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Web, information and media

Websites, domains, search results, data and digital publications consist of more components and dependencies than are visible from the outside. A problem with a website can lie in the content, but also in DNS, hosting, access or outdated information.

This website brings together information about web publishing, findability, data, visual communication and digital ownership. The aim is to understand how information is created, found, managed, transferred and preserved.

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A website does not stand alone. Content, files, software, domain registration, DNS, email, hosting and account access together determine whether information remains reachable, transferable and manageable.

• Make a website
• My website is not working
• Renew or move a website
• Understand domains, DNS, email and hosting
• Lost domain or online account access

Public information is collected and redisplayed by search engines, business directories, maps, archives and other systems. As a result, findability, outdated data and incorrect interpretations can become problems in their own right.

• A public listing is wrong
• Information is not being found properly
• Old information in search results
• A search engine or AI gets the information wrong

Responsible data management starts by making visible what information exists, where it is stored, who can access it and which rules or agreements are relevant. This applies both to public personal data and to data inside organisations and online systems.

• My personal data is online
• Where is our data and who can access it?
• GDPR, ISO and standards in practice

Information takes a visual and sometimes physical form. Identity, colour, file formats, print, material and medium together determine how information becomes recognisable, readable and usable.

• Create and maintain a visual identity
• Make a flyer, poster or brochure
• Colour and files for screen and print
• Make a sign, window lettering or display
• Reach people and choose a medium

Digital files and purchases remain usable only when access, licences, storage, file formats and dependencies on services are understood as well. Preservation therefore means more than simply keeping a copy somewhere.

• Do I really own a digital purchase?
• Preserve a digital collection

Much of the information can also be approached through a concrete question. The questions index brings together the questions currently addressed through the different knowledge resources and indexes.

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This website is part of the information made available by ASK-Solutions / IRADIS Foundation. The main ASK-Solutions website contains more about the organisation, its history, projects and other subjects.

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