Directory Structure

This part of the document tells you where and how to upload your files. Please read the ENTIRE page before uploading!

The following are directories underneath /usr/local/etc/httpd/htdocs/depts/lib/ where library staff may upload their pages.

NOTE:: EVERY DIRECTORY and EVERY SUBDIRECTORY MUST HAVE AN index.shtml file.

An index.shtml file keeps users from seeing all the files in your directory, which might otherwise lead to security problems and other issues.

sFTP Settings

Server:tigger.cc.uic.edu

Main directory:/usr/local/etc/httpd/htdocs/depts/lib/

List of Directories:

Top Directory	Library Department(s) Responsible for Content	Content and/or Restrictions	Unix Group
about Includes about/index.shtml about/services/ about/resources/	Library Administration	general information about the Library, and public pages for those library faculty committees that choose to have a public web presence. The pages containing general library information are edited only with the express direction of WOC.	libadmin
acq	Acquisitions	The space is currently used to point to the Acquisitions staff pages. This is an incorrect use of the space.	libe
admin	Library Administration	Library administration pages	libadmin
advancement	Library Administration/Advancement office	The Library Advancement office promotes and coordinates charitable giving to the University Library.	libadmin
arcade	Infotech Arcade/Library Systems	Infotech Arcade pages, detailing services, resources, workshops	arcade
archart	Reference/Architecture and Art Liaison	formerly A&A Library pages. As of 2003: these are now subject pages as the A&A Library is closed.	libe
catalog	Cataloging	2003 - currently unused for public pages; some staff pages reside here, but have been duplicated in staff space.	libcat
circulation	CIRCWORKS via WOC	Circulation Services	libwoc
collectdev	Collections Development		libwebcd
copyright	Infotech Arcade, in cooperation with university counsel's office	Information about Copyright, Fair Use, etc.	cpyright
digital	Information services task force via WOC, including people from information services units of all library sites	Ask A Librarian, email and chat services	libe
documents	Government Documents	The Government Documents, Maps, and Microforms Department is responsible for several collections and services that cover a wide array of subject areas and formats. The Daley Library is a depository for publications from the United States Government and the State of Illinois.	libdocs
forr	Faculty Online Reading Room	University Faculty, with the assistance of Arcade staff, placed digital materials to which they owned the copyright into this space. Mostly superseded by Hyperion, Blackboard and other servers; currently has not been updated since 2000	arcade
greet	Library Administration, Library Systems	University Librarian's holiday greeting card; updated annually in December	arcade
gspace	Library Systems	web space for university's working group on GIS applications, created at the direction of the university librarian	arcade
hyperion/hyperionhelp	Library Systems	Help documentation for the SIRSI Hyperion digital documents system	arcade
images	Library Systems	*CURRENT* departmental images; Archive of images for a previous version of the library website	arcade (Systems) at the top level; individual departments own the appropriate subdirectories
lhs	LHS staff, from all four LHS sites	LHS Gateway pages/biomedical subject guides	libe
lhsc	LHS Chicago pages		wwwlhs
lhsp	LHS Peoria pages		libhsp
lhsr	LHS Rockford pages		libhsr
lhsu	LHS Urbana pages		libhsu
libmail	Library Systems via WOC	web forms for sending requests to various library lists and departments. 2003: In general, at this point in time, we're encouraging departments to maintain their own mail forms, and using this directory only for forms with broader application.	arcade
libprint	Library print queue	necessary queuing space for some mainframe applications	arcade
linkdoc	Library Systems	link check results	arcade
mainlib	Library Administration	contains Daley Library gateway pages, detailing building services and policies	libadmin
mathlib	Daley Circulation	contains Mathematics Library pages	libe
misc	WOC; Library Systems	was instituted for miscellaneous pages, if we ever had any. To date (11/2003), directory remains unused.	arcade
newimages	Library Systems	contains images from previous library designs	arcade
news	Library Administration, Library Systems, Collections Development	Contains news and announcements, including Library-News collections newsletter	arcade libadmin libe (for Library News newsletter)
projects	Various individuals	Contains special projects with which library staff have been involved. This directory is a specific exception to the Library Style Guide; aside from the top level index to the directory, no pages contained within need conform to library style guidelines.	libe
projects/resources/ilw/	Library Systems, Joan Fiscella	Contains the Illinois Learning Web. As with other "projects" directories, this is a specific exception to the Library Style Guide; no pages contained within the ILW directory need conform to library style guidelines. For some unknown reason, the group privileges on this directory have been assigned differently, probably because it was one of the library's earliest special web projects. The project appears currently to be in abeyance.	lib-ilw
quicsearch	Library Systems	Contains help pages for the system at search.webfeat.org; the top page is a redirect for the former domain quicsearch.lib.uic.edu, sending people to the Webfeat server	arcade
reference	Daley Reference		libref
reserves	Library Systems, CIRCWRKS	Library-wide pages about the library's reserves systems, including both physical items reserves, and the Docutek electronic reserves system	arcade libe
resources	WOC's Resources pages task force at the express direction of WOC	Library-wide information about electronic resources available to the university community	libwoc
restricted	Library Systems	Resources that are restricted to specific logins. Note that there are several varying levels of restriction below the top level directory (see the next few entries, below)	arcade
restricted/ciscla	Library Systems	Revista Interamericana	arcade
restricted/city2k	Library Systems group	CITY2000 year 2002 calendars	arcade
restricted/incyte	Library Systems (Ellen Starkman)	test space for Incyte logon; currently nonfunctional	arcade
restricted/lhsc	LHS Chicago	LHSC electronic reserves	libe
restricted/lhsr	LHS Rockford	test page	libe
restricted/lhsu	LHS Urbana	Electronic reserves and Journal club	libe
restricted/nature	Library Systems	previous access method for Nature Journals	arcade
restricted/nejm	Library Systems	previous access method for New England Journal of Medicine	arcade
restricted/pdr	Library Systems	access to online PDR	arcade
restricted/promotions	Faculty Promotions and Tenure committee	restricted access to P&T documents; people are added to this group only at the express request of the committee head.	libpandt
rotation	Library Systems	rotating images and script for front page	arcade
science	Science Library		libe
search	Library Systems	search interface for university Google search	arcade
services	WOC Services task force, at the express direction of WOC	Library-wide services pages	libwoc
specialcoll	Special Collections		libwebcd
staff	Staff Web Pages	You Are Here Departments which request them have pages underneath. Directory names and Unix group restrictions are generally parallel to all other departments listed in this page.	libe
stats	Library Systems	Old statistics pages from former site; statistics from Library proxy server	arcade
systems	Library Systems	systems group web pages	arcade
techservices		empty directory	libtech
uiccat	Library Systems; Information Services	Help pages for UICCAT	arcade libe libref
uicimages	Library Systems; WOC	Images for the current version of the library website	arcade
webalizer	Library Systems; ACCC	Statistics aggregate for the current version of the library website	arcade

