Difference between revisions of "Main Page"

 
Line 1: Line 1:
<big>'''MediaWiki has been successfully installed.'''</big>
+
<big>University Unit Authority Project</big>
  
Consult the [http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Help:Contents User's Guide] for information on using the wiki software.
+
This site includes authority control information about Brigham Young University administrative units from the time of its founding in 1903 to the present. Current work is focused on academic units within the university, though it is hoped that this will eventually be extended to non-teaching divisions.
  
== Getting started ==
+
Information held in these unit records includes:
* [http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Manual:Configuration_settings Configuration settings list]
+
*Authorized forms of names
* [http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Manual:FAQ MediaWiki FAQ]
+
*Variant names
* [https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/mediawiki-announce MediaWiki release mailing list]
+
*Location associations
 +
*Dates of establishment
 +
*Dates of abolishment
 +
*Description of functions
 +
*Administrative structure
 +
*Administrative histories
 +
*Relationships with other units
 +
*Associated archival materials
 +
*Sources of information
 +
 
 +
Data gathered through this project will be the foundation of standard library and archival authority records, which will be completed as the headings are needed.
 +
 
 +
If any information found in the records is in error, please contact the site administrator, Cory Nimer, at cory_nimer@byu.edu.

Revision as of 10:02, 3 June 2009

University Unit Authority Project

This site includes authority control information about Brigham Young University administrative units from the time of its founding in 1903 to the present. Current work is focused on academic units within the university, though it is hoped that this will eventually be extended to non-teaching divisions.

Information held in these unit records includes:

  • Authorized forms of names
  • Variant names
  • Location associations
  • Dates of establishment
  • Dates of abolishment
  • Description of functions
  • Administrative structure
  • Administrative histories
  • Relationships with other units
  • Associated archival materials
  • Sources of information

Data gathered through this project will be the foundation of standard library and archival authority records, which will be completed as the headings are needed.

If any information found in the records is in error, please contact the site administrator, Cory Nimer, at cory_nimer@byu.edu.