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What's on this page?
What is the Web Community Database?
A system that inventories all contact people, Web sites and Web servers associated with the Web here at Howard University.
It holdings information about Web sites hosted on ISAS web servers (see Web Site Hosting @ Howard for details) .
How does it help me?
Without it, ISAS would not be able to provide free Web hosting to the University.
It can also be used as a contact reference if you would like to contact the owners of another Web site.
What information do you collect?
The following is collected for people:
- Full name.
- E-mail addresses.
- Phone Numbers.
- Employer.
- Job Title.
The following is collected for Web sites:
- Web site name.
- Web address(es) for that web site.
The following collected for Web servers:
- Web server name.
- IP address(es) assigned to that server.
- Physical location of hardware.
How is this information used?
Currently this information is used for the following purposes:
- Allows University webmaster(s) to get up-to-date information about web sites, so that they can be contacted about problems or comments.
- Manage Web site hosting on the ISAS web servers (see Web Site Hosting @ Howard for details).
- Allows University systems and network personnel to get up-to-date information about servers.
How do you keep the information up-to-date?
All information in the database has an expiration date. When the information expires, steps are taken to update or remove the information.
Who do I contact if I have questions?
Please contact the University Webmasters using the contact form or call Andre Mekkawi at 202-806-2982.
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