Purpose
The Mason Home Page supports the following two functions:
- Organization and electronic delivery of information of interest to our distributed university community, both on and off the campuses
- A gateway to on-line systems and services located within the University and throughout the world.
The Mason Home Page provides a single framework for users to find and use information. Such information, at a minimum, will include:
- Information by and about George Mason University of particular interest to the university community and the public. This information may be loaded directly on the Mason Home Page or may be provided through a link to the existing on-line system or service. This information will include:
- Official University documents and publications such as catalogs, class schedules, course and advising information, student handbook, and directories, policies and procedures manuals.
- An access mechanism to the University's library information system including bibliographic and full-text databases.
- An integrated university calendar to include academic, athletic, social and cultural activities.
- Student information such as the Student Information System (for transcripts, degree audits, grades), information about student organizations and activities, and educational support services (e.g. counseling, health information, academic support, employment and career information).
- Academic unit information such as course syllabi, guides, calendars, and announcements.
- Administrative unit information such as policies and procedures, university personnel information and employment announcements, and information related to auxiliary enterprises.
- A gateway to on-line systems and services outside of the University, integrating existing resources residing at institutions and facilities beyond the University, including other library catalogs, other campus-wide information systems, electronic texts and references not available at the University, and discipline- specific databases. (For example, resources available through the Internet.)
- In establishing, maintaining, and providing further development, it is important to ensure that it: conforms to the computing directions articulated by the University's Statement on "Acceptable Use of Computing"
- acknowledges emerging standards of similar systems at other institutions of higher education
- includes support for new technologies and additional data types such as graphics, audio, and video