---              www.ecn.purdue.edu
ECN           ---              ecn.www.ecn.purdue.edu
AAE           ---              aae.www.ecn.purdue.edu
AGEN          ---              agen.www.ecn.purdue.edu
BME           ---              bme.www.ecn.purdue.edu/bme
CADLAB        ---              cadlab.www.ecn.purdue.edu
CHE           ---              che.www.ecn.purdue.edu
CE            ---              ce.www.ecn.purdue.edu
CEE           ---              cee.www.ecn.purdue.edu/cee
CIDMAC        ---              cidmac.www.ecn.purdue.edu
CINDAS        ---              cindas.www.ecn.purdue.edu
EE            ---              ee.www.ecn.purdue.edu
Eng Lib       ---              englib.www.ecn.purdue.edu/englib
ERC           ---              erc.www.purdue.edu
FRE           ---              fre.www.ecn.purdue.edu
IE            ---              ie.www.ecn.purdue.edu
IDE           ---              ide.www.ecn.purdue.edu/ide
HBMEC         ---              hbmec.www.ecn.purdue.edu/hbmec
MSE           ---              mse.www.ecn.purdue.edu
ME            ---              me.www.ecn.purdue.edu
NE            ---              ne.www.ecn.purdue.edu