Web Services /web-services/articles/rss en Our guide to image gallery excellence /web-services/article/tips/our-guide-image-gallery-excellence <p>We're thrilled to share these new image formatting options with you!聽</p> <p class="note"><strong>Note that these options are only available in the new WMS</strong>. If you haven't migrated yet, don't worry - you'll have access soon!</p> <p>Before we begin, make sure you know聽<a href="/web-services/article/tips/how-not-use-images" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">how (and how not) to use images on your site</a>. Images are just one tingredient in your design and content strategy! Bear in mind that the best sites:</p> Mon, 13 Jan 2025 15:15:21 +0000 Heidi Strohl 6763 at /web-services Web Services Digest, Holiday edition /web-services/article/news-web-services-digest/web-services-digest-holiday-edition <p>Read the<a href="https://e1.envoke.com/m/95ce58939a596a654735979e4222fc8c/m/f3393db555b4b168c6a66defeee35ea9/b991b25849eb9c719eb76ea36a8a3618?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=WS-Digest-Sept-2024&utm_source=Envoke-September-9%2C-2024&utm_term=September-2024-Web-Services-Digest&eid=b991b25849eb9c719eb76ea36a8a3618"> </a><a href="https://e1.envoke.com/m/95ce58939a596a654735979e4222fc8c/m/5c0c643d091f9d5c12067603d0b27291/b991b25849eb9c719eb76ea36a8a3618">Holiday edition of the Web Services Digest</a>, featuring our latest news and updates including:</p> Fri, 24 Jan 2025 13:35:16 +0000 joyce.peralta2@mcgill.ca 6787 at /web-services Readers choice! Our most popular stories of 2024 /web-services/article/news-tips-presentations/readers-choice-our-most-popular-stories-2024 Find out which Web Services stories caught our readers' eyes in 2024. Fri, 13 Dec 2024 16:46:26 +0000 joyce.peralta2@mcgill.ca 6760 at /web-services Help improve online experiences for all 黑料不打烊 community members /web-services/article/news-policies-directives/calling-all-wms-power-users <p>We're accepting applications聽for 黑料不打烊's Web Advisory Committee. Panel members will participate in one-hour meetings held every two months.</p> <div class="bl-tpl"><a class="button--outline" href="https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=cZYxzedSaEqvqfz4-J8J6lDhTD48y8tDt31zEi9Uk2xUN1BNVTZCRkpTQ0I0MUlPTEI4VERLNlFaNy4u">Apply to join the Web Advisory Committee</a></div> <h2>About the committee</h2> <p>Our Web Advisory Committee participates in making decisions that impact our web ecosystem. The committee meets regularly to:</p> Thu, 12 Dec 2024 22:36:24 +0000 joyce.peralta2@mcgill.ca 6758 at /web-services Web Services top stories of 2024 /web-services/article/news/web-services-top-stories-2024 <h2>Our top story: The new WMS platform</h2> <p>Here's a run-down of articles and resources related to the new WMS platform shared over the past year. Have you read them all?</p> Thu, 12 Dec 2024 22:05:14 +0000 joyce.peralta2@mcgill.ca 6756 at /web-services Web Services 2024 year-end presentation video recording and resources /web-services/article/news/web-services-2024-year-end-presentation-video-recording-and-resources <p>Here's a recap of all the links and resources shared at our 2024 year-end event. Enjoy!</p> Thu, 12 Dec 2024 22:12:02 +0000 joyce.peralta2@mcgill.ca 6757 at /web-services Get by with a little help from your (Web Services) friends /web-services/article/tips/get-little-help-your-web-services-friends Do you have questions, or need help with your site migration? Here's where to go if you need a hand. Thu, 21 Nov 2024 15:59:30 +0000 joyce.peralta2@mcgill.ca 6704 at /web-services WMS migration project: 2024 year-end update /web-services/article/news-projects/wms-migration-project-2024-year-end-update Updates on our project to migrate sites to our new WMS platform from Matt Corks, Portfolio Manager, Web Services Group. Wed, 20 Nov 2024 22:21:34 +0000 Matt Corks 6703 at /web-services Watch party! Accessible and equitable AI in post-secondary education /web-services/article/news-presentations/youre-invited-attend-our-presentation-about-accessible-and-equitable-ai-post-secondary-education <p>We鈥檙e pleased to invite members of the 黑料不打烊 community to a lunch-hour online presentation about accessible and equitable AI in post-secondary education.</p> <p>Find out what artificial intelligence (AI) reveals and what it obscures, especially for people with disabilities. We will also explore the intersection of AI, inclusion and accessibility and consider opportunities for automation and assistive technologies to remove barriers for people with disabilities.</p> Wed, 20 Nov 2024 16:12:29 +0000 joyce.peralta2@mcgill.ca 6701 at /web-services Digital Standards updates for use of generative AI /web-services/article/news-policies-directives-tips/using-generative-ai-when-building-and-managing-mcgill-websites <p>A recent informal survey of site managers and editors suggests that only a few of us (less than 20%) have begun using generative when working on our sites. If you're an early adopter, here are some best practices to keep in mind.</p> <hr /> <h2>What is generative AI (GenAI)?</h2> <p>Generative AI is a type of artificial intelligence that uses machine learning to create new types of media, including text, images, sound, and video. Users write short 鈥減rompts鈥 to guide the AI in creating this content.</p> Wed, 20 Nov 2024 13:46:46 +0000 joyce.peralta2@mcgill.ca 6700 at /web-services