Subdirectories

Each department's main directory contains the following subdirectories:

archive
Older, dated information kept for archival purposes. All outdated web pages should be placed into this directory. Please take care to rename the pages before placing them in this directory so that you do not overwrite previous versions. One suggestion for new page names: webpage.shtml could be renamed to webpage20010101.shtml, incorporating the date that the page was replaced. The archive subdirectory will not be searched by the library's search engine.
resources
Electronic resources, information about the library's books and other materials - links to internal and external sites, electronic journals, databases, etc. Indexed and searched by the library's search engine. Departments may create subdirectories within resources as needed.
services
Services offered by the library, departments and sites - web pages explaining and detailing the services offered by your department. Indexed and searched by the library's search engine. Departments may create subdirectories within services as needed.
temp
Temporary directory, files used for instruction for a single course or seminar, similar purposes; web pages may be placed in this directory for no more than a single term. If they are to be used for more than one term, they must be submitted to WOC for formal approval. The temp subdirectory is blocked from the web site's Google search feature, and so patrons cannot locate any pages within the temp directory using the Search feature. Any pages currently residing in that directory as of that time must either be submitted to WOC for approval or they will be lost to the users.
webalizer
Statistics directory; this breaks out at a departmental level the statistical use information for the library's website.

Staff and departments are allowed to create their own subdirectories within the /resources and /services directories, but not in any others. If needed, subdirectories for departments' images may be created in the images directory.

The ONLY page allowed in the top level of your directory is an index.shtml file. For example, the directory structure for the /systems directory will be roughly as follows (NOTE: this is only an example; substitute the name of your department/unit site's directory for the word "systems" as appropriate to understand what you need to do.):

/usr/local/etc/httpd/htdocs/depts/lib/
- /systems/ - the directory in which public files relating to the Systems section are placed
  - index.shtml (file - describes the contents of all of the /systems/ subdirectories generally; the index.shtml file for EACH subdirectory--excluding the archive subdirectory--MUST be linked to this file. This is the ONLY independent file allowed in the Systems top level directory.)
  - /archive (directory)
    - index.shtml (file - this one describes the contents of the /systems/archive/ subdirectory specifically; the archive index file ALONE need not be linked to the /systems/index.shtml file; you may if you so desire, but it is not required.)
    - Outdated files which it may be necessary to keep for some reason. All files in this directory MUST be linked to the /systems/archive/index.shtml file.
  - /resources (directory)
    - index.shtml (file - describes the contents of the /systems/resources subdirectory specifically)
    - Other files as needed; All files in this directory should be linked to /systems/resources/index.shtml
    - Subdirectories for specific systems resources, if needed; each subdirectory would ALSO needs its own index.shtml file. All subdirectory index.shtml files should be linked to /systems/resources/index.shtml
  - /services (directory)
    - index.shtml (file - describes the contents of the /systems/services/ subdirectory specifically)
    - Other files as needed. All files in this directory should be linked to /systems/services/index.shtml
    - Subdirectories for specific services, if needed; each subdirectory would ALSO needs its own index.shtml file. All subdirectory index.shtml files should be linked to /systems/services/index.shtml
  - /temp
    (temporary files only; any file in the TEMP directory more than one term must be either submitted for review or deleted. Files left in the TEMP directory more than one term, if no other provision has been made, may be deleted automatically by the system. )
    - index.shtml - (file describing the content of the TEMP subdirectory. This file MUST be linked to /systems/index.shtml.)
    - Other files as needed. All files in this directory MUST be linked to /systems/temp/index.shtml.
  - /webalizer (directory)
    - Library staff are not allowed to edit, add or delete any file in the webalizer directory. The webalizer directory is not allowed to be linked to any other page in the department's directory.
ALL files placed into your department/unit site's Web space MUST be placed into one of the four non-Webalizer subdirectories.

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