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SLAC Unveils New Public Web Site
By Katherine Bellevin
The Laboratory has launched a
new Web site that highlights
our varied scientific initiatives as well as important information for
staff, users and the public.
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The new SLAC
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A key goal of the new Web site is to communicate
the excitement and energy surrounding the science we do at the Lab. This
has meant creating new content and imagery, as well as organizing
existing pages around the various audiences that use the Web site.
“Communicating to the scientific and general public
what we are doing at SLAC and why we are doing it is essential,” said
Director Jonathan Dorfan. “The public thirsts for scientific knowledge.
They also fund what we do, so we owe it to them to explain what we do in
terms they can readily understand.”
The new site
also incorporates updated versions for many of the public information
and visitors’ pages. As additional pages are created, existing content
will be folded into the new site in the coming months. This first phase
is just the beginning of a Lab-wide effort to integrate and organize our
Web site content.
“The new SLAC Web site reflects the tremendous amount of effort and
teamwork that went into so rapidly getting it on-line,” said SSRL
Director Keith Hodgson. “It conveys in a most compelling and visual
manner the future excitement in photon science and particle and
astroparticle physics at our Laboratory. I am sure that SLAC’s users,
staff and sponsors will all find the site welcoming, easy to navigate
and very informative.” Dozens of staff from every
division at the Lab were involved in this effort, contributing their
time and expertise to help pull the new site together. Special thanks go
out to the core group of producers and technical staff who made this
effort possible: Jennifer Formichelli (KIPAC)
Ruth McDunn (TIS)
Ann Mueller (SSRL)
Rebbecca Reitmeyer (TIS)
Sean Roberts (SCS)
Larissa Williams (ESH) We would like to hear
your comments and suggestions! We have already heard many useful
comments and have begun incorporating them. Please send your thoughts to
kathyb@slac.stanford.edu. |
