Welcome.
With the introduction of the new 2009 UNL web templates come several changes in both look and and functionality. This page will step you through the different sections of the template to give you an idea of its updates and improvements.
Who Moved My Cheese Navigation?
The navigation on this template has been streamlined into one, easy-to-use element. What previously represented four separate navigational areas, has been combined and organized at the top of the page.
The navigation starts with the breadcrumbs/site hierarchy. For instance, on the image below, the red bar shows UNL > Admissions. The navigation displayed is for the Admissions department, as it is the current site you're on.
The tab visual indicator is used to show which site the navigation belongs to.
At this point, you can move their mouse over any of the Admissions links and by doing so, open a full listing of all the links for the Admissions department:
This drawer will overlay the content and will disappear when you move the mouse off it. The navigation drawer can also be closed by clicking the small "x" located in the upper righthand corner.
If you would like to keep the navigation displayed at all times, across all sites on UNL.edu during every visit, you can opt to select the link at the bottom of the drawer that says: "click to always show full navigation." By selecting this option, the navigation will always be displayed, and the content will be pulled out from underneath the drawer:
Upon doing this, the link at the bottom of the drawer will change to: "click to always hide full navigation," allowing you to change your preference at any time.
In addition, this navigation element allows for added functionality. You also have the option to mouse over "UNL" in the red bar, and the navigation in the drawer will refresh with the navigation found on unl.edu, giving you quick access to the global site navigation.
Site Transition; What to Expect
The UNL.edu site is composed of many subsites, most produced by departmental, unit, or college personnel. These web developers are hard at work redeveloping and re-launching their sites in the UNL09 template. As they are re-launched, new sites will be linked from the university community's home page, UNL Today. All sites are expected to be completed by mid-October, restoring the unified and consistent experience that users have come to expect from UNL.edu.
One Search To Rule Them All
In addition to being more prominent, the new search tool combines the function of global, local, and people searches into one handy tool. The results page will show matches from the local site, all of unl.edu and peoplefinder.
A Toolbar With More
Clicking any of the toolbar icons located at the top of the page will open a modal window that displays each of these items (RSS Feeds, Weather, Events, Peoplefinder, Webcams) in a tab. The RSS Feeds window will allow you to read the latest campus news releases and watch videos from the mediahub. Weather displays the local temperature and weather radar. Events will display items listed in the main UNL system and also allows for site-specific feeds to also be displayed when enabled. Peoplefinder allows directory searching for people at the University, while webcams shows views from three different locations on campus. 
What Happened to the Quicklinks?
Quick links were available in the 2006 UNL template to allow quick access to selected resources at UNL. Those links are now replicated at the 'UNL' level of the unified site navigation.
Expanded Footer For Feedback and Sharing
In addition to moving the related links into one of the columns of the new footer, there is a more prominent area for site contact. We've also made it much easier to send feedback to the developers of the site with both a feedback form and a page rating system. Lastly, we've added a set of tools to share a page both through email and a variety of social media sites.
Why did you drop support for Internet Explorer 6?
IE 6 joins a long list of browsers no longer supported by UNL.edu. As the web becomes more standards-based, we have progressively abandoned the time- consuming hacks necessary to support nonstandard browsers as those browsers' marketshare has diminished and newer versions take their place. Released in 2001, IE6 is one of these browsers. Microsoft released IE7 in 2006, and IE8 in the spring of 2009. Since these versions of IE are far more standards-compliant than was IE6, they require fewer 'hacks,' and are supported browsers on UNL.edu.
