Service Information

Web Services provides hosting and development services to offices, departments and faculty at the University of Kansas. Our services include:

Web site evaluation & consulting
Web design and implementation — KU Web template
Web design and implementation — Custom Site Design
Web maintenance
Web application development (database/programming)

Please contact webservices@ku.edu or 785/864-0469 with questions or to discuss your project.

Web site evaluation & consulting

Available to: KU Departments, Offices and Faculty

Service Details:

Work directly with clients to analyze content, audience, use, etc. of existing web site(s)
Help identify necessary resources (staff, software, content, etc.) to improve existing web materials and/or processes for web maintenance
Advise developers of best practices and tools for improving and implementing online content
Ensure that web materials consider maintenance issues, accessibility, and quality control

Benefits: Improved online content and management of web sites based on best practices and supported tools.
Availability: Determined by scope of project and scheduling of developer resources

Free consulting for offices/departments/individuals not to exceed 3 hours
Additional hours billed at $30 per hour

Web design and implementation - KU Template

Available to: KU Departments, Offices and Faculty

Service Details:

Analysis of content, audience, use, etc. of existing web site(s)
Identification of key content (existing or new)
Conversion of existing materials and creation of new pages in the KU Web template (see http://www.ku.edu/site/how/ for more details)
Site mockup for early evaluation by client and/or users
Staff training in Dreamweaver to maintain and add to the site following completion of the project
Ongoing technical support for Dreamweaver and site structure by phone or scheduled appointment

Benefits: Improved online content and management of web sites based on the KU web template, best practices, and supported tools
Availability: Determined by scope of project and scheduling of developer resources
User Assistance: Dreamweaver support for departmental/office staff
Requirements: The completed web site will be hosted on KU central web servers

Department commits to providing a contact person for the project who will:

Provide or revise necessary content
Act with authority to approve design and direction of the site
Identify departmental staff to maintain site or enter into a maintenance agreement
See the project to its end in a timely manner

$600 per site*
* If the scope of the conversion exceeds a standard departmental site, additional hours will be estimated at the beginning of the project at $30 per hour. Web site conversion does not include web database integration or extensive application development/programming

Web design and implementation - Custom Site Design

Available to: KU Departments, Offices and Faculty

Service Details:

Analysis of content, audience, use, etc. of existing web site(s)
Identification of key content (existing or new)
Creation of visual design and information architecture
Site mockup(s) for early evaluation by client and/or users
Staff training in Dreamweaver to maintain and add to the site following completion of the project
Ongoing technical support for Dreamweaver and site structure by phone or scheduled appointment

Benefits: Improved online content and management of web sites based on best practices, and supported tools
Availability: Determined by scope of project and scheduling of developer resources
Requirements: The completed web site will be hosted on KU central web servers

Department commits to providing a contact person for the project who will:

Provide or revise necessary content
Act with authority to approve design and direction of the site
Identify departmental staff to maintain site or enter into a maintenance agreement
See the project to its end in a timely manner

$30 - $40 per hour
Estimate provided after consultation based on scope and size of site.

Web maintenance

Available to: KU Departments, Offices and Faculty

Clients may contract with Web Services to maintain existing web sites.
Service includes content updates, additions, and/or reformatting of existing documents (such as Word or other HTML) as requested by the client.
Maintenance does not include redesign of site or other online applications.

Maintenance Contract:

$75 for 3 hours/month (use it or lose it time)
Monthly maintenance agreements are available and guarantee maintenance requests will be fulfilled in 2-4 business days (usually sooner).
6 month minimum contract required. Number of hours/length of contract may be negotiated with Web Services.

As-Needed Maintenance:

$30 per hour (one hour minimum)
Scheduled on an "as available" basis with Web Services development staff.
Availability of development staff is not guaranteed and maintenance contracts have priority.

Web Application Development (database/programming)

Available to: KU Departments, Offices and Faculty

Web Services provides custom programming and database integration for web based applications. The range of services include:

PHP and Perl programming expertise
Oracle or MySQL databases
Custom user and administrative interfaces

$40 per hour
Project estimates and consultation free and available on request