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Best practices for AI-generated images on �󷢲�Ʊƽ̨ websites

joyce.peralta2@mcgill.ca — Tue, 15 Apr 2025 14:51:05 +0000

Summary: When using generative AI (GenAI) to create images for your website, adhere to �󷢲�Ʊƽ̨'s general guidelines for using AI-generated images.

Clearing the way forward: Archiving and deleting sites in the WMS

joyce.peralta2@mcgill.ca — Mon, 03 Mar 2025 20:39:52 +0000

Summary: We want to work with you to archive and remove outdated, unmaintained websites as part of the new WMS migration.

Protect your site: A guide to reviewing and updating user permissions

joyce.peralta2@mcgill.ca — Tue, 25 Feb 2025 19:07:32 +0000

As part of our ongoing efforts to maintain a secure and optimized web environment, we are asking all site managers and editors to review and update user permissions for their WMS websites. This task is a key item on our WMS update pre-migration checklist.

Head to the bottom of this article to see a video explanation on how to use the page.

Our guide to image gallery excellence

Heidi Strohl — Mon, 13 Jan 2025 15:15:21 +0000

We're thrilled to share these new image formatting options with you!

Note that these options are only available in the new WMS. If you haven't migrated yet, don't worry - you'll have access soon!

Before we begin, make sure you know how (and how not) to use images on your site. Images are just one ingredient in your design and content strategy! Bear in mind that the best sites:

Readers choice! Our most popular stories of 2024

joyce.peralta2@mcgill.ca — Fri, 13 Dec 2024 16:46:26 +0000

Find out which Web Services stories caught our readers' eyes in 2024.

Get by with a little help from your Web Services friends

joyce.peralta2@mcgill.ca — Thu, 21 Nov 2024 15:59:30 +0000

Do you have questions, or need help with your site migration? Here's where to go if you need a hand.

Digital Standards updates for use of generative AI

joyce.peralta2@mcgill.ca — Wed, 20 Nov 2024 13:46:46 +0000

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.

What is generative AI (GenAI)?

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 “prompts” to guide the AI in creating this content.

A Conversation on Queerness and AI: Related resources

joyce.peralta2@mcgill.ca — Wed, 30 Oct 2024 15:12:21 +0000

A big thank you to everyone who came out to our event, A Conversation on Queerness and AI! We were pleased to co-produce the event with the Equity team in the OPVPA as part of Queer History Month at �󷢲�Ʊƽ̨. We really appreciated your contributions to the lively discussion. The hour flew by!

Web Services Digest, Halloween edition

joyce.peralta2@mcgill.ca — Thu, 31 Oct 2024 15:36:28 +0000

Read the Halloween edition of the Web Services Digest, featuring our latest news and updates.

Registration open! Web Services' 2024 year-end presentation

joyce.peralta2@mcgill.ca — Wed, 30 Oct 2024 15:48:13 +0000

Register to attend our annual year-end Web Services presentation, a co-production of Digital Communications and the Web Service Group.

Web Services Digest, Back-to-school edition

joyce.peralta2@mcgill.ca — Fri, 13 Sep 2024 14:53:57 +0000

Read the September edition of the Web Services Digest featuring our latest news and updates.

Digital standards and governance for generative AI

joyce.peralta2@mcgill.ca — Tue, 03 Sep 2024 15:00:56 +0000

Generative AI (GenAI) is a hot topic these days. We've been enjoying lots of discussions about GenAI best practices. We've also heard concerns about the need for related policies and guidelines. A big thank you to folks who have shared their thoughts and insights with us, including members of our site manager and editor community, our web governance stakeholders, and industry leaders. Many of these conversations are still evolving.

Follow that map...to a better way of working

joyce.peralta2@mcgill.ca — Fri, 30 Aug 2024 14:36:21 +0000

Journey maps illustrate people's thoughts, feelings and actions as they progress toward a goal.

Our journey maps

Journeys we have documented so far include:

Web Services Digest, July edition

joyce.peralta2@mcgill.ca — Fri, 30 Aug 2024 22:47:31 +0000

Read the July edition of the Web Services Digest, featuring:

How to use a VPAT to measure accessibility

Heidi Strohl — Mon, 10 Jun 2024 13:27:39 +0000

What's a VPAT?