Using WebSpinner

WebSpinner is the way in which files are loaded onto the Library server. To use WebSpinner, log in at: http://www.lib.umd.edu/cgi-bin/WebSpinner and choose the appropriate directory from the welcome screen.

To Create A New File:

• Select the appropriate directory where you want to load your file.
• Select New File , and enter the File Name (which must end in .html).

  Note: You may also upload other types of files, being sure the file extension matches the type of file – For example: .pdf if a PDF, .jpg if a JPEG, .gif if a GIF, .doc if a document.

• Click on Browse to upload the local file to the server.
  
  
  
  
  
• Click on Create File . Your file should appear in the file list box. You may then launch a second browser and type in the URL of your file to view it. Make changes as needed.

To Update An Existing File:

• Select the appropriate directory where you want to edit the file.
• Highlight the file name, and press .
• Either edit the file as needed and press Update File when you are finished, or copy and paste the entire text to notepad, edit the file as needed, and then use the Browse and Update File buttons to upload your local copy.
  
  
  
  
  
  NOTE: Do NOT save a file from the website through your browser and then upload it to the site. This will “break” several features of our web pages, such as included files (the header image, etc.).
• If you need to change directories when working on pages, choose the button.
• When you have finished editing your pages in WebSpinner, select the button.

To Delete a File:

• To delete a file from the server, select the file name from the list, and choose the button. At the “Delete Confirmation” screen, select . (Otherwise, use your browser's "Back" button to cancel the delete.)
• A reminder about deleting files: If you rename, move, or delete a file, check to see who is linking to it at link checking (http://www.lib.umd.edu/itd/web/link/all/ALL.html) and notify the information providers.

REMINDER: If you have questions or problems with WebSpinner, contact Web Services at webservices@itd.umd.edu.

There is a UMD WebSpinner Tutorial – available online at: http://www.webhosting.umd.edu/howto/wsthost/.

NOTE: This tutorial was created by OIT, when WebSpinner was “launched” in 2000. The Libraries revised WebSpinner, so the following chapters of the OIT tutorial are not applicable:

Chapters 9, 11, 14, 15, 16, and 17.

In addition, “Appendices” 1, 8, 11, and 12 are not applicable to the Libraries.

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