- Types of Information
- Institutional data such as enrollment figures
- Schedule of classes
- Directory information (students, staff/faculty)
- Concerns
- Sensitive institutional data not shared with the "world"
- Procedures for keeping it updated
- Confidential information protected by law (FERPA)
- Extracting Data
- Screen output to file
- Report output to file
- Query data to file
- Live query
- Presentation
- Techniques
- Adding HTML tags in mainframe programs
- Running report file through program (PC, web server)
- Modifying file with word processor (find and replace)
- Priorities
- Best situation: automating all steps of process
- Next best: eliminate repetitive steps
- Less desirable: manual coding and processing
- Possibilities
- Access to individual information
- Access to specific general information
- Regular updating
- Requirements
- Query access to mainframe data
- Programming to extract and convert
- Web forms to specify information
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NJ-NY ACRAO Spring Conference
Wednesday, March 17, 1999