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Q: How do I find web sites at Brandeis?
A: The GO script is the best way to find what you need on the Brandeis web. From most on-campus computers you can simply type go/ followed by what you want. Off-campus and on improperly configured computers you can use go.brandeis.edu/ to get what you need.
For example, if you are looking for Dining Services, you can type go/food and you will be taken to the correct site, which is http://www.brandeis.edu/dining. Same things goes for most deparment abbreviations (eg go/amst) and other administrative offices (eg go/vp). The system works better when you type fewer words, not more.
Additionally, you can use GO to reach user web pages and search the directory. Type go/~username to get to the web page of a UNet user. Try go/s:my search to search the Brandeis web sites using Google, and use go/d:Someone to search the people directory for a person
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Q: How do I log on to this web site?
A: If you have a UNet account, just click on the "Log in" link at the top right of any page. You'll probably want to switch to https mode to protect your password.
Functions requiring authentication will bounce you to the login page automatically.
To create a user for a non-Brandeis email address, enter your full email address and a password. Further instructions will be sent to your email address. This ensures that any non-Brandeis email addresses are valid.
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Q: How do I navigate this site?
A: The left boxes contain commonly used tools such as search and bookmarks. The right "idea banners" are links to events, activities, and ideas that are taking place on or with regard to Brandeis. These idea banners rotate on each page. Major sections of the site can be reached using the "Site Navigation..." Pop-up box. You can retrace your steps by using the breadcrumbs, which are under the myBrandeis logo and start with the words "You Are Here."
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Q: How does the bookmarks box work?
A: If you haven't personalized your bookmarks, you get a systemwide list. Suggestions for additions/changes to this list can be posted to the Brandeis Web Sites Forum.
You can upload your own list from a Netscape or Internet Explorer bookmarks file, or add URLs one by one.
If you no longer want your custom bookmarks, just remove them all and you'll get the default list.
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Q: How can I build a site like this?
A: The source code for this site and a complete history of changes thereto is available via cvsweb.
We are running AOLServer (free), ACS 3.4.10 (free), Oracle (very not free) and RedHat Linux (free) on a four-year-old PC ($3000 in 1998). If we were to start from scratch today, we would use
OpenACS 4.
For the now-ancient but still entertaining
theory and practice of this site, read
The Book.
For more information see Web Services.
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