Schools with Piano Tech Websites

[Scott E. Thile]

Hi David and CAUTs,

I update the list on the CAUT page anytime someone sends me new 
information.  I think it's been about a month since that happened though.

I have a web presence here at MSU.  It is mostly informational now, but I 
am going to add a Request For Service Form in the next month or so. Like 
most of the rest of you, I don't have time to do all the things I need to 
do, and this is one of the projects that has been put off for a while.  I 
learned how to generate the forms when we added the survey form to the CAUT 
page.  It can be pretty involved, and it depends a lot on your local web 
server software.  On our server it require special tweaking to get a form 
to work right with both Netscape and IE browsers.

The phone and voicemail seems to be the most popular way for faculty to 
request my services, although stopping me in the halls when I don't have 
any way to schedule (or even a way write the request down 1/2 the time) 
is  a close second.  I have blank forms in the mailroom and on the bulletin 
board outside my shop, but these are rarely used.  Most of the recitals and 
concerts  I just get off the calendar, which changes on a daily bases 
around here, and everyone seems to forget to request my services for these 
things anyway.  Thankfully, I have not missed anything critical yet. I do 
get a few emails now, but it's not used as much as I would like.

I think I remember that someone on the list here has set up a system where 
folks can actually set their own appointments on his calendar via the 
web?  That sounds pretty slick, although I like having a little more 
control than that.  I guess he just limits the times available and doesn't 
need to prioritize as much as I do.

I am surprised that more CAUTs don't have a web page up.  Maybe they just 
aren't telling me to add it to their listing on our site? Let me know if 
any of you would like your info updated.

Scott
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At 11:24 PM 10/18/00 -0400, you wrote:
>List-
>I am wondering how many of  you have a functional departmental web 
>presence on your university's web site.  According to the list on the CAUT 
>page  http://www.mursuky.edu/caut.php/techlist.htm   (which does not show a 
>last update)  there don't seem to be to many web sites, period.    By 
>functional, I mean some sort of interactive options where, for example, 
>someone might report a problem or make a request.  Is this being done, for 
>the most part, with Email alone?   If, for any reason, you feel reticent 
>about publishing the address on the list,  you can send it 
>privately.    If you have one which is only accessible with ID, I'd still 
>be interested to know.     Thanks.
>
>
>David Skolnik
>skolnik@attglobal.net
>212 222-2394