Recommended Actions:   

1.  We recommend that ITC endorse official site url naming conventions to improve users finding 

information. 

URL naming conventions for official web sites 

Official sites will have urls that conform to a hierarchical (e.g. pio.ucsc.edu) and user 

oriented format (e.g. info.ucsc.edu), to make it easier to locate sites. Aliases will ensure 

that either hierarchical or user focus domain names will work.  

Url's for official sites will be in two formats, with aliases that resolve. For example, 

http://ic.ucsc.edu could alias to http://cats.ucsc.edu/ic 

o 

www.ucsc.edu/xxxx

 official academic and administrative sites that impact the entire 

campus 

o  Any site with xxx.ucsc.edu is official, except PEOPLE.ucsc.edu 

o  The current www2.ucsc.edu/xxx will be phased out. However, that server could be a 

virtual host with url's conforming to the above two formats. 

Grandfather in large sites with sub domains and hosts. Distinguish between hosts and sub 

domains. 

Allow one year to migrate existing, non conforming url's to  official site  url's.  

Designate a review board, including PIO, CATS, academic divisional representatives, BAS, 

and Student Affairs to review requested url's, and to review checklists for  official sites . 

Develop an exception process for circumstances when someone needs a name right away, 

and has a legitimate need.  

2.  We recommend that ITC endorse the definition of  official site  and the constructive process 

for achieving official site status. We recommend that ITC appoint a working committee to 

refine and coordinate the official site approval process. 

We recommend that ITC appoint a Web Council to coordinate the official site approval process. 

Some members of the Web Services Committee have offered to serve on this ongoing working 

committee. The Web Council would have constructive conversations across the campus to educate 

unit heads and web developers about available tools, processes, training resources, and 

community responsibilities for compliance to federal and state regulations.  

Official site: An "official" UC Santa Cruz web site is the primary web site for one of the 

institution s academic and administrative divisions, departments, or units   or for a specific activity 

sponsored by a division, department, or unit. As such, the content of an official UCSC web site 

should comply with all UCSC and UC web policies and practices before it is linked from the 

campus s main web site (http://www.ucsc.edu) or any second level pages.  

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Web Services Committee 

